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VOL. XXXIV. No. 9. 



NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914. 



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Vol. XXXIV. No. 9. 



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UNITED TRYING TO LINE UP 

FOX AND PANTA GES CIRCUITS 

Big Booking Agency Wants Added Strength to Combat 

the Loew Extended Chain. John J. Murdock Reported 

Attempting to Make William Fox and Alexander 

Pantages See It His Way. Fox Circuit in East, 

Pantages' West. 



From information at hand this week 
the United Booking offices is angling 
for William Fox and Alexander Pan- 
tages to join the big time agency, with 
their circuit. John J. Murdock has 
charge of the enveloping plan. He is 
said to have been talking with repre- 
sentatives of the two circuit directors, 
hoping he can gain their aid, to assist 
the U. B. O. in fighting the extended 
Loew Circuit next season. 

Pantages parallels the Sullivan-Con- 
sidine Circuit in the West to a consid- 
erable extent, and Fox has several 
houses East that could be used by the 
U. B. O. booking them to "pound" 
Loew, who takes over the S-C time 
August 1. 

One report stated Murdock was pro- 
posing to both Fox and Pantages, but 
particularly the latter that they come 
into the United on a "merger" scheme 
in the form of a corporatio 

Both Fox and Pantages are astute 
showmen, and it is quite likely that 
Murdock, in doing business with them, 
will find they are somewhat different 
from natives in Nashville who will give 
up 25 per cent and then think they are 
getting away with something. 

The Loew Circuit is friendly with 
Fox's, although this week a business 
opposition was declared against Fox's 
Bedford theatre, Brooklyn, on the 
ground it opposed the Fulton over 
there, booked by Loew. 



THE HARVEYS MARRYING. 

Two weddings are very apt to short- 
ly occur, following the final decree of 
divorce entered Monday in New York, 
in the divorce action started by Mrs. 
Clarence Harvey against her husband, 
now with 'The Midnight Girl" at the 
44th Street theatre. The interlocutory 
decree was ordered three months ago. 

Mrs. Harvey, formerly profession- 



ally known as Violet Colby, will wed, 
according to report, John E. Leggett, 
a very wealthy Bostonian. Mr. Har- 
vey's next bride, according to the 
same information, will be Lydia Car- 
lisle, now with "The Third Party," 
playing in Chicago. 



"YEOMAN" WITHOUT HOPPER. 

While the revival of "The Yeomen 
of the Guard" may take place, as orig- 
inally announced, it is pretty certain 
De Wolf Hopper will not appear in 
the remounted Gilbert & Sullivan 
opera. 

Early in the week it was said the 
production was off altogether, but 
later this was qualified to include the 
Hopper departure. The show was to 
have opened at the Lyric next Mon- 
day. 



VAUDEVILLE IN WEST END. 

If negotiations now in progress are 
concluded the West End theatre on 
125th street will pass into the hands' of 
Moss & Brill July 1, at the conclusion 
of the summer stock season by M. V. 
Schlesinger, who opened there Mon- 
day. 

The house will then be closed for 60 
days to undergo necessary repairs and 
reopen Sept. 1 with pop vaudeville. 

The Loew Circuit has been playing 
Sunday vaudeville at the West End. 



HELEN BERTRAM COMING BACK 

The Playlet Producing Co. will put 
out next season a' new one-act oper- 
ette by Edgar Allen Woolf, entitled 
"Coppelia's Dress," starring in the 
principal role Helen Bertram, who 
makes her return to the stage after an 
absence of five years. 

Miss Bertram has been abroad study- 
ing voice culture under the direction 
of Jean DeReszke. 



The OFFICIAL NEWS of the 

WHITE RATS ACTORS* UNION and 
ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, 



as formerly printed 
exclusively in 

appears on Page 8 of this Issue. 



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GERSTEN WANTS POP. 

Frank Gersten, manager of the Roy- 
al in the Bronx, wants to play pop 
vaudeville, and to that end is said to 
be looking about for a booking agent. 

The Royal is just across from Loew's 
National uptown. 

The house has large capacity, and 
has been playing combinations, also 
stock. 

Frances Neilsen was engaged this 
week as leading woman of the new 
Gersten stock company which will play 
at the Royal this summer. The open- 
ing date will likely be May 14. 



STAGING A DRESS. 

A new piece by Arnold Bennett and 
Edward Knoblauch is contracted for 
production in New York next fall and 
will be called "Just a Dress." 

The story revolves about the history 
of a gown from the first time it is 
worn, through various gradations until 
it finally reaches the ash heap. 



License Held Up. 

The license for the Broadway thea- 
tre for the official theatrical year, from 
May 1, has not yet been granted, ac- 
cording to report. Just what the cause 
is not known, but it may delay the re- 
opening of the theatre under its new 
management. 



PAID BY "PIECE WORK." 

New Orleans, April 29. 
The New Orleans Comic Opera Co., 
opening at the Crescent Sunday, is 
paying its press agent by "piece work." 
He receives 75 cents for each reading 
notice appearing in the papers and a 
dollar for photos or cuts. 



IF "THE ANGEL" IS THERE. 
Los Angeles, April 29. 

A new musical play, "The Model 

Maid," is to be produced here toon, 

providing a certain "angel" does not 

go back on his word. The book is 

by Walter Lawrence, the actor; the 
music by Wm. (Billy) Loraine, musi- 
cal director and composer, and . the 
lyrics by Miles Overholt, a local news- 
paper writer. 



CIRCUIT SUING ACT. 

Chicago, April 29. 

Jones, Linick & Schaeffer have filed 
suit for $850 for liquidated damages 
against Minnie Palmer because of the 
Marx Bros.' tabloid company's failure 
to play McVicker's some time ago. At 
the time, it was claimed one of the 
principals was taken ill in Louisville, 
which caused the enforced cancellation. 

S. L. & Fred Lowenthal will defend 
the suit for Miss Palmer. 






RUMSEY CASE THROWN OUT. 

Suit for $500 was brought by the 
Rumsey Play Bureau against H. H. 
Frazee in the Municipal Court Wednes- 
day, and the case was thrown out. 

Frazee contracted to produce a play 
by Catherine Chisholm Cushing on or 
before Oct. 13, 1913, or forfeit $500l 
She delivered a revised manuscript by 
Sept. 1 of last year, which was not re- 
garded as satisfactory. After that she 
turned her business over to the Rum* 
sey -Play Bureau. 

The Judge ruled there was no proper 

time limit specified in the agreement, 

and therefore no cause of action. 

If yon don't advertlM In VARI 
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VARIETY 



LONDON HOUSES ASK RIGHT 

TO OPE RATE SU NDAY SHOWS 

Movies and Music Halls Now Give Sabbath Performances 
in European Metropolis But Legitimate Playhouses 
Remain Dark. London Heretofore Devoid of Sun- 
day Amusements. Theatre Managers Demand 
Permission to Play Every Day. 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

The legitimate theatrical managers 
are very much wrought up over the 
feature films and music halls now 
showing Sunday nights and are de- 
manding permission to open many 
dramatic attractions on the Sabbath. 
A number of dramas are being ex- 
hibited on the screen and the music 
halls all run "sacred concerts" on the 
seventh day of the week, besides many 
so-called "charity concerts." 

Producers of the legitimate attrac- 
tions feel that they are being discrim- 
inated against in this matter and while 
they have never before expressed 
themselves in favor of Sabbath per- 
formances, now seem to be a unit for 
giving their shows every night in the 
week. 

The matter has caused a considera- 
ble amount of discussion, both for and 
against the proposition, which is cer- 
tain to encounter bitter opposition on 
the part of the clergy. 

This Sunday playing here is believed 
to be establishing a precedent in oper- 
ating on the Sabbath, and in none of 
the outlying provinces have any Sun- 
day shows been permitted. As a re- 
sult of the new status big receipts are 
anticipated by the movies and halls. 
It has often been regretted particu- 
larly by tourists and the amusement- 
going public here that the theatres re- 
mained dark on the Sabbath. 



WORLD'S LONGEST DRAMA. 

(Special Cable to Variutt.) 

London, April 29. 

Charles B. Cochran has secured the 
rights to the world's longest drama, 
which, if played three hours daily, could 
consume three month's time. 

He will probably first produce it in 
Germany . 



"AFTER THE GIRL" FOR HERE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

Lee Shubert has secured the Ameri- 
can rights to "After the Girl," which 
is to be rearranged here for use in 
the States. 

Will Evans is now playing in the 
piece. 



GREAT FOR ELSIE JANIS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

At the Palace, Elsie Janis is a tre- 
mendous draw in the new revue. It 
is the unanimous opinion of those in 
the business — and out of it also — that 
she is the cleverest woman ever 
brought here from America. 



AL WOODS COMING BACK. 

( Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

A. H. Woods will produce "The 

(jirl from Rector's" in London in 



December, with Ethel Levey as the 
star. 

Woods may make a deal with Al- 
fred Butt for all future English pro- 
ductions. He (Woods) sails Sunday 
on the Imperator. 

Woods* has but a 5 per cent, interest 
in the gross of the English "Potash & 
Perlmutter" success, having sold out 
for a bonus of $1,500 and an advance 
royalty of $1,000. The authors receive 
5 per cent, and Woods 5. 



NED WAYBURN LOCATING. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

Ned Wayburn is opening a London 

office for productions, both legitimate 

and vaudeville, conducting a general 

theatrical business. 



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AUTHOR WITH PROMISE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Berlin, April 29. 

At Kuenstlertheater, Mueller Schlo- 
esser's comedy, "Schneider Wippel, 
was produced. The first two acts are 
good, but the last one is weak. 

The author shows promise for the 
future. 



POSTPONING REVUE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

The new Revue announced for the 

Alhambra, May 11, is not likely to be 

ready by that date. 



REVUE AT LEGITIMATE HOUSE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 

Deval and Richemond have arranged 

for a revue by Rip and Bousquet to 

be given at the Athenee Theatre for 

beginning of next season. 



PLEASES MUCH IN BERLIN. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Berlin, April 29. 

The Deutsches Opernhaus brings as 
novelty for Berlin an opera comique 
by Bogumil Zepler, "Monsieur Bona- 
parte." The text is by Hans Bren- 
nert. The opera has three acts and 
was already successfully performed at 
Strassburg and Leipzig. 

It pleases much here. 



Temple Staging Empire Show. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

Edward Temple will produce the 

new Empire show. He is now on 

Alfred Butt's permanent staff. 



"Clever Ones" Amusing. 

(S)>ecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 
Alfred Sutro's "Clever Ones," at 
Wyndham's, is an amusing light farce 
and was splendidly received. 



BOSTON OPERA IN PARIS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 

The American-English operatic sea-" 

son, under the direction of Henry RuS- 

sell and Higgins, was inaugurated at 

the Theatre des Champs Elysees April 

25. The great enterprise of bringing to 
France the Boston opera company, 
with a chorus of 125, American stage 
hands and assistants, seems to be ap- 
preciated. 

It is too early to say if it will be a 
financial success, but it is certainly an 
artistic one. The orchestra is alone 
native, being that of the Concerts 
Monteux, conducted, however, by 
Moranzoni and Panizza. 

There was a big crowd of Americans 
at the first performance. A private 
press show was given the previous 
evening. 

The first work to inaugurate the 
Paris season was "L'Amour dei tre 
Re" ("The Love of Three Kings") by 
the young composer Montemezzi, book 
by Sem Benelli, formerly produced at 
the Scala, Milan. Verdi's "Otello" in 
the original text and Puccini's "Manon 
Lescaut" will follow. 

Montemezzi's work was fairly suc- 
cessful and ably rendered by MM. 
Marcoux, Cigada, Mmes. Edvina, 
Sharlow, who were heartily applauded. 

Director Russell has leased the 
theatre for 25 years. 



DILLINGHAM'S' JUGGLERS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 

The Breens, foreign jugglers, have 
been engaged by Charles B. Dilling- 
ham, of New York, to appear in a pro- 
duction he will put on next season. 

This is one of several foreign acts 
Mr. Dillingham has secured under con- 
tract for a reported show, that, from 
the variety of turns engaged, seems 
to have a circus* or vaudeville scene 
in it. 

Charles Dillingham returned to his 
desk for active resumption of business 
Tuesday, completely recovered from 
his recent illness. 

He sails May 9 on the Olympic for 
his annual trip abroad, combining busi- 
ness with his summer vacation. 



PUT ON WITHOUT FAITH. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 

Mme. Rasimi presented April 23 at 
her now popular Ba-Ta-Clan, a new 
revue entitled "Y a d'jolies femmes," 
Celval and Charley being the authors. 
It is well mounted, but evidently a 
spring production for a short run. 

It met with a fair reception. 



Paris Alcazar Opened. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 

The al fresco music hall, Alcazar 
d'Etc, on the Champs Elysees, was 
opened for the 1914 season April 24, 
under the management of E. Heros, 
present manager of the Scala music 
hall, with a cafe chantant program. 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 East 14th street, New York: 

April 23, Blank Family (Amerika); 

April 25, Brmmsons (Graf Walder- 
see); 

April 30, Seldoms (Pr Fr Whim); 

May 1, Curtis & Hebard (Philadel- 
phia); 

May 2, Four Readings (Oceanic); 

May 7, Frank Schaefer (Baltic); 

May 9, M. S. Bentham, Mr. and Mrs. 
Jules Hurtig, Billy Argall, Mr. and 
Mrs. Cecil Lean, Doyle and Smith, 
Minnie Dupree, Cross and Josephine, 
Al Rover, Jim Diamond, Sybil Bren- 
nan, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Lowe 
(Olympic); 

May 3, William Berol-Mentekel 
(Kronprinzessen Cecelie). 

(Special Cable to Variety. ) 

London, April 29. 

April 29, Bob Ferns, Joe Bissett 

(Olympic). i 

April 29, Marie Russell (Kr. Wlhm). 

May 2, A. H. Woods, Lou Hirsch 

(Imperator). 

Paris, April 21. 

April 10 (For South America), Car- 
ola Grazia, Rholando, Thurber and 
Thurber, Jane Lery; 

April 19 (For South America), 
Gabby Sonia. 



ALFRED BUTTS INTERVIEW. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, April 29. 

Alfred Butt, in an interview, states 
that he has abandoned the idea of 
taking over the London Opera House. 
He claims it would take two losing 
years to put the place on a sound 
financial basis, and that he intends to 
retire from theatricals in four years*. 

It is understood in other quarters 
that Oswald Stoll is negotiating for 
a lease of the opera house. 



Circus Schumann Deal Off. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

Berlin, April 29. 

The Circus Schumann building will 
not be taken over by Professor Rein- 
hardt. The negotiations have been de- 
clared off. 



Hamburg Against "Justice.'' 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

Berlin, April 29. 

John GaleWorthy's drama, "Justice," 
was not liked by Hamburg audiences. 



PLEASING THE FASHIONABLE. 

(Special Cable to Varibty.) 

Paris, April 29. 

The Marigny reopened as a vaude- 
ville house April 25, under the man- 
agement of Jacques Charles, director 
of the Olympia. 

A revue by Andre Barde occupies 
the program. This production is well 
mounted, and splendidly played by 
Anna Dancrey, Irene Bordoni, Messrs. 
Gilbert Bataille, Fred. Pascal, Raimu, 
Gradel, Darles, Jackson's Troupes 
work well; Alice Detender dances 
prettily, as does Pretty Myrtill. 

The revue will please fashionable 
visitors. 

Robledillo opened at the Marigny 
April tf. 



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VARIETY 



'HANGING" SCENE ON THE STAGE 
BOOKED FOR HA MMERSTEIN'S 

Sketch Called "Hanged" to be Brought Here From San 

Francisco. Played There and Attracted Great Crowds, 

First Time Actual Scene Gone Through with. May be 

Backed Up by Protesters Against Capital Punishment. 



San Francisco, April 29. 

It is understood here that "Hanged," 
the sensational sketch playing at Pan- 
tages Theatre recently, has been en- 
gaged by Hammerstein's of New York, 
and will be shown there commencing 
May 18. 

The piece calls for about 10 princi- 
pals and a total company of 25 or more. 
Its principal point is a hanging scene 
at the finale, where a condemned man 
is put to death by the noose, in full 
view of the audience. 

The sketch was written by Barry, of 
the Bulletin, that paper having crusad- 
ed against capital punishment. The 
author is leaving for New York to 
stage the playlet and will likely induce 
the protesters against capital punish- 
ment in the East to use "Hanged" as 
an object lesson. 

While at Pantages the skit was a 
sensation, on the stage and in the box 
office; the latter result perhaps becom- 
ing important for the New York book- 
ing. 

If "Hanged" is given at Hammer- 
stein's with a hanging scene it will be 
the first play in New York to show 
the sight. "Nathan Hale" displays for 
a moment a rope' around a man's neck, 
and "A Tale of Two Cities" has a 
guillotine death suggested. 



PARASOLED SAM MITNICK. 

If the United States issues a call 
for volunteers this country shouldn't 
overlook little Anna Siegel, a ste- 
nographer by profession and a bear- 
cat with a parasol. Wednesday morn- 
ing in front of the Palace theatre 
building, Miss Siegel ran across one 
Sam Mitnick, who had worked at al- 
most everything excepting slapping a 
girl's face up to last Saturday, when 
he tried it on Annie. Mitnick got it 
over, and the young woman bided her 
time. It came when they neared each 
before the Actors and Agents' edifice. 

Remembering how the ball players 
look when they go to bat, Annie took 
a good hold, and tried to see how 
many times she could land on Mr. 
Mitnick with the umbrella without 
hitting twice in the same place. By- 
standers said afterward if Annie went 
to Mexico she should enlist as a sharp- 
shooter. 

Both were employed in the Fred 
Mills music concern up to Saturday, 
when Annie left, after her engagement 
with Mitnick, who was following his 
plan of offering unsolicited advice, 
free. Then he slapped her face for 
not taking it. Mitnick is still with 
Mills. 



"MUCH PLEASURE" FOR PALACE. 

A little folder accompanies the cur- 
rent week's program at the Palace, 
reading, in part, as follows: 

"The management of B. F. Keith's 



Palace theatre announces with much 
pleasure it has completed arrange- 
ments, through Mr. William Morris, 
for the first presentation in New York 
of the Harry Lauder Singing and Talk- 
ing Pictures." 

Another exemplification of the the- 
atrical adaptation of the old phrase, 
"Politics and theatricals make strange 
bed-fellows," as the management 
(Keith) announces "with much pleas- 
ure" it had to do business with Wil- 
liam Morris. 



Returning to St. Louis Pop House. 

St. Louis, April 29. 

Elizabeth Murray must have liked 
St. Louis when she played here last 
week at the Columbia, for she is billed 
back at the Grand opera house next 
week. The Grand is popular priced, 
continuous, and the Columbia a two- 
a-day. 

Miss Murray is about to enter on a 
long time contract — three years, it is 
said — which may account for her doub- 
ling engagements here. She is in Chi- 
cago this week at the Palace. 

Chicago, April 29. 

Elizabeth Murray, at the Palace this 
week, (having played the Majestic two 
weeks ago) has been engaged by the 
La Salle hotel management to play 
four weeks on the La Salle roof at a 
salary of $1,000 weekly, probably the 
largest amount ever paid a single wo- 
man in this city for that particular 
class of work. 

Miss Murray will star under the 
management of Chas. Dillingham next 
season, having signed a two-year con- 
tract with the eastern producer. 



Chicago, April 29. 
Franklin Batie, who has been sing- 
ing hereabouts for the past several 
weeks with fair success, has cancelled 
a small route of W. V. M. A. time to 
jump east and rejoin the Jack Wilson 
Trio, now being reorganized. Ratie 
closes in Decatur this week. 



Chicago, April 29. 
Roberts, Hayes and Roberts have 
dissolved partnership, Mr. and Mrs. 
Joe Roberts having completed ar- 
rangements for the production of a 
comedy sketch for next season. The 
trio are extensively known in vaude- 
ville, having been together for several 
years. Joe Roberts is probably the 
heaviest vaudevillian in captivity, al- 
ways barring Ed Dunkhorst, who is 
a variety actor by virtue of his pugi- 
listic career. 



Something Went Wrong. 

Coleman's mechanical baseball play- 
er apparatus was dropped from the 
bill at the Palace after Monday night, 
something having gone wrong with the 
works. 



JUDICIAL OPINION ON "SEASON." 

Chicago, April 29. 

An interesting theatrical lawsuit and 

one involving several important ques- 
tions was 1 decided this week by Judge 
Scott in the case of Theresa Baldwin 
vs. Boyle Woolfolk. The girl asked 
for a judgment for $240 for salary 
alleged due, testifying that she was 
engaged for the season of 1913, opened 
in February and closed in July. 

The show reopened in September 
without her, although the girl claimed 
she had a promise of re-engagement, 
supplemented by a letter calling ne- 
gotiations off. 

The questions involved the meaning 
of the word "season" in the theatri- 
cal sense, whether the two weeks' no- 
tice clause is binding, and if an em- 
ployer is obligated to pay salaries 
while his company is idle. 

The justice decided that a theatri- 
cal season is merely the life of the 
show and may run from one week to 
ten years; that the two weeks' clause 
is not essential to an equitable con- 
tract and therefore not binding, and 
that salaries are not collectable when 
a troupe is idle. 

The decisions are practically covered 
in Brackett's theatrical law guide. 
Harry Munns of the S. L. & Fred 
Lowenthal law office, represented the 
defendant. 



17 ACTS AGAINST TANQUAY. 
Cleveland, April 29. 

The Keith Hippodrome billed 17 
acts this week, against Eva Tanguay 
at the Colonial, Miss Tanguay playing 
a return engagement here, ending her 
season. She and her husband, John 
Ford, expect to leave shortly for Eu- 
rope. 



HOSPITAL FUND BENEFIT. 

Chicago, April 29. 

Final arrangements are being made 
for the benefit performance to be 
given at the Auditorium Sunday after- 
noon, May 25, for the American 
Theatrical Hospital Building Fund. 

An entertainment committee com- 
posed of every vaudeville agent in 
Chicago is preparing the program. Re- 
ports of the ticket committee promise 
a capacity house, although it is ap- 
parent the move is not receiving the 
support of the profession that it 
should. 

A committee is about to be formed 
to endeavor to stimulate interest 
among vaudeville people, who will be 
the principal beneficiaries of the in- 
stitution when completed. 



Ben Lindsey Votes Aye. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, who is here, 
declares the tango and stage dances 
are beautiful and adds that the local 
agitation against them is all rot. 



Reducing Matinee Prices. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Other local theatres wilt reduce 
matinee prices to 10 cents following 
success of Sullivan-Considine Empress' 
new policy. Tlie Alphin has already 
done so, and it is authoritatively 
learned that Pantages and the Repub- 
lic will get in line. 



CASTLES START WITH RUSH. 

Boston, April 29. 

The Castles in their one day here at 

the Boston Opera House drew in 

around $7,500 in two performances, at a 
$2.50 scale. It was said by almost 
every one the company could have re- 
peated the receipts for a second day. 

Tuesday the show played Springfield, 
which had not been very heavily billed, 
but the returns were satisfactory. 

Philadelphia, April 29. 

There is already a large advance sale 
for the Castles, who give two shows 
here Friday. 

Saturday they play Rochester, N. Y„ 
jumping from there to Chicago, fc 
one day (May 4). 



DUPREZ GETTING MORE MONET 

Fred Duprez, monologist, who sailed 
Tuesday for England, will return nex* 
season for a tour of the Pantages Cir- 
cuit, for which he will receive $350 8 
week in the larger houses and $300 and 
fares in the smaller ones. 

He had been drawing $200 a week 
through the United Booking Office and 
asked a $50 raise for next season, as 
he had been unusually successful of 
late. Duprez was offered a route at 
his present salary. 



SAYS "RIP 1 IS "WARM." 

The publisher of the "Rip Van 
Winkle" hit is encountering some dif- 
ficulty in passing local censorship with 
the song in certain cities, where it is 
regarded as suggestive. 

Certain vaudeville managers claim 
the inuendo concerning the payment of 
Mrs. Rip's rent presupposes her a per- 
son of loose morals and hence not tc 
be sung in a house catering to women 
and children. 

This has, however, not deterred the 
handling of the song by the 5 and 10 
cent stores. 



BOY SCOUTS AS AN ACT. 

Elizabeth, N. J., April29. 

An innovation was introduced at 
Proctor's Bijou Dream this week when 
the local troupe of Boy Scouts gave 
exhibition drills in connection with the 
regular vaudeville program. 

Drills have frequently been given at 
Proctor's by professionals but this is 
the first time a local squad has ap- 
peared at a regular performance. 



Westony Ducking Creditors. 

Chicago, April 29. 

Vilmos Westony postponed his en- 
gagement with the J. L. and S. firm, 
cabling from Europe this week that 
he couldn't sail because of illness. He 
was scheduled to open at the Colonial 
this week. 

It is openly claimed around here 
that Westony is evidently trying to 
avoid a number of creditors who hold 
large claims against him. Westony 
promises to play the time later on in 
the summer. 



Tauber Managing Sawyer Tour. 

The Joan Sawyer road tour, due to 
go out May 19, will be managed by 
Sam Tauber, although it is not known 
just what interests Mr. Tauber wilj 
represent in the venture. 



VARIETY 



FRANK FOGARTY, NEXT BIG CHIEF 
SELECTED F OR TH E WHITE RATS 

Heading Official Ticket, at Request of Committee Com- 
posed of Junie McCree, George Delmore and Will J. 
Cooke. Fogarty a Popular Choice. Well and 
Favorably Known All Over the Country, In 
and Out of 



For the office of Big Chief of the 
White Rats the coming election in 
June, Frank Fogarty will head the offi- 
cial ticket. The office's other title is 
president. Junie McCree is the present 
incumbent, in his second term. 

Mr. McCree, George Delmore and 
Will J. Cooke formed the committee 
calling upon Mr. Fogarty and secur- 
ing his acceptance. 

While an "opposition ticket" could 
be placed in the field, it is unlikely. 
Mr. Fogarty, who is the vaudeville 
monologist and exponent of Hibernian 
wit, is extremely popular, in and out 
of the profession. He is also very 
earnest, and having decided to take the 
office of head of the Rats, will become 
of much strength to the organization. 
Fogarty's popularity all over the 
country will likewise work to the bene- 
fit of the Rats. It is doubtful if there 
is any professional who is on as inti- 
mate terms of acquaintance with as 
many lay people as Fogarty, from his 
home town, Brooklyn, to the Coast 
and back again. This was exemplified 
during his recent tour with the Alice 
Lloyd show. Members of the com- 
pany said Mr. Fogarty's dressing room 
was always thronged with natives, 
whether the show was on a week-stand 
or a one-nighter. When not in the 
theatre, they say he was around the 
city visiting or being entertained. 

The Rats is the logical actors' so- 
ciety of America, through it providing 
protection and assistance to both men 
and women. It has been coming ahead 
in long strides of late, after passing 
through a period when inflated and 
irresponsible egoism threatened to 
strangle it. With the evil eradicated, 
the Rats returned to its original posi- 
tion, as the real organization of the 
players. Any reputable professional is 
eligible to membership, and it has a 
representation in all branches of the- 
atricals. 

The first Big Chief of the White 
Rats was George Fuller Golden, de- 
ceased. 



TERRE HAUTE PALACE. 

Terre Haute, April 29. 

The Varieties Theatre Co., which 
operates the Varieties Theatre here, is 
building a new theatre for vaudeville, 
to be called the Palace, and seat 1,600. 
The house will be finished in Septem- 
ber. 

The Varieties Co. is controlled by the 
F. & H. Amusement Co., of Chicago, 
and T. W. Barhydt, a local showman. 



BOOSTING BELLE BAKER. 

Chicago, April 29. 
Belle Baker, the sole successful sur- 
vivor of the army of "single" women 
who invaded vaudeville a few seasons 
ago under the popular classification of 



"coon shouters," turned the curve of 
her 40th consecutive big time vaude- 
ville week on the present season when 
she closed at the Majestic Sunday. 
Miss Baker has gradually outgrown 
the "coon shouting" cognomen and de- 
veloped into one of vaudeville's pre- 
mier characterists. 

Sophie Tucker, who arrived shortly 
before Miss Baker, is also vaudevilling 
in the middle west, this week at the 
Wilson Avenue. She has been playing 
the smaller time in the outlying towns, 
sharing her billing with one Frank 
Westphall, her piano-accompanist and 
business manager. 



SAM KAHL GOES HOME. 

Sam Kahl, the last of the Western 
Vaudeville Association bookers to re- 
main over in New York, left for Chi- 
cago yesterday. 

While here, Mr. Kahl, who came East 
with Tink Humphries, placed about 50 
acts under play or pay contracts for the 
Association next season, giving from 
10 to 40 weeks. Other turns are being 
negotiated for. 



DRAMATIC CRITIC AT WAR. 

The Tribune has sent Arthur Ruhl, 
its dramatic editor, to Mexico as a 
war correspondent. Ruhl was also 
assigned by his paper to report the 
execution of the gunmen at Sing Sing. 



Purchases Colonial, Elmira. 
Rochester, N. Y., April 29. 

The recent purchase of the Colonial, 
Elmira, by E. L. Fien, W. H. 
Kelly, H. C. Kelly and J. J. Farren, 
of Rochester, marks the beginning of a 
chain of theatres which will be con- 
trolled by this company throughout 
New York State. 

A. G. McCallum, of this city, will 
manage the house, assisted by John M. 
Buddington, former owner of the 
Colonial. 



Year's Work with Week Out. 

The Melnotte Twins returned to 
New York Monday after having been 
away for. a year, playing continuously 
with the exception of one week, other 
than the necessary time lost traveling 
in the West. 

The girls open next Monday at the 
Colonial, New York. 



Church Soloist Accused. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

On charges of a young governess 
employed in a wealthy Pittsburgh fam- 
ily, W. L. A. Roberts, a former musi- 
cal comedy artist and church soloist, 
has been jailed here. 

He is accused of extorting money 
from Minnie L. Benner after she re- 
fused to be his wife. 



FORTNIGHTLY MAKING 'EM BUY. 

The "Clam Bake" and "Ward Ball" 
system is working its way into big 
time vaudeville, from the comment 
passing around over the methods em- 
ployed in disposing of tickets for the 
Fortnightly Club affair at the Hotel 
Biltmore. 

Persons connected with big time 
vaudeville have been "requested" to 
take one or more of the $5 tickets 
for the dance. In some instances 
where the purchaser looked like ready 
money, two have been forced. 

The Fortnightly Club, an off-shoot 
of the "60 Club," has several vaude- 
villians in it, among whom, also 
prominent in the conduct of the so- 
cial collection, are Walter J. Kings- 
ley and Eddie Darling, both associated 
with the United Booking Offices. 
Many who have bought tickets are 
offering to give them away. Very few 
of the $5 givers-up ever knew there 
was a Biltmore in New York until 
they saw it printed on the receipt for 
the quintet. 

Dan Casler, interested in The Cas- 
tles and Ciro's, held an affair at the 
Biltmore April 17, also charging $5, 
but in a regular way, and his bank ac- 
count suffered through it. The Fort- 
nightly officers may have heard of 
this and preferred to take no chances. 



ROOF PRICES GO DOWN. 

It is announced that the American 
Roof, commencing May 18, will charge 
35-50 in the orchestra, balcony 25, and 
boxes 50. At present the scale is 25- 
75 (boxes). 



Bert Levey Booking Fresno. 

Fresno, Cal., April 29. 
The Bert Levey Circuit will open 
vaudeville here Sunday matinee with 
Sam Neusbaum, Raymond and Temple, 
Prevost and Payne, Cody and Cody, 
Harris and Randall. 



Comedy Club Moves. 

The Vaudeville Comedy Club moved 
into its new quarters, the former Met- 
ropole Hotel on West 34d street, this 
week. 

The club's lease on its former place 
of residence, on West 44th street, was 
canceled by a kindly landlord. 

Francis Morey has resigned as sec- 
retary of the club; James' J. Morton 
has been appointed pro tern. Immedi- 
ately following the appointment, Mr. 
Morton received contracts for four 
weeks out of town, opening at the Or- 
pheum, New Orleans, next week. 



$6,500 Hippo Dies. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 
A bad cold caused the death yester- 
day of "Big George," the $6,500 hip- 
popotamus in the Hagenbeck-Wallace 
Circus. The hippo has been with the 
Wallace Show for 21 years. The car- 
cass was cremated. 



They Had Better Be Good. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 
William E. Colman, aged 20, of this 
city, has signed a contract to write 36 
songs, words and music, for a local 
publisher, one song every six weeks. 
If he does, it will be a record in these 
parts. 



A LOYAL AMERICAN. 

London, April 21. 

The following article appeared in 
"The Performer:" 

An American on America. 
Archie Royer, the American ac- 
robat, who spent a few years in 
England recently, writes from 
Canada: "It is just a year since 
I left England and came to Amer- 
ica and in that year I have cov- 
ered "The States" and pretty well 
the whole of Canada. I've heard 
many "swank iH 1 t <t '.'ifrP lfl my coun- 
try here try to "knock" England, 
but the only reason I could see for 
it was that they had failed to 
'make good' in your country. I 
never knew until now how far 
ahead of American performers 
English artistes were. Why, 
America has nothing but ragtime 
singers, graduates from the kitch- 
ens and iron mills. English mana- 
gers pay well for them, but over 
here they may be had for $1.00 a 
dozen. As far as general show 
business is concerned, England 
is years ahead of America in 
everything. The picture houses 
in England are better than the 
'best time' over here. My advice 
to all English performers is — 
stay in England. Three shows a 
day is quite common in the best 
houses and five a day in the west. 
I will always take off my hat to 
England. Another important thing 
I want to tell Englishmen: Keep 
away from Canada. In this town, 
Medicine Hat, beer is 15 cents a 
glass and one can't get a meal 
under a dollar, or rooms under 
$1.50 a night. Railroad fares aver- 
age 34 cents a mile and often 44 
cents. I have met eight or ten 
English boys that saw me in Eng- 
land and they all are sorry they 
came over. These Canadians' are 
all right in their way, but they do 
not like a real Englishman. I made 
it my special business to get to the 
bottom of this, and I had to 'slap' 
several of them for insultmg Eng- 
land and Englishmen. Mizpah 
Selbini and I are working all the 
time. We have bought a beautiful 
farm in Bangor, Mich., and expect 
to partly retire from active show * 
business in a year or two. They 
rave about Marie Lloyd's songs* 
not being clean, but they pack the 
theatres to hear them. All the 
same there is only one Marie, one 
Lauder, Bard, Weldon, Kitchen 
and Emney. Let America pick six 
like 'em." 



HAMMERSTEIN'S 3-RING BILL. 

Hammerstein's is claiming 24 vau- 
deville acts on its program for next 
week. The smaller turns on the bill 
will be shown three at a time, in the 
same way William Hammerstein pre- 
sented a show when playing vaude- 
ville at the Manhattan opera hous<; 
some time ago. 



Brice and King Together? 

Elizabeth Brice is in New York and 
a report says she, with Charles King, 
may renew the former vaudeville turn 
of Brice and King. Nothing beyond 
the rumor has been heard regarding it. 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE SURPRISED BY 

GIFTS I N B. F. KEITH'S WILL 

No Actor's Organization Remembered, nor Any Endow- 
ment to Theatrical Charities to Perpetuate Keith's 
Name in Profession. Sam Hodgdon Given $3,000. 
D.F. Hennessy Nothing. John J. Murdock, $5,000. 



Vaudeville was much surprised upon 

reading of the bequests in the late B. 

F. Keith's will. Mr. Keith, who piled 

up a fortune of about $8,000,000, almost 
entirely earned in vaudeville, left noth- 
ing to any actors' organization, nor did 
he endow anything that could chari- 
tably perpetuate his name in the pro- 
fession. 

The ^will is said to have been drawn 
in Florida, after the first reports of 
Mr. Keith's illness reached New York, 
several United Booking Offices men 
going to Miami immediately. Among 
these were E. F. Albee and Maurice 
Goodman, the latter the IX, B. O. at- 
torney, who probably drew up the in- 
strument. 

The will disposes only of personal 
property left by Keith, his realty hav- 
ing been transferred before his death, 
and, according to report, equally di- 
vided between his son, Paul, and Al- 
bee. The realty totaled in values and 
equities around $6,000,000. This was 
done, it is said, to avoid an inheritance 
tax, and it also, through the widow 
joining in the transfer, avoided any 
question over her one-third dower right 
in the property, if that had not al- 
ready been arranged for in a pre- 
nuptial agreement. 

A surprise that equaled that occa- 
sioned by Mr. Keith omitting to re- 
member any part of the acting pro- 
fession as represented by the charitable 
Actors' Fund and other organizations, 
was the $3,000 left Samuel K. Hodg- 
don, the booking manager of the 
U. B. O., and an employe of Keith in 
an important position for nearly 30 
years. D. F. Hennessy, another old 
employe and one whom the vaudeville 
people say is directly responsible for 
the United Booking Offices coming 
into life (through Hennessy's handling 
of the old "Association") was not left 
anything. John J. Murdock, ^ com- 
paratively recent acquisition tp the 
Keith forces, was given $5,000. 

Messrs. Hodgdon and Hennessy 
have been the two men connected with 
big time vaudeville whom everyone has 
remarked are "absolutely on the level." 
Mr. Hodgdon as the booking manager 
has contracted for millions of dollars' 
worth of acts. Mr. Hennessy saved 
B. F. Keith and the former "Associa- 
tion" managers in the days of the 
White Rats' "strike." This is conced- 
ed by people who know the inside. 

Boston, April 29. 
The will of B. F. Keith, filed in the 
Norfolk Probate Court and bearing 
date Dec. 9, 1913, with a codicil an- 
nexed Jan. 9, 1914, and which has just 
been made public, reveals a total of 
$600,000 received by Mrs. Ethel Chase 
Keith, his widow. A half million is 
provided in the will and this is men- 
tioned as being additional to $100,000 



given her subsequent to their mar- 
riage. Keith employes were remem- 
bered as follows: Thomas F. Wright, 
doorkeeper at the Boston house, $1,000; 
John Clancy, chief engineer, $3,000; 
Samuel K. Hodgdon, one of his oldest 
employees, $3,000; Frederick Sully, 
son of his former treasurer who is now 
dead, $1,000; Minnie R. O'Connor, local 
treasurer, $1,000; Dennis Crowley, 
watchman, $500; William Proctor, 
stage carpenter, $500; Melvin Ricker, 
officer at door, $500, and John J. Mur- 
dock, of the United Booking Offices in 
New York, $5,000. 

Walter J. Donovan, the former gen- 
eral treasurer was to receive $10,000 
in case he survived Mr. Keith, but he 
died prior to the death of the vaude- 
ville magnate. 

Public bequests included $5,000 to the 
Boston Floating Hospital, $5,000 for 
the Boston Good Government Associa- 
tion, $500 for the Boston Press Club 
and $500 for the New England Press 
Club. Some bequests were made to 
relatives. Ethel Keith Albee, daughter 
of E. F. Albee, received $5,000. 

The residue of the estate goes to his 
son, A. Paul Keith. The will expresses 
the desire that/ Albee and A. Paul 
Keith, who were given his theatrical 
interests before his death, maintain the 
same policies and aims and that every 
effort be made to keep intact and per- 
petuate his policies and houses. 



GOODWIN'S LIFE HISTORY. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 

Nat Goodwin's life history will soon 
be ready for public distribution. Good- 
win is busy working on it. He makes 
the announcement to correct the com- 
mon belief that the volume has been 
on the market several years and is not 
selling. A dummy copy has already 
been printed. 

Nat refers to his wives by numbers. 
To an interviewer he said that he calls 
Eliza Witherby, No. 1, -"the wife that 
mothered me"; Elizabeth Pease, No. 2, 
"the best professional amateur I ever 
saw" etc. 

Goodwin gets back at Clara Morris 
for the unkind things he claims she 
said about him in writing in a New 
York newspaper of his matrimonial 
mishaps. He takes a roast at Forbes- 
Robertson. "When did he become the 
great English representative of Shakes- 
perean characters?" he asks. 

Goodwin is at the Lyric this week. 



Academy Stock Burlesque May 4. 

Pittsburgh, April 29. 

Wallie Brooks and J. E. Clifford have 
arranged to open a stock burlesque 
company in the Academy here May 4. 

The proposition will run four weeks 
with a continuation of playing at the 
option of the managers. 



BLANCHE BAIRD BOLTS SHOW. 

Trenton, N. J., April 29. 

Chase's Broad Street theatre had 

trouble last week when Blanche Baird 

(Mrs. William J. Baird) bolted from 

the "Blanche Baird Big Burlesque 

Show" and started an action to re- 
cover salary she alleged to be due her. 
Arnold Hartz of Detroit and William 
J. Dunn own the show. 

Mrs. Baird claimed $116.60 was due 
An attachment for $350 was presented 
by a New York dressmaker, and for a 
similar amount by a Broadway cos- 
turner. 

The goods were held at the thea- 
tre until midnight Sunday, when the 
constable in charge and Judge Dixon 
of the City District Court permitted 
their removal to the Olympic Theatre, 
New York, where the show opened 
Monday. The case will be fought out 
in the courts here. 



SPLIT STOCK BURLESQUE. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 

Manager Harry Hart, of the Lyceum, 

announces a distinct change cf policy. 

He will not use Gus Sun vaudeville 

any more. Instead he will put most of 
the old Standard stock company at 
the Lyceum, at reduced prices. The 
summer burlesque is to be called "mu- 
sical comedy." Shows will be changed 
on Sundays and Thursdays. Perform- 
ances will be at 7:30 and 9 P. M., the 
only matinee being on Sunday. George 
H. Ward will be the principal 
comedian. 



BILLY WATSON ON BROADWAY 

Billy "Beef Trust" Watson plays the 
Columbia, New York, next week, the 
first time his burlesque show has ap- 
peared in the Broadway house of the 
Columbia Amusement Co. It is also 
the first time Mr. Watson has been on 
Broadway with a troupe since he 
played at the old Manhattan, Broad- 
way and 33rd street, 20 years ago, with 
"The Bohemian Burlesquers." 

The Watson show will close its sea- 
son of 40 weeks at the Empire, Brook- 
lyn, May 23. Next season besides his 
own show, Mr. Watson will have "The 
Oriental Burlesquers" touring over the 
minor Columbia Circuit. 



Eastern Wheel at Nixon. 

Atlantic City, April 29. 
The Columbia Circuit (Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wheel) shows will appear at 
the Nixon Theatre, it is stated, com- 
mencing May 4. 

It was understood in New York this 
week that Jean Bedini will commence 
playing stock burlesque at the Nixon, 
Atlantic City, June 15, for ten weeks 
at least. Mr. Bedini is said to be clos- 
ing his burlesque show, "The Mischief 
Maker," at Pittsburgh, this week, to 
prepare for the seaside season. 



Clones After 20 Years. 

Hamilton, O., April 29. 

The Bijou, which has housed stock 
burlesque for 20 years, has closed on 
account of poor business. 

Manager Hammerle has taken over 
the Lyric, a movie house. 



COLUMBIA-PROGRESSIVE DEAL 

The Columbia Amusement Co. has 
been holding meetings daily all this 
week to perfect the details of the pro- 
posed No. 2 wheel. Among other 

things brought up, it is said, was the 
feasibility of dealing with the Pro- 
gressive Circuit for the taking over of 
the "opposition" houses anti forming 
one gigantic circuit with Class A and 
Class B theatres. 

This would remove the Class A at- 
tractions from the smaller towns and 
permit of the establishing of the Class 
B circuit with«eme-half its towns hav« 
ing no burlesque opposition. 

Members of both the Columbia and 
Progressive circuits are said to be 
divided on the question, and no official 
action has been taken by either side. 
A regular directors' meeting of the 
Columbia Circuit is called for today 
(Friday). 



LYNN TAKES BURLESQUE. 

Lynn, Mass., April 21. 

Burlesque, under the guise of "musi- 
cal comedy," has won recognition froBw 
the municipal council and will b% 
licensed for a trial at Lynn theatre 
next fall. Mayor George H. Newhan, 
who is opposed to burlesque showy 
alone voted against the license. 

George H. Giles, representing tht 
Trimount Theatre Co., of Boston, hat 
possession of the license and theatre 
lease, after three weeks of dickering 
with the municipal authorities. Pro* 
gressive Wheel shows will be booked 
in with the condition that "all shows 
must be up to the standard of moral- 
ity and respectability which has char- 
acterized theatrical performances in 
Lynn since Mr. Newhall has been 
mayor." 

There is talk of opening the theatre 
for a summer season. 



NO PARTIES POR 8HOW GIRL 8 

Cleveland, April 29. 

Chorus girls in burlesque are to havt 
their pleasures curtailed. An ordei 
came to the manager of "Tfce Star and 
Garter" company from New York Sat- 
urday saying that show managers 
would be held responsible for the con- 
dition of their girls at all performances 
hereafter and that it would be a mighty 
good idea to cut out the alter-show 
parties at night. 

During the present season several 
shows have been seriously crippled at 
different times through the inability of 
the choristers to do the right kind of 
work. Hence the new order. 

"No member of any theatrical or- 
ganization playing two shows a day 
can keep in physical condition and 
not maintain strict hours," was the 
word from New York. "We must in- 
sist that managers of the shows on 
the road supervise the habits of the 
members of the chorus to the extent 
of having all members fresh for every 
performance. Two shows a day in 
burlesque is hard work, and we believe 
the only way for the chorus members 
to keep in condition is to go home 
after the evening performance. We 
suggest that the after-show parties be 
cut out." 

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VARIETY 



MAYOR M1TCHEL WILL 6PEN 

WHIT E RATS ACTORS' FAIR 

Program of First Evening's Events, Now Announced, 

Promises Plenty of Action by Plethora of Players. "101 

Ranch" and "High Jinks" Company Contribute 

to Entertainment. Shortest "Silent Drama" 

Ever Played. 



"The Shadow," a pantomime tragedy 
told in a flash of stage lightning, was 
yesterday voted the briefest silent 
drama ever written by the Plans Com- 
mittee of the Actors' Fair, which the 
White Rats arc to hold in their club- 
house for eight days, commencing 
Saturday evening, May 16. "The 
Shadow," by Otto Hauerbach, was ac- 
cepted by the committee for presenta- 
tion in the series of mute tabloids 
which is to be a feature of the main 
stage during the exposition. 

"New York, 1914," another silent 
tab, is told in the brief period required 
for two people to walk side by side 
across the stage. Junie McCree sub- 
mitted this tidbit. 

More than a score of pantomime 
tabloids meeting the committee's rule 
that no piece submitted should require 
more than three minutes for presenta- 
tion have been received from play- 
wrights throughout the country since 
details of the conditions governing 
submissions were published in last 
week's issue of Variety. 

Frankie Bailey is the latest of the 
well-known Broadway favorites to turn 



NOTICE! 

MEETING OF THE LADIES' 

COMMITTEE OF THE 

ACTORS' FAIR 

Will be held Tuesday afternoon, 
May 5, 

At 2:30 in the Ladies' Room at 
the Club House. 

All members are requested to 
attend. 

Lilliam McNeill, Chairman. 



in her name as a volunteer. Miss 
Bailey will bring a school of juvenile 
Annette Kellcrmanns to the afternoon 
and evening Diving Nymphs divertisse- 
ment to be held in the club's plunge 
during the Fair. Elizabeth Murray was 
another volunteer for participation in 
the jinks planned for the platform 
being built for the main hall. 

Arthur Hammerstcin agreed to send 
over at least a dozen members of his 
"High Jinks" company at the Casino 
to pose for models on the bally h< o 
stands outside the Oriental Dance tent, 
and Edward Arlington, of the "101 
Ranch" and "Wild West," agreed to 
turn in all his Indian and cowboy ex- 
hibits for the rehearsal of the Fair to 
be held May 7. 

Besides Frances Starr, Louise Dres- 
ser, Olga Pctrova and other feminine 
Broadway favorites who have consent- 
ed to participate actively in the pro- 
gram for the booths and stage perform- 
ances, the committee yesterday received 
the consent of a number of the prin- 
cipals of the companies now playing 



locally under the management of 
Henry W. Savage, A. H. Woods, W. 
A. Brady and the Messrs. Shubert. 

Volunteers for all departments of 
the festival are piling into the com- 
mittee by every mail. 

The Strobridge, Miner, Morgan, 
Metropolitan, Tooker, Carey, Otis 
Courier and National are among litho- 
graphic firms which have contributed 
largely to the collection of old-time 
lithographs of present and bygone 
stars to be shown on a mammoth 
"Who's Who in Stageland" cyclonic 
drop to encircle the main enclosure. 

Among new old-time programs re- 
ceived for the souvenir program booth 



8:31 — Three-minute introductory ad- 
dress by Junie McCree, president of 
the White Rats. 

8:34-8:37 — Inaugural by Mayor Mit- 
chel. 

8:37-8:47 — March of club members in 
make-ups of all the popular figures of 
the footlights from Hamlet down to 
Cyril Maude's "Grumpy." 

8:48 — Prize maxixe contest on main 
platform. 

8:48 — Aerial feats on trapeze by club 
members. 

8:48— First show of "Uncle Tom" 
tab in town hall; Corse Payton as 
Simon Legree, Charles Ross as Tom, 
George Munroe as Tops. 

8:48 — First show of Oriental danc- 
ers in sideshow tent. 

8:48 — First show of Crackenback's 
Wild Animal Tamers. 

8:48 — First performance of Diving 
Nymphs. 

8:48 — First performance of "The 
Shadow" pantomime. 

8:48 — First turn on in roof cabaret. 

9:00 — Lightning cartoon sketch con- 
test on main platform. 

9:00 — Prize hat throwing contest, 
main hall. 




(The matter en this page has been furnished VARIETY by the White Rats 
Actors* Union of America, and Is vouched for by that organization. 
VARIETY, In Its editorial policy. Is not responsible for it.) 



during the week was one of Jake 
Berry's opera house, and another of 
the Grand Duke theatre in the old 
Five Points district that saw the debut 
before the war of Tony Pastor. A 
Weber & Fields program of the old 
Fourth street and the Bowery Turn- 
vcrein days was another relic exhumed; 
also one announcing G. L. Fox in 
"Humpty Dumpty." 

Mayor Mitchel has consented to 
open the Fair, aided by a coterie of 
City Hall colleagues of both political 
tactions. 

The preliminary schedule of the Fair 
for the opening night (May 16) as 
threshed out yesterday, subject to 
changes before the opening, included 
the following scheduled items: 

8:15-8:30 — Orchestra overture, med- 
ley of old-time classics, including all 
the popular favorites of the theatre of 
America back to 1830. 



9:00 — 'Wayback Minstrels, main 
stage; old-time songs and dances. 

9:00 — First appearance in crowd of 
W. R. Feminine Corsairs. 

9:00 — Ballyhoo contest in front of 
all booths. 

9:10 — Auction of wives from band- 
stand; issuance of mock marriage 
licenses, divorce blanks and bail bonds. 

9:10 — Band selections from main 
stage. 

9:10 — Song and dance, main stage, a 
la Delehanty & Hengler. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 

The regular monthly meeting of 
the White Rats Actors' Union will 
be held Tuesday, May 5, in the 
White Rats' Building, 227 West 
46th Street, New York City, at 
11 P. M. sharp. 



IMPORTANT 

Meeting of 

Actors' Fair Committees 

at White Rats Club 

MONDAY, MAY 4th 

At 2.30 P.M. 

(Board of Directors' Room) 
All Committees are earnestly requested to attend 

JOS. 0. MACK, Chairman 



9:10— "Making a Movie"; satire by 
members, main platform. 

9:10 — "The Medicine Show," main 
platform. 

9.10 — "Introduction of Oldest Living 
Vaudevillian." 

9:10 — Ditto, the youngest. 

9:15 — Auction of old-time souvenir 
programs. 

9:15 — Auction of photos of old-time 
players. 

9:30— "East Lynne" tab in town hall; 
Junie McCree as Sir Francis Levison; 
Olga Petrova as Isabel Vane, and 
Johnnie Gilroy as Archibald. 

9:30 — Recast of Oriental Harem 
Favorites on ballyhoo stand inside 
tent; favorites of the Sultan, Eddie 
Garvie, James J. Corbett, Robert L. 
Dailey, Tim McMahon, Fred Stone, 
Dave Montgomery. 

9:30 — Roof one — Horsetown cabaret; 
Joseph P. Mack, baritone; Chas. 
Wayne, tenor; Clyde Powers, second 
tenor; Frank Rae, bass; tangoists: 
Will Cooke, Emmett Corrigan, Tim 
Cronin; maxixe demonstrators: Add- 
line Francis, Kitty Morton, Frankie 
Bailey, Lillian McNeill, Mayme Rem- 
ington. 

9:30 — Wild Animal Show's second 
performance: Hassan Ben Ali as the 
man-eating lion; Joseph Callahan as 
the South American leopard; Lon 
Haskall as the Terrible Grizzly; Frank 
Herbert, Mike Kelly, Johnnie Ray, W. 
W. Waters as "Terrible Tommy," the 
Bostock man-eating elephant. 

9:30 — Second Diving Nymphs' show: 
Ollie Young, Otto Arthur, V. P. 
Wormwood, Ed. Lee Wrothe, Sam 
Williams, Chas. Van, Julius Tannen as 
Life Savers for 10 "High Jinks" Beauty 
Divers. 

9:30 — Motion picture reproduction of 
old-time theatres of New York back 
to 1835. 

9:30 — Presentation on main platform 
of characters in plays seen in theatres 
pictorially reproduced. 

9:30 — Surprise chorus by club mem- 
bers, including the animated country 
p. o., owl lunch wagon, country R. R. 
station. 

The second section of the program 
will carry the "doings" to 11 o'clock, 
following which a third section will fol- 
low, each division being marked, in the 
designs, by the same extension for su- 
preme novelty and varied interest. 

In these succeeding divisions will be 
special features of wide range, con- 
tributed in part by members and by 
visitors, a body of the Lambs adding a 
stage tidbit Monday evening, the 
Vaudeville Comedy Club contributing 
Tuesday night, the Friars' Wednesday, 
the Screen Club Thursday, the Dra- 
matists' Club Friday and the Elks Sat- 
urday (the closing night). Thursday 
the program will be a specially devised 
one, that evening being Society Night. 

The afternoon sessions will also have 
special programs of their own, with 
some of the features that obtain in the 
evning, and new diversions conceived 
and in part interpreted by about a score 
of the principal professional women's 
clubs of Manhattan and the Boroughs, 
assisted by club members and volun- 
teers from the ranks of Broadway 
showdom. 

It is the present plan of the booths' 
committee to carry no trinkets nor 
other salable articles over night. 



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No. 9 



Lady Dangan is ill at Atlantic City. 

The Colonial closes its vaudeville sea- 
son May 24. 

Mme. Bessie Thomashefsky is nego- 
tiating for a vaudeville debut. 

Vaughan Comfort and John King 
have formed a vaudeville partnership. 

George Samuel*, the old melodra- 
matic producer, has been heard from. 
He is now in China showing pictures. 

George H. Nicolai will have Eugenia 
Blair staring next season in "Bella 
Donna." 

Vic Herman is in charge of Weber's 
theatre, representing the Mutual Film 
Corporation. 

The Bijou, Savannah, will remain 
open all summer, playing vaudeville 
and tabloids. 

"Vice," the sketch showing the find- 
ings of the commission of the state of 
Illinois, playing Pantages vaudeville, 
which closed in Winnipeg after one 
matinee performance, played a full 
week in Edmonton. No changes were 
made in the lines but the billing of the 
act was changed to "The Truth." 



Kathryn Jamison and Louise Carver 
have formed a vaudeville partnership. 

Hattie Kneitel replaced Lottie Col- 
lins in "The Belle of Bond Street" at 
the Shubert Monday night 

Ned Dandy, Hebrew comedian, and 
El Gordo, comedy magician, will do a 
double act next season. 



Chas. Heywood is at Gardes Hotel, 
Cincinnati, recovering from a sprained 
back received in a trolley accident. 

Charles Harrison has replaced Sey- 
mour Furth as musical director of Joe 
Pettingill's "Mutt and Jeff." 

The Brighton Beach Music Hall has 
not yet set a definite opening date. 
The Brighton opens May 18. 

Mrs. Ren Shields has assumed the 
personal management of The Van Alen 
(154 West 45th street) and is catering 
to theatrical profession. 

Jim Toney, of Toney and Norman, 
was forced to quit after the matinee 
at the Maryland, Baltimore, Monday, 
because of an attack of "spring fever." 



The Columbia, Far Rockaway, L. I., 
used by Corse Payton for stock during 
the week, has Sunday vaudeville, nine 
acts, two shows, booked by Harry A. 
Shea. 

George Beban intended to sail for 
Europe where he is under contract to 
tour but postponed the trip owing to 
the near approach of the stork in his 
home. 

Neil McKinley has a 40-week con- 
tract from the Loew office, obtained 
for him by Frank Bohm, calling for a 
tour over the time, commencing in 
September. 

Jim Thornton, who slipped and fell 
as he was entering the 116th street sub- 
way station a few weeks ago, has been 
discharged from the Harlem Hospital 
as bein^ O. K. again. 



After playing two shows at the Colo- 
nial Monday, Eva Shirley was notified 
Tuesday her position on the bill had 
been changed from second to opening 
spot, exchanging with Gliding 
O'Mearas. She refused and walked out. 
Dorothy Kenton filled the vacancy in 
the second spot. 



NEWSPAPER MEN 

Variety la desirous of securing newspaper man throughout the U. 
and Canada, as its correspondanta. Space rates will be paid. The ust 
theatrical paper correspondent Is being replaced on Variety by trained 
newspaper man as rapidly aa possible. 

Any newspaper man with some knowledge of theatricals who may wish 
to be attached to Variety's staff, can write direct to Variety, New York, 

Variety has discontinued printing weekly reports of shows and theatres 
from the smaller dties, carrying only some of the biggest towns in the non- 
pareil with displayed heads. Where a newspaper man la located aa corre- 
spondent he will not be called upon to furnish anything weekly beyond 
current news events from his town and territory. This 
hi aether by mail or wire aa it breaka. 



James F. Kelly and Emma Pollock 
will sail from San Francisco July 7, 
to open on the Brennan-Fuller time, 
Australia, July 31. 

Jack Norworth has tentatively booked 
passage for himself and family on the 
Lusitania sailing May 19. He opens at 
the Hippodrome June 1 for four weeks. 



Pop vaudeville now at Proctor's 
Park Place theatre, Newark, (the 
former big time house), is to be shifted 
to the Lyric next week. 



The Empress, Pensacola, Fla., is not 
to abandon its musical tab policy dur- 
ing the summer. The controlling par- 
ties also operate the new stock in the 
O. H. there. 



The National Association of Theatri- 
rical Producing Managers will move its 
offices to-day from the Times Building 
to the top floor of the Playhouse. 

Any information as to the where- 
abouts of Scheda, the Polish violinist, 
will be thankfully received by the son, 
W. Scheda Tiebermann, 1371 East 38th 
street, East Oakland, Cal. 

Ruth Smith, a Macon (Ga.) girl, 
who has been attending the American 
Academy of Dramatic Arts for the past 
two years, has gone home with a 
diploma. Miss Smith, by reason of her 
work in the Maeterlinck play, "The 
Death of Tintagiles," at the Empire 
theatre, brought forth commendable 
comment from the press. v 



Jule Delmar directed a Ladies' Min- 
strel Show at New Rochelle Monday 
night. Local talent, excepting the 
vaudeville (furnished by Jule from the 
professional ranks). Mr. Delmar was 
interlocutor; Mrs. Delmar, one of the 
"bones." The performance netted 
about $800 for the St. Paul Parish, in 
whose behalf Jule arranged the affair. 



Paul Conchas returns to his native 
heath at the conclusion of the current 
season, where he proposes to remain 
for a whole year, doing what he de- 
scribes as "light work," which will con- 
sist of appearing in public with a trav- 
elog act. consisting of pictures and a 
lecture on his tour of the world during 
which he gathered a l«>t of material. 



Nancy Dorane, of Sidney Wood and 
the Dorane Sisters, is ill and the act 
has had to cancel two weeks around 
New York. They expect to sail for 
their home, England, May 19, on the 
Lusitania. 

Chester P. Crawford, son of L. M. 

Crawford, the mid-west theatre mana- 
ger, has returned from Europe where 
he conducted a chain of roller skating 
rinks on the continent, yielding him a 
fortune large enough for him to send 
his father a draft for $140,000 to deposit 
in a Topeka Bank for "small change." 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 

By Thomas J. Gray. 
It is rumored that the war may be 
called off because some of the Mexi- 
can soldiers refuse to do four shows 
a day. 

Wanted— Several good quartets who 
can sing beside camp fires, as our 
army has to be up to date, it's going 
to carry its own cabaret. 

A fellow from Chicago wrote and 
asked how he could become a great 
writer— we thanked him for the com- 
pliment. 

Buck— We can't fall down on our 
finish. 

Wing— How's that? 

Buck— We take the baby out for a 
bow. 

It will soon be time for you to take 
that straw hat out of your act and 
wear it on the street. 

The report is untrue that Ward 
and Curran have been engaged to play 
Potash & Perlmutter. 

"The Star Spangled Banner" with- 
out any billing is the hit of the show 
this week. 

Mary had a little act, 

She worked as white as snow, 
But now she's working black face, 

For her white act didn't go. 

We can't think of anything funnier 
than a female impersonator spitting 
after removing his wig. 

They say the first scene in trie new 
Ziegfeld "Follies" is laid in Hell. 
Hope the chorus girls don't get ner- 
vous when they realize where they 
are. 



THE ACROBAT'S LAMENT. 

By jok HARROW.*. 

Cleaned as Just a "dump act " 
We open or close the show, 

No mutter If we're good or bad 
And no matter how we go. 

On paper outside we're almost aeon 
In letters small and faint, 

Hut rh we are only "acrobata." 
Why waste any more paint? 

Our dressing mom —on the roof 
Or down beneath the stage; 

Pretty noon they'll have us 
With the anlmala In a cage. 

Audiences either walk In on us 
Or else they nre walking out. 

If act \* on at two-fifteen 
It's bnd without a doubt. 

Put If thla In over ehangrd around 
And the acrobata Ret their due 

They'll be the hit of every show, 
nut thnt'n only between me and you. 



10 



VARIETY 



THEATRE APPLICATIONS FLOOD 
NEW YO RK LICE NSE BUREAUS 

Legitimate Houses and Movies Deluge License Depart- 
ments for Permits for New Show Year. Strict Fire 
Laws Giving Owners and Exhibitors Trouble* 
Photoplay Applications Almost Double Those 
of Last Year. All Licenses Under Commis- 
sioner of Licenses Bell After June 1. 



As all of the New York theatre 
licenses expired April 30 there was a 
beeline rush on the license depart- 
ments this week that had all of the 
chiefs and aides head over heels in 
work trying to get everything 
straightened out. 

The bigger theatres of New York are 
having their licenses renewed through 
the Police Department which has gov- 
erned the granting of these for some 
time. After June 1, in compliance with 
a new law, the theatres will apply to 
the Commissioner of Licenses who will 
also have the applications for the 
movies, dance halls and smaller 
theatres under his license supervision. 
The Bureau of Licenses, Julian Rosen- 
thal, chief, has had the latter license 
granting under his direction. 

A visit to the bureau Wednesday by 
a Variett representative found Chief 
Rosenthal so busy that all he had time 
to say was that the application file for 
movies and dance halls was jammed to 
overflowing. Edward Cullenton, who 
handles the moving picture licenses 
direct, was swamped Wednesday and 
his clerks were unable to handle the 
applications as fast as they poured in, 
owing to the time expended in looking 
up the fire law O. K.'s. 

The Cullenton office says the appli- 
cations for movie licenses and re- 
newals far surpasses that of last year. 
Quite a number will be thrown out by 
non-compliance with the regulations 
specified by the fire department 

The movie exhibitor must first file 
plans and specifications of his house 
with the Bureau of Buildings of the 
borough in which the house is located 
and must file a duplicate copy of them, 
duly approved by the superintendent 
of buildings, with the application for 
the license, which applications are then 
made to the Bureau of Licenses. 

After the Bureau of Licenses has 
passed upon the application it (the 
bureau) must get a satisfactory report 
from the Fire Department, Bureau of 
Buildings, Department of Water Sup- 
ply, Gas and Electricity and Depart- 
ment of Health, each department in 
turn being requested to inspect the 
houses and report accordingly. 

This year the fire regulations are 
holding up some of the theatres, both 
large and small, although the depart- 
ments were unable to give out any 
names Wednesday as a little time was 
expected to bring about the issuance of 
licenses or the granting of renewals. 

The movies in particular are being 
hit the hardest. Mayor Mitchel in- 
tends to see that Fire Department 
keeps after the theatres as the city or- 
dinance is very explicit regarding their 
license applications. 

Hereafter no movies shall be con- 



structed in frame buildings within the 
fire limits, nor in hotels, tenement 
houses or lodging houses, factories or 
workshops except where the theatre is 
separated from the rest of the build- 
ing by unpierced fireproof walls and 
floors and in no case shall they be 
constructed or operated above or be- 
low the ground floor of any building. 
The bigger legitimate theatres of 
New York are getting their licenses re- 
newed at police headquarters, Fourth 
Police Commissioner O'Daniel having 
them in charge. His office reported 
Wednesday they were being filed in 
the usual way, with little resistance 
aside from a few changes that must be 
made in a few cases where the houses 
do not fully comply with the fire laws. 



"BIG" NAME IN GARDEN SHOW. 

A "big name" attached to a woman 
will be used for the new "Passing 
Show of 1914" to be produced at the 
Winter Garden, New York, this sum- 
mer. Lillian Russell and Fay Temple- 
ton have both been mentioned. It is 
said negotiations are on with each, and 
that one or both might eventually land 
with the production. 

Jose* Collins has already been an- 
nounced for it, also George W. Mun- 
roe, besides several others. Robert' 
Emmett Keane, from vaudeville, is the 
latest recruit to the cast 

Muriel, formerly of Muriel and 
Francis, has been engaged for the 
show. 



SHOWS IN FRISCO. 

San Francisco, April 29. 

"The Girl Behind the Counter" 
opened at the Gaiety Tuesday night to 
a two-thirds house. 

Robert Hilliard started out well at 
the Columbia with "The Argyle Case." 

"Peg O' My Heart" made her debut 
at the Cort in the person of Peggy 
O'Neill and was greeted by a big house 
at the first performance. All pros- 
pects point to immense business. 



Opening Postponed a Week. 

Chicago, April 29. 
The opening of "Pretty Mrs. Smith" 
at the Garrick has been postponed 
until May 10, the company laying off 
next week. "Madam Moselle" at the 
Garrick will close its local run Sat- 
urday night, May 9, with no future 
booking yet announced for it. 



Shuberts Take Spooner. 
The Shuberts have taken the Spooner 
theatre in the Bronx, and will play 
their attractions there. A Sunday 
vaudeville concert is to be given week- 
ly. The Sunday shows will likely com- 
mence before the end of this season. 



SAM BERNARD IS THROUGH. 

Notwithstanding that the press sheet 
of the Shuberts, which is usually de- 
fending itself when not printing mat- 
ter stolen from other papers, said last 

week that Sam Bernard would not 
leave "The Belle of Bond Street" when 
the contract between the Shuberts and 
Gaby Deslys for that piece runs out, 
Mr. Bernard, who authorized the first 
story printed in VxRiBTr that he would 
do so, repeated it this week. Mr. Ber- 
nard says he is through with the show 
he is starring in at the Shubert theatre. 

The Shuberts were after Norah 
Bayes to replace Gaby, following her 
departure, but figured without Mr. Ber- 
nard. If the piece should be continued, 
it will also call another principal 
comedian. 

The show is costing $8,500 weekly. 
Mr. Bernard is said to receive a guar- 
antee and a percentage of the profits. 
He asked that the house and show be 
pooled in order to give the production 
some excess money, but this was not 
done. Although business has held up 
at the Shubert, only the theatre is 
making any money. 

The Shuberts have issued instruc- 
tions that a suit for damages be 
brought against Mr. and Mrs. Vernon 
Castle, for breach of contract. They 
were engaged for "The Belle of Bond 
Street" at $1,000 weekly, but did not 
open, alleging a prior contract with 
Charles B. Dillingham prevented. This 
allegation was entered after they had 
reached terms for the production. It 
was Bernard's idea in framing the re- 
vival of "The Girl From Kay's," with 
the Castles, himself and Gaby, and the 
show to be presented at the 44th 
Street. Upon the Shuberts taking up 
an option of six more weeks with 
Gaby, at $4,000 weekly, they persuaded 
Bernard to remain, to fulfill that agree- 
ment through going into the piece. 



Adolph Philipp Coming Back. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Adolph Philipp left unexpectedly 
for New York today. He had intend- 
ed remaining here till the summer, 
prior to leaving for Europe in Au- 
gust, but the failure of his plays, 
"Auction Pinochle" and "My Shadow 
and I," caused him to change his mind. 
He had also planned to produce "Two 
Lots in the Bronx" here and on his de- 
parture seemed somewhat peeved. 



INTER-OCEAN SITE, NOT PAPER. 

Chicago, April 29. 

The report that the Shuberts were 
after the Inter-Ocean, it having been 
announced that the paper is on the 
market, has been corrected with a 
more sensible rumor, but still a rumor, 
that the eastern producers were after 
the Inter-Ocean site with an idea to 
replace it with a modern theatre build- 
ing. 

The same site formerly housed the 
Columbia theatre, one of Chicago's 
early legitimate houses and a first 
class house in its time. It burned to 
the ground 15 years ago. The site is 
a few doors west of Dearborn street 
on Monroe, just above the Majestic, 
an ideal location for any kind of a 
theatre. * 

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"YIDDISH" SHOWS AND PLANS. 

The Yiddish theatrical season in 
New York lately reached its close at 
the Lenox theatre, the Lobel Royal 
theatre, Thomashefsky's National and 
the David Kessler Second Avenue the- 
atre. The Lenox reverts back to its 
original lessees, Punch & Tanzman, 
who have announced no future policy. 
Lobel's Royal becomes an Italian pop 
theatre, having been leased by Antonio" 
Maiori, who will operate the former 
Miner's Bowery on the same plane as 

the Maiori Variety theatre (London) 
and formerly known as the London 
theatre. 

Adler's Dewey theatre is men- 
tioned as an addition to the Progress- 
ive Burlesque Circuit next season; this 
will leave only two houses playing Yid- 
dish pieces, Thomashefsky's National 
and Kessler's Second Avenue. 

The Yiddish Theatrical Enterprises, 
Inc., comprising Edwin A. Relkin, An- 
shel Schorr, Charles W. Groll, Samuel 
Ross, Jacob Cone et al., has been 
formed to promote a Yiddish Circuit, 
which starts off with four theatres and 
four companies, the circuit to be oper- 
ated something after the fashion of the 
burlesque wheels. The theatres are the 
Odeon, Newark; a Philadelphia house; 
Hub, Boston, and the Empire, Chi- 
cago. The companies will be headed 
by Jacob Adler, Mme. Kenny Lipzin 
and Bessie Thomashefsky and Rosa 
Karp. 

The Adler Co., including Sarah Ad- 
ler, Frances Adler and Joseph Schoen- 
gold, will play "The Informer," the 
Louis E. Miller play. 

Max Thomashefsky's Arch Street 
(Philadelphia) Co. closed Sunday, and 
attractions will be booked in by Ed- 
ward A. Relkin. The latter will also 
book shows into the Boston house, the 
Bessie Thomashefsky stock closing 
Sunday night. 

Boris Thomashefsky and National 
Theatre Co. have a road tour planned 
in "The Eternal Wanderer." 

David Kessler goes on tour, cover- 
ing the United States and Canada. 
"Bought and Paid For" and the orig- 
inal version of "To-Day" in Yiddish, 
entitled "Style," will be in Kessler's 
repertoire. 

Mme. Kenny Lipzin and Jacob Cone 
closed a road tour at the Prospect April 
26, opening a three days' engagement 
there April 24. Mme. Regina Prager 
and K. Juvelier have organized the 
Prager-Juvelier Operetta Co. and will 
tour the country under Edwin A. Rel- 
kin's direction. 

Some legal troubles occurred last 
week at the National and Adler's Sec- 
ond Avenue theatres downtown. Min- 
er's Bowery also encountered difficulty 
through conflict with the union. 



Consolidating Minstrel Interests. 
Baltimore, April 29. 
A consolidation of interest of the 
minstrel men and a booking agree- 
ment that would prevent cut-throat 
competition and be to the advantage 
of all concerned are being considered 
and may be effected. Neil O'Brien, 
who has just finished a prosperous en- 
gagement here admitted that plans 
were under way. 



VARIETY 



11 



FOUR NEW SHOWS PRODUCED 

THIS WEEK, EAST AND WEST 

Cohan & Harris Have Success in "It Pays to Advertise" 

Eugene Walter's "Plain Woman" Termed Very Plain. 

"The Reformers" is Talky but Holds Thrill or Two. 

"My Shadow and I" Flops at Los Angeles. 



COHAN & HARRIS SUCCESS. 

Atlantic Vity, April 29. 
Cohan & Harris have registered with 
their latest play by Roi Cooper Me- 
grue and Walter Hacket, "It Pays to 
Advertise," which had its first per- 
* formance Monday night at the Apollo. 
It is a thoroughly modern farce- 
comedy, so humorous that, although it 
is rather long, the play held the big 
first night audience until the drop of 
the final curtain on the third act. The 
entire performance ran through with 
remarkable smoothness and a series of 
surprises, some of which the audience 
was allowed to discover, while others 
came as unexpected denouements — a la 
George Cohan's "Baldpate." 



"REFORMERS" IS TALKY. 

Boston, April 29. 
Donald Meek, the under-sized and 
clever comedian who won his laurels 
in the Castle Square stock in this city 
in John Craig's company, made his 
initial bow as a star at the Hollis Mon- 
day night in the metropolitan premiere 
of "The Reformers," a three-act com- 
edy by John Cumberland, produced by 
Robert Greaves, Jr. 

"The Reformers" is poorly named 
and talky, but withal, really funny in 
spots. It has not the punch to make 
Meek a star and the brilliant perform- 
ance by the diminutive comedian bare- 
ly gets the new production across with 
the aid of an enthusiastic cast. 

The first act is hopeless as it stands 
but the remaining two have big comedy 
climaxes which are convulsing. 

Monday night was hardly a fair cri- 
terion as the Hollis was comfortably 
filled with friends of the little come- 
dian who have been rooting for him 
for years at the Castle Square. 

The plot concerns a meek sort of a 
runt who lives in a Jersey commuting 
city and wants nothing better than a 
few honeysuckle vines to train and a 
few tomato plants to pick the bugs 
from. His wife, nearly twice his size, 
gets the social thing and makes him 
run for mayor. His size leads to ridi- 
cule and his campaign manager frames 
up a contest with a heavyweight prize 
fighter in which the latter is to be 
knocked out in a street row by the 
runt for $60. The stunt works, but 
then the police force (a rube) arrests 
the "pug" for assault. 

The company includes Dorothy 
Hammack, Grace Goodall, Barton Wil- 
liams, Will Buckley, Gordon Burby, 
Mitchell Louis, Duncan Harris, Hazel 
Malcolm, Camilla Crume, Beverley 
West, Raymond Walburn, Fred Mal- 
colm, Rcnce Fernandez, Doris Kelley 
and Charlotte Adams. 

The humor is quiet, showing rural 
types, some of which arc exaggerated 
and the principal charm comes in the 
colloquialisms and bromidions of a 



New Jersey community of commuters. 
Cumberland has made three acts 
from an idea and if revision cannot get 
it across it has the makings of a cork- 
ing big time vaudeville feature. 



WALTERS "PLAIN WOMAN." 

Philadelphia, April 29. 

Very few, if any, of the elements 
which go into the real thrillers are left 
out of Eugene Walter's latest play, "A 
Plain Woman," which had its premiere 
Monday night at the Garrick. There 
are several punches and one knockout 
blow, the latter being the "big scene" 
of the play. Another scene is highly 
sensational but otherwise the play is 
rather commonplace. 

The story is simple and not unlike 
"The Governor Lady." The court- 
room scene recalls "A Butterfly on 
the Wheel" and even "A Fool There 
Was" is brought to mind. , The play 
tells of a poor man's wife after he 
becomes rich and in the same manner 
in which she went to the saloon Sat- 
urday nights to drag home her beer- 
soused husband, she now goes to the 
Gay White Way to pull home her 
champagne-charged spouse. 

The husband is fascinated by an 
actress and is about to cast off his 
faithful wife on a trumped up charge 
of infidelity. The woman makes no 
defense against the perjury of the wit- 
ness until the "chee-ild" comes in for 
attention and the woman learns that 
her child is to be taken from her. 
Then the thrills begin and the woman 
shrieks a declaration that the child is 
not her husband's. It is a lie but the 
climax is well timed and fairly swept 
the audience into spontaneous ap- 
plause and excitement. The other 
scene mentioned is a cabaret supper 
s^cene which for intentional realistic 
vulgarity has never been surpassed 
in this city. It is a coarse, drunken 
and suggestive revel with too much 
display of legs and bare backs. 

Charlotte Walker is the wife and 
mother and gave a wonderfully clever 
enactment of the role. There were 
times, however, when she was in- 
tense when the lines were incon- 
sequential hut in the big scenes 
she rises to splendid heights of 
emotionalism. The other parts are all 
effectively given, the members of tfre 
cast being L. Byron Beasley, Virginia 
Pearson, T. Morse Koupal. John L. 
Arthur and Walter Wilson. 



"MY SHADOW AND I." 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

"My Shadow and I," an Adolph Phil- 
ipp comedy drama, had its premiere 
here at the Burbank. It is a slight 
comedy, poorly constructed and is dis- 
appointing. Morosco is preparing to 
take it off in a week. 

The local newspaper reviews are 
lukewarm with "knocks" between the 
lines. 



"SWEETHEARTS" CLOSING. 

"Sweethearts," with Tom McNaugh- 
ton, ends its season to-morrow (Sat- 
urday) in Pittsfield, Mass., having 
played one-nighters this week, after 
laying off for the last three days of 
last week through no booking having 
been obtained for the troupe, number- 
ing 65 people. Werba & Luescher had 
been attending to it. The show had 
to stop at Kingston, Canada, jumping 
to Schenectady, N. Y., and laying over 
there until Monday, when it reopened. 

The company, with Mr. McNaugh- 
ton featured, will probably start for 
the Coast next fall, opening late in 
September. Nella McCoy, who re- 
placed Christie MacDonald in the 
prima donna role, is rehearsing a " 
vaudeville act. 



DALLAS WELFORD AFFLICTED. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 

According to physicians, Dallas Wel- 
ford, in "Adele," is suffering from a 
temporary derangement of the mind. 
Welford was taken back to New York 
Saturday night by a private detective. 
He will be turned over to his wife and 
probably sent to a sanitarium either in 
this country or in England, his home. 

Members of the "Adele" cast say 
Welford imagines New York "gun- 
men" are after him. Attention t his 
pathetic plight was first brought about 
when he warned Manager Joseph 
Bickerton that the "gun-men" were 
abroad and were apt to shoot the 
manager also. 

Jule S. Itienne, who played the same 
part in the second company, replaced 
Welford. 



GIVING SHOW FOR SOTHERN. 

Pittsburgh, April 29. 

In accordance with the plan to have 
the great visiting actors criticise plays 
in which they have appeared and which 
are being put on by the new School 
of Drama of Carnegie Institute of 
Technology, a special matinee is book- 
ed for Thursday to which E. H. Soth- 
ern is invited. The play is "Two Gen- 
tlemen of Verona." Although Sothern 
never played in this drama, his views 
as a Shakespearean actor are wanted. 

Everyone of the profession is in- 
vited to the Thursday matinee. The 
school is half a year old, and three and 
a half years from now will graduate 
its first batch of Bachelors of Drama — 
actors and playwrights with a degree. 



FORBES-ROBERTSON'S PLANS. 

Ottawa, April 29. 

In a speech from the stage here last 
Saturday night, Forbes-Robertson men- 
tioned his wife, Gertrude Elliott, would 
continue her stage career, notwith- 
standing his own ' intention to retire. 
Next fall Mr. Robertson expects to re- 
turn to play some cities skipped on 
this tour, and the following spring, go 
to the Antipodes, just before retiring 
permanently. 

In five performances here the emi- 
nent English actor drew in $8,000. He 
sails for England next week, closing 
his season this Saturday at Montreal. 



OLD FRIENDS IN CLUB ROOMS. 

Chicago, April 29. 
The Old Friends' Club, Chicago's 
only exclusive professional organiza- 
tion, is rapidly assuming the propor- 
tions predicted by its organizers, who 

in a brief few weeks have developed 
what was initially a small gathering of 
"old timers" into a membership that is 
gradually nearing the mark selected as 
the limit. 

The Old Friends have been given a 
club room on the top floor of the City 
Hall square building by the Righeimer 
Cafe management, free of rent or other 
incumbrance, and the present executive 
board proposes to hold an early elec- 
tion to select a permanent roster of 
officers who will hold office for a 
period of one year. 

The club, for which Chicago is an 
ideal field i without any of its kind, 
although New York is represented by 
a half dozen or more), already carries 
a membership of the most prominent 
theatrical people in the city, men in 
all branches of the profession, and 
will shortly increase the initiation fee 
from $5 to $10 or possibly more. 
While the present location is suitable, 
it is expected that with the member- 
ship increased to its limit, a move will 
be made to obtain a club house with 
the usual conveniences and exclusive 
privileges now lacking. 

The intentions of the general mem- 
bership seems to point toward the 
selection of Lincoln J. Carter to suc- 
ceed Henry Meyers, temporary presi- 
dent, now presiding. At the same elec- 
tion, a membership board will be 
selected in addition to the board of 
governors and other essential officers. 



Rumoring Jake Rosenthal. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

There is a rumor here that J. J. 
Rosenthal, former general manager of 
the Gaiety Co., is organizing a vaude- 
ville show, headed by his wife, Kath- 
eryn Osterman to play the Pacific 
Coast. He is said to have already en- 
gaged acts. 

Another rumor, although denied by 
friends of Rosenthal, is that he is 
negotiating for the control of the 
Tivoli in San Francisco to run oppo- 
sition to the Gaiety. 



Park Back to Pabst 

The Park theatre is again in posses- 
sion of the Pabst brewing people, the 
lease on the house held by Frank Mc- 
Kee and William Harris having ex- 
pired. 

The theatre is dark at present. 



Trying Out Farce In June. 

Max Marcin's farce, "Money Mania," 
the production rights of which are vest- 
ed in Cohan & Harris, will have a try* 
out in Rochester week of June 8, by the 
Rumsey Stock Co. 



Cyril Maude Leaves for Home. 

Cyril Maude, accompanied by his 
daughter, sailed for England this week- 



W-F Jubilee Drawing. 

Chicago, April 29. 
The Weber and Fields Jubilee show, 
now playing one-nighters in this vi- 
cinity, has been doing business since 
starting «>ut. The show continues on 
the one-nighters until May 23. It has 
not been decided as yet whether Weber 
and Fields will go into Boston after 
that date for a run. 



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VARIETY 




Charles Salisbury has been engaged bh lec- 
turer for th<> "Native Life In the Philippines ' 
HlruB. The (limn ure showing in Sun Diego, 
Cal. 



Wllllauj (Ull)y) Thompson, one of the trio 
of pri'BH agents with the liarnum & Bailey 
circus, has left the show and William I*. 
Wilken, the press contracting agent, baa 
been called back to handle Thompson's work. 
Dexter W. Fellows and Jay C Rial are still 
with the publicity staff. 



S. I. Connor returned Monday from Hamil- 
ton, Ont. , where he hobnobbed with the natives 
in the advance Interests of the Robert Mantell 
Co. 



CTeorge E. Brown Is handling the publicity 
for "The Elder Son." which William A. Brady 
gave Its first American production in Stam- 
ford, Conn., April 21. 

Ethyl Merrltt, late of the Tlvoll Grand Opera 
Co., San Francisco, upon arriving In New York 
recently, was signed by the Abom Brothers for 
their opera company which opens at the Alvln, 
Pittsburgh, May 4. 

Halsey Corwln will next week begin a con- 
cert tour In Canada with a company from the 
Boston Opera, headed by Mme. Evelyn Scotney. 
The tour will last five weeks. 



The Frank Lea Short Company will com* 
mence Its annual tour Saturday afternoon at 
the Century Roof theatre, with a performance 
or "Robin Hood and His Merrle Men." by Owen 
Davis. 



Howard Fay, the actor, who spends his time 
between engagements trying to become an au- 
thor, had a story accepted by Argosy which 
appears In the May number and the dramatic 
rights for the story have been secured by Alice 
Ives. 



Julia Dean has gone to Bermuda for a va- 
cation, but before sailing Saturday she at- 
tached her signature to a contract for next 
season to appear in a new drama by Oeorge 
H. Broadhurst. Miss Dean was last seen in 
"Her Own Money." In the new Broadhurst 
piece she will be the only woman In the 
cast with the exception of a maid who appears 
for a fleeting moment to usher in a guest. 

Em met t Corrlgan and Alexandra Carlysle 
are under contract with Selwyn * Co. to 
create original roles In the new Charles Klein 
show, "The Money Makers." which Is to be 
produced in New York In October. 



In "The Charm of Isabel," Sydney Roen- 
feld's new piece, which William A. Brady, 
Ltd.. will give its first stage production May 
S at the Maxlne Elliott theatre, the principals 
will be Marie Nordstrom. Albert Brown. New 
Sparks. Isabelle Evesson. Florence Gerald, 
Julia Varney, Felix K rem be and William Car- 
leton. 



A decision of Importance to newspapers baa 
been handed down by the Appellate Division of 
the Supreme Court affecting the "right of 
privacy" with respect to the publication In a 
newspaper of the photograph of an actress or 
other public performer without permission 

May Collier, a high diver, found her picture 
In the Police Gazette, together with four other 
women In tights, with the caption: "Five of 
a kind on this page." 

In a unanimous opinion the Court denies 
the plaintiff's motion for a new trial for dam- 
ages and says: 

"In every reported decision In which a Judg- 
ment for damages under this act was upheld 
the prohibited use of the name and photograph 
was clearly for advertising or trade purposes 
So far this statute has not been so far ex- 
tended as to prohibit, under penalty of exem- 
plary damages, a publication In a dally, week- 
ly or periodical paper or magailne of the por- 
trait of an Individual. When the statute was 
enacted originally In 1303 the custom of pub- 
lishing In papers the portraits of Individuals 
who were distinguished In their activities of 
life was very general. If the Legislature had 
Intended to wipe out this custom It could 
have said so easily In positive language. It 
did not say so in terms, and the courts have 
proceeded to give the satute full enforcement 
within the meaning of its express provisions, 
considered In the light of Its history. No at- 
tempt has been made to speak ex cathedra as 
to every possible application of this statute, 
because It has been deemed the better Judicial 
policy to apply Its provisions to each case as 
It may arise (Blnns v. Vltagraph Co., 210 
N. Y.. SI. 56). We are satisfied, as was the 
learned trial justice, that In the case at bar 
no cause of action was made out under the 
statute Invoked by the plaintiff (see Jeffries 
v. N. Y. Evening Journal Pub. Co., 67 Misc.. 
"O). We express no opinion as to whether the 
printed words describing the photograph were 
libelous, for this action Is not brought for a 
libel, but under a partlculnr statute. 

Sam Iycderrr, who does his own press work 
at the Studebnker. Chicago, did an odd stunt 
for "Adelc" one recent afternoon. He or- 
ganized a red-headed girl's matinee, and Mich- 
igan avenue looked like sunset. 



Tom Kane, ahead of "Little Women" thl« 
season. Is doing the star reportorlal work on 
the Scranton Times 

The Lambs start the spring tour May 22 at 
the Metropolitan. New York, taking in 11 



( ltles on the 10-day tour ; 170 people will be 
tarried, Including Sousa and his band of 00. 
The travel will take in Philadelphia, Pitts- 
burgh, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, St Louis, Chi- 
cago, Buffalo, Rochester, Boston and Wheel- 
ing. Somebody slipped the Lambs Wheeling 
this week, for a matinee May 26. with a show 
the same night at the Nixon. Pittsburgh. The 
Lambs sent out a press notice saying it was 
the first time a Gambol had ever gone to 
Wheeling. Think of the people who will never 
go there. 



Charles W. Collins, formerly dramatic edi- 
tor of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Is looking after 
the , publicity for Ravlnia Park, the north 
shore high-brow summer resort. Brlc Dela- 
mater Is doing the dramatic work for the 
inter-Ocean temporarily. 

Walter Messlnger sends In word that he 
will be back on Broadway May 1 when he will 
engage In a series of pool games for the 
championship of the agents. Messlnger says 
he's In the pink of condition and fully ex- 
pects to trim Eddie Lester and Vic Lelghton 
who have been challenged by Walter. 

Walter Duggan does not expect to mingle 
with the Broadway colony of pathfinders this 
summer as he's going to stick In the west and 
do advance work for "The Traffic." 

The Lenvlttfl. Harry, Leo and Sam, num- 
bered among the advance guard of the New 
York delegation, are holding a reunion with 
the boys. Each has traversed different sec*- 
tlons of the country this year with the talkers. 



"FORBIDDEN WAT" BELATED. 

Providence, April 29. 
"The Forbidden Way" had its first 
performance on any stage at the 
Colonial here tonight. It is by Gar- 
land Blair Miller and, as its title im- 
plies, deals with the sex subject. John 
A. Preston, formerly of the local Em- 
pire Players, and Ardra Ainslee have 
the leading roles. The play is well- 
written and has its strong moments. 
It might be a hit if it were not about 
seven months behind the times. 



NEW THEATRE IN SCRANTON. 
Scranton, Pa., April 29. 

According to reports, the Shuberts 
will have a $200,000 playhouse here 
very shortly. It is said the negoti- 
ations now pending would be closed 
the current week, the consideration 
for the plot involved being $125,000. 

At present Scranton is without a 
legitimate house. The Lyceum, one 
of the former Reis Circuit houses, 
"flopped" to pictures a short time ago. 



NEW WILBUR A WINNER. 

Boston, April 29. 

The new Wilbur, despite it only has 
a 16-row orchestra and seats only 1,100 
people, looms up as an assured money- 
maker, which is more than any other 
house in town can predict. 

It opened with Doris Keane in "Ro- 
mance," and the Shuberts, who control 
the house, would not allow the doors 
unlocked until the house was ready. 
The treasurer is J. F. Kenefick, as- 
sistant treasurer at the Shubert. E. D. 
Smith, general manager of the Shubert 
and Majestic, will also swing the new 
Wilbur, and John Luce will handle the 
press matter. 



"VENDETTA" BANNED. 

(Special Cnblc to Variety.) 

Paris, April 29. 
It is possible that the musical work 
"La Vendetta" by Nougues, book by 
R. de Flers, Caillavet, due at the Gaite 
theatre, will not be produced, the 
reasons, having raided objections, and 
the management of this municipal 
house may withdraw the play. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S $500,000 TIED UP. 

Oscar Hammerstein's Lexington 
Avenue opera house, representing an 
investment by Oscar of $500,000 of hit 
own money, is at liberty, to sell or to 
lease. It will seat 2,600. 

The Appellate Division of the Su- 
preme Court, which unanimously up- 
held Judge Pendleton's decision in the 
Metropolitan Opera House matter 
against Mr. Hammerstein, has refused 
permission for the manager to appeal, 
permission being necessary when all 
justices' on the upper bench concur, as 
they did in this opinion. It restrained 
Mr. Hammerstein from presenting 
grand opera in any way until 1920, ac- 
cording to the terms of the contract 
made by him with the Met, when the 
latter bought Oscar out of grand 
opera at the Manhattan, New York. 
The Lexington Avenue house had 
been promoted by Mr. Hammerstein in 
the belief he could again show New 
York an operatic entertainment. His 
son, Arthur, is also included in the 
restraining order. 

Another theatre of Hammerstein's, 
the Republic, is now in the possession 
of A. H. Woods, who has taken it for 
three years at $30,000 annually. Mr. 
Woods put up the first year's rent in 
cash. This amount was used by Oscar 
to reduce a $90,000 mortgage on the 
leasehold to $60,000. The Republic 
formerly was under lease to David 
Belasco, who guaranteed Mr. Ham- 
merstein a yearly amount, besides' giv- 
ing him a share in the profits. 



CORRIGAN'S GARDEN CO. 

The Emmett Corrigan Producing Co. 

is to present the Biblical play, "The 

Shepherd King," at the Garden theatre 
for two weeks, beginning May 4, the 
engagement being held for the benefit 
of the United Catholic Works. 

Corrigan will personally supervise 
the production, while the cast includes 
William Farnum, Robert McWade, 
Edward Mackay, Edna Archer Craw- 
ford and Virginia Hadley. 



Alice Goulding 111 on Coast. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Alice Goulding, at the Gaiety, was 
stricken with appendicitis and is in a 
serious condition. 



Bert Gilbert in "Sari." 

Monday night Bert Gilbert, an Eng- 
lish actor, opened in "Sari," replacing 
Harry Davenport. 



The Energetic Miss Dowling. 

Providence, April 29. 

Thanks to the energy of Miss May 
Dowling, who is ahead of "Fanny's 
First Play," nearly a thousand invited 
guests, including persons from the 
Home for Aged Women, Home for 
Aged Men, hospital nurses, doctors, 
Broyn University students and others, 
saw a special performance of the 
Shavian comedy at the Upera House 
yesterday afternoon. Mayor Gainer 
made a speech and everybody in the 
audience had his picture taken. It was 
the first benefit of its kind Providence 
has had in many seasons. 

^n^o'nss'njTi 



SHOWS PARTNERS SPLIT. 

When "The Girl of My Dreams" 
closes Tuesday night in Allentown, Pa., 
the show goes on the shelf to remain 
there until the producing firm back of 
the enterprise, Kelly & Coutts, make a 
settlement before dissolving partner- 
ship for all time. 

Perry Kelly and John E. Coutts took 
the show over from Jos. M. Gaites on 
a three years' agreement. As the part- 
ners are not making an amicable settle- 
ment it may be that the young men 
will go to law. 

The show is .. winner on its season 
of 35 weeks, report having it the net 
returns were around the $20,000 mark. 
In sending the company out Coutts did 
the routing while Kelly traveled along 
and managed. The show went along 
with almost every week returning 
profit yet the partners were becoming 
further apart. 

Meanwhile Coutts has made new 
theatrical connections and the firm wiU 
be known as the John E. Coutts, Inc. 
He has taken over the road rights to 
Philip Bartholomae's "When Dreams 
Come True," with the exception of the 
extreme western time which will be 
covered next season by the Joseph 
Santley Co. 

Three companies will be sent out 
and negotiations are on by Coutts to 
engage Frederic Santley (Joe's broth- 
er) to head one. 

Kelly's last show conections were as 
manager of the Gaites' "Our Wives" 
Company. Coutts was ahead of the 
Aborn Opera Company prior to his 
firm co-operation with Kelly. 



SHOWS IN BOSTON. 

Boston, April 29. 

"The Misleading Lady" opens at the 

Colonial next week and "Deep Purple" 

will be used in stock at the Castle 
Square. May 11 will bring a new mu- 
sical comedy at present in active re- 
hearsal in New York to the Cort which 
is at present keeping open with war 
reels. It will be named "Phyllis" and 
the company, headed by Grace Free- 
man, will include Maisie Gay, Margery 
Gateson, Annette Taylor, J. H. Golds- 
worthy, W. S. Percy, Cyril Biddulph, 
Harold Vizard, Harold Crane, Albert 
McQuarrie, Richard H. Hall, Maurice 
Cass, Edward Martin and Harry Pow- 
er. 

"Adele" will open on the same date 
at the Tremont for what is hoped will 
be a summer run. 

The Shubert will cease being dark 
May 11 when E. H. Sothern will come 
in for a fortnight. 

The season in stock at the Castle 
Square will last until late in June. 



Donald Bowles With Morosco. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

Oliver Morosco has named Donald 

Bowles director of his producing house 

here, till George Harris Hunter ends 

his season with "Pretty Mrs. Smith." 




Sidney Harris Resigns. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Sidney Harris has resigned as south- 
ern California manager of the Gaiety 
company and is succeeded by Louis 
Lissner. 



VARIETY 



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STOCK BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

BROOKLYN (Crescent) "The Wrong Way" ; 
(Qreenpolnt) "The Wages of Sin"; (Gotham) 
•The White Sister"; (Orand O H) "Madame 
X"; (Whitney) "Butterfly on Wheel." 

AKRON, O. (Colonial) "Rejuvenation of 
Aunt Mary" (Hornet Stock Co.). 

CANTON, O. (Opera House) "The Woman's 
Way." 

CHICAGO (Metropolitan) "Broadway Jones." 

CLEVELAND (Cleveland) "A Woman's 
Honor" (Holden Players). 

EDMONTON, CAN. (Lyceum) "Salomy 
Jane." 

KANSAS CITY (Auditorium) "When We 
Were Twenty-one." 

RICHMOND, VA. "Prisoner of Zenda" 
(Orayce Scott Co.). 

ROCHESTER, N. Y. (Lyceum) "Rainbow" 
(Manhattan Players). 

SPOKANE (American) "Lonesome Town"; 
(Empress) "Waiter and Chef." 

ZANESVILLE. O. (Orpheum) "Raffles" 
(Barrett Players). 

ATLANTA (Lyric) "Heir to the Hoorah" f 
(Bijou) "Jesse James." 

BALTIMORE (Poll's) "The Little Minis- 
ter." 

COLUMBUS (Hartman) "Our Wives." 

DAVENPORT, la (American) (3-6) "Un- 
der Stars and Stripes" (7-9) "Great Wall 
Street Mystery." 

DETROIT (Lyceum) "Merely Mary Ann"; 
(Washington) "Carmen." 

ELIZABETH. N. J. (Hippodrome) "Officer 
666" (McGregor Bond Co.). 

PALL RIVER, MASS. (Savoy) "Family 
Cupboard"; (Bijou) "The White Squadron." 

MILWAUKEE (Shubert) "The Concert"; 
(Pabst) "Der Bchlafwagenkontrolleur." 

NEW ORLEANS (Crescent) "Wang." 
PITTSBURGH (Duquesne) "Secret Service." 
PORTLAND, ME. (Jefferson) "Our Wives." 
8CHBNECTADY, N. Y. (Van Cur ley) 
"Bought and Paid For" (Comstock Terry Play- 
ers). 

SYRACUSE (Empire) "The Only Son." 
WESTBROOK, MB. (Scenic) (4-6) "Under 
Two Flags" (7-9) "NIta's Baby"; (Star) (4-6) 
"A Western Romance (7-9) "Charlie's Aunt." 
PHILADELPHIA (Chestnut Street O. H.) 
"Soldiers of Fortune"; (Orpheum) "The 
Chorus Lady" ; (American) "Out of the Fold." 

WILMINGTON. DEL (Playhouse) "Man of 
the Hour" (Ira Hards Co.). 



PITT THEATRE ACCOUNTING. 

Pittsburgh, April 29. 

There is a suit on the local court 
calendar, shortly to be tried, brought 
by William Morris against the Pitt 
theatre (stock), operated by William 
Moore Patch. The nominal amount 
demanded by Morris is $1,500, but the 
action is said to be really for an ac- 
counting from the Pitt people for the 
receipts of four weeks in January, dur- 
ing which the house played "The 
Blindness of Virtue." It was by an 
arrangement with Morris. He was 
to have participated in the profits. 

The first week's receipts were about 
$5,500; the second. $5,900; third, $5,- 
200, and fourth, $4,400. According to 
the complaint, however, there were no 
profits to speak of, the Pitt manage- 
ment showing a list of expenses on 
the statement that impelled Morris to 
bring the action. 



Barnum Moves to Salt Lake, 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
George Barnum. late director of the 
Little theatre, Los Angeles, has been 
engaged as director by the Utah Stock 
of Salt Lake City. He has gone east 
to select his new cast. 



Maude Allan, with a "Pec" company, has 
been engaged for stock In Milwaukee this sum- 
mer. 



Worsley & Graves will start a 15-week sea- 
son of stock at the Colonial. Plttsfleld, Mass.. 
June 1. Julia Taylor will again lead. Others 
are Ivan Simpson, Joseph Glfiow, Douglas Mc- 
Lean, Wade Boteler, A. B. Clark, Albert 
Hlckey, Robert Graves. Jr., Fred Bond, Jr., 
Wallace Worsley, Olive Tell, Phoebe Foster, 
Charlotte Adams, Kate Ryan. 

Mildred Barrett Is the latent addition to the 
Pitt Players In Pittsburgh, appearing for the 
first time In "The Mind the Paint Girl." 

It will be several weeks before the Pitt 
company moves to the Nixon. The Pitt con- 
tlnuee through the summer with pictures. 




STOCKS OPENING. 

Allentown, Pa., April 29. 

William Fitzgerald has decided to 
operate a musical comedy stock under 
his own management at Central Park, 
planning to open May 25. The park 
has had musical stock for several sea- 
sons under the joint management of 
Fitzgerald & Morton. 

Nat Royster, who has been out ahead 
of "Peg O' My Heart," is back in New 
York making arrangements for the 
opening of summer musical stock in 
the Casino, Portland, Me. The com- 
pany opens May 20 or 22. 



STOCKS CLOSING. 

Chicago, April 29. 
The Evanston Stock Co., which has 
been offering standard bill at the 
Evanston theatre, closed Saturday 
night. 

Milwaukee, April 27. 

The Pabst German Stock Company 
gave the last performance of the regu- 
lar season Sunday with three perform- 
ances, a double bill being offered at 
the matinee, all repetitions of former 
successes. 

"The Concert" will be the last of- 
fering of the Shubert Theater stock 
as now organized, the week of May 3, 
although some of the members ill 
be retained in the organization of the 
Davidson Theater stock, which will 
succeed it here. Manager C. C. New- 
ton, of the Shubert Players, will con- 
tinue in that capacity. 

Manchester, -N. H., April 29. 
The Rose King Players close their 
stock season at the Park Saturday. 
Miss King will open Monday, May 4, 
as leading lady with the Lonergan 
Players at New Bedford, Mass. The 
other members of her company will 
play "The Divorce Question" for one 
week at the Academy, Haverhill, Mass., 
and then, it is expected, will be booked 
in the same piece throughout New 
England. They scored strongly in the 
play here the week of April 19. 

San Francisco, April 29. 
The James Post musical comedy 
company, at the Majestic for three 
months and then at the Wigwam, 
closes Saturday night, the company to 
disband for the summer. 

Savannah, April 29. 
The Henrietta Browne stock com- 
pany, after a short season at the Savan- 
nah Theatre here, is closing May 2, 
owing to poor business. Miss Browne 
and company were brought here by 
Charles Goettler, the New York dra- 
matic agent. 



Florence Johnstone. leading woman of the 
Bijou stock. Minneapolis, owing to a prolonged 
Illness, has been forced to give up her engage- 
ment 



CLOSING WITHOUT PAY. 

New Orleans, April 29. 

The Stegner-Muehlman Players 
closed unceremoniously at the Green- 
wall Saturday. Neither artists, stage 
hands, musicians nor attaches received 
aught for their labors of two weeks. 

George Stegner and Charles Muehl- 
man engaged the company and leased 
the theatre on a "shoe-string." The 
company was splendid, proclaimed by 
the newspapers and that small portion 
of the local public which saw it as the 
best stock organization ever here, and 
might have achieved success by weath- 
ering several weeks. 

The company appeared the last sev- 
eral nights only in order to earn 
enough to insure transportation back 
to New York. The withdrawal of the 
stage hands forced them to set their 
own scenery. 



TWO OPEN IN WILMINGTON. 

Wilmington, Del., April 29. 

Two stock shows open here Mon- 
day, at the Playhouse, where the Iris 
Hards Co. gave "Green Stockings," 
and at the Avenue, the latter giving 
three shows daily of musical tabloid 
and pictures. 

In the Hards aggregation Ina Ham- 
mer and Boyd Nolan lead. Others are 
Margaret Vale, Margaret Pressing, 
Isabel O'Madigan, Joseph Barker, 
Belva Morrell, Charles Laite, Burton 
Robbins, Howard Sidney, James Hes- 
ter, Charles Setter. 



STOCK IN FOUR S. & H. HOUSE8. 

Four houses attached to the Stair 
& Havlin Circuit will play summer 
stock. May 11, a company headed by 
Henriette Brown, who closes Satur- 
day in Savannah, will open at the S. & 
H. house in Paterson. Mary Servoss 
and her own company will inaugurate 
a new season Sunday night at the Val- 
entine, Toledo. 

The Jessie Bonstelle Co. opened at 
the Star, Buffalo, this week, while the 
Vaughan Glaser Co. is already in 
operation at the Lyceum, Detroit 



Rochester Fall of Stock. 

Rochester, April 29. 

The Baker announces a 10-20-30 
stock season of old-time melodramas. 

The Manhattan Players inaugurated 
stock at the Lyceum Monday, pre- 
senting "Stop Thief!" In the com- 
pany are Edward J. MacG-egor, direc- 
tor; James Galloway. O: i Waldrop, 
Ina Brooks, Thomas V. Emory and 
Ernest Cossart. Sam B. Hardy is 
leading man. Ann Meredith, leading 
woman last season and now with "The 
Rule of Three," New York, is expected 
to rejoin here at the close of her legi- 
timate season. 

Vaughan Glaser and Co. are ex- 
pected to open an eight weeks' en- 
gagement at the Temple in July or 
August. 



SHOWS CLOSING. 

Blanche Ring closed her show in 
Boston Saturday night, after having 
been playing continuously since Aug- 
ust 21 last. "When Claudfa Smiles" 
will reopen again Sept. 1 and tour to 
the Coast where it has never played. 

Rose Stahl in "Maggie Pepper" 
closed in Philadelphia Saturday jiight, 
concluding an eight months' tour. Miss 
Stahl will have a new show next sea- 
son, but none of the current season's 
company was given any inkling of the 
character of the piece or under what 
management it is going out. 

The William Lawrence show of 
"Way Down East" closes May 2 a' 
Hagerstown, Md., after a season or 
thirty weeks. It will resume road 
operations September 11 next. 

Montgomery and Stone will bring a 
long season to a close May 3 in Hart- 
ford, Conn. The show has been draw- 
ing big notwithstanding the withdrawal 
of Elsie Janis from the former tri- 
star combination. Montgomery and 
Stone will be together again next sea- 
son under Charles B. Dillingham's 
management and the present vehicle 
will be used by the comedians. 

After 51 weeks, "The Pink Lady" 
closes May 2 in Allentown^ Pa. Henry 
Pennypacker, agent, reached Broad- 
way this week. John P. Daly is man- 
ager. The show is ahead on the sea- 
son. 

The five road companies of "Peg O' 
My Heart" will soon be returning .to 
Broadway one by one. The first com- 
pany to end the regular season is the 
"E," closing May 9. In addition to 
the Laurette Taylor company next 
season there will be five roadsters and 
possibly a sixth according to the plans 
in the Oliver Morosco offices. All of 
the "Pegs" will get started early in 
September. This show has proved a 
phenomenal repeater, one instance 
alone, that of playing Cincinnati three 
timet within three months, showing itt 
popularity. 



Mathilda Deshen, late of the Broadway 
Theatre stock, Springfield, Mans., has been 
engaged for the Poll stock, Hartford, replacing 
Alice Warren. 



The Lyceum, Duluth. opens with -tock May 
17 with "The Spendthrift" 



The Pensarola (Fla.) Opera House assumed 
a new stork policy Mondsy when the Norman. 
Field Players opened under the direction of the 
Empress Amusement Company (J. A. Jones, 
manager) which has leased the house. The 
O. H. will resume Its legitimate bookings next 
tall. 



BODIES MAY AFFILIATE 

Negotiation! are pending for tht 

affiliation of the Actors' Society of 
America with the White Rats Actors' 
Union, with the specific understand- 
ing that the Actors' Society retains 
all its present prestige and identity, 
the White Rats having nothing to do 
with the government of the affairs of 
the Actors' Society, but through affili- 
ating with the White Rats it makes 
it possible for the Actors' Society to 
come under the cloak of the great labor 
movement, as they will be connected, 
through their affiliation with the 
White Rats, with the American Feder- 
ation of Labor. 

The officials of both organizations 
have met within the past few weeks 
and gone over the details in connec- 
tion with the affiliation. 

The Actors' Society has within their 
ranks most of the leading legitimate 
actors and actresses on the American 
stage. 



14 



VARIETY 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (May 4) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Lest Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinee, when, not otherwise indicated.) 
Theatrei Meted aa "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "8-C" following name (usually "Empress") are on thsBulll- 
van-rouslfllne Circuit. Procter'e Circuit houses, where not llated aa "Procter's," are Indicated 
by (pr> following the name. 

A«»nciea booking the housea are noted by single name or Initials, euch as "Orph," Orpheum 
Clrcult—'U B. O." United Booking Offices- "W. V. A., M Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation (Chicago)— "8. 8.." Snlllvan-ConaldlnevClrcutt— "P." Pantagea Circuit— "Loew." Marcus 
L*w Circuit— Inter," interatate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.)— "M.." James C. Mat- 
th.w. « Chicago)— "Pr," Proctor's Circuit (New York)— "J-l-s," Jones. Llnlck A Schaefler 
it'hlcasTo)— "bl/' Bert Levey (8a n Francisco)— "Bvs," Weatern States Vau«evllle Association 
<Han Francisco)— •wt-b." Webeter Vaudeville Circuit (Chicago)— ••cox." K. J. Cox (Chicago)— 
•t be." Theatre Booking Corporation (Walter F. Keefe) (Chicago— ♦'a." J. H. Aloi (Montreal) 
"Hun.'' Oui Bun Circuit (Hprlngfield. O.). 



New York 

HAMMUKSTEIN'S 

(UUO) 

"Red Slave of Nl- 
agra" 

Charlotte Davles 

Princess Zallab 

BloaHoiii Setly 

Belle Story 

Ada Overtoil Walker 

Roberta Menses 

Frtd V Bowers Co 

Morton ft Oluaa 

Max ft Mabel Ford 

McKay A Ardlne 

Aida V Sullivan 

Imhoff Conn ft C 

Brothers Arco 

Claude Oolden 

Three Halatons 

Stella Ryan 

Sanson A Sanson 
(Others to fill) 
PALACE (ubo) 

Harry Lauder Talker 

Krltzl Scheff 

Joseph Santley 

Mary Nash Co 

Mack ft )rth 

Raymond ft Caverly 

Dunbar's Figures 
(Others to fill) 
BRONX (ubo) 

Clark A Hamilton 

"Colonial Days" 

Nellie Nichols 

Emmett Devoy Co 

Morris A Allen 

Drumm's Harmonists 

Boland A Holts 

3 Colleglana 

Erwln A Jane Con- 
nolly 

Monty A Dot 

Leo Zarrell Co 

Karl Ores* 
ALHAMBRA (ubo) 

Fox A Dolly 
Mme Dorec Co 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Conlln Steele A C 
Klutlng's Animals 
Tuscano Bros 
Wilson Bros 

(Others to nil) 
COLONIAL (ubo) 
Arnold Daly Co 
Fannie Brlce 
Murray A Webb 
Rube Dickinson 
Melnette Twins 
Ed Morton 
McRae A Clegg 
Buckley's Animals 
(Others to fill) 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Jas Grady Co 
Lyrics 
Trovollo 
El Clere 

Wm H St James Co 
Amerlcsn Comedy 4 
Three Baltons 

(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Floyd Mack 
"Desperate Desmond" 
Elizabeth Cutty 
Lawrence ft Edwards 
Brown A Moulton 
Ram Harris 
Frey Twins 

(Two to fill) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 

LaVler 

Ruth Powell 

Fagan ft Byron 

Nlrhols Sisters 

PHttee'H C.lrlB 

(One to nil) 

2d half 

El Clcve 

Earl ft Curtis 

Freeman ft Dunham 

.'t YoHcnrrvs 

(Two to fill) 
DELANCEY (loew) 

Olgn Cooke 

Jackson Family 

Floyd Mack 

Pell Boy Trio 

Chas Ledegar 

(Three to nil) 
1M half 

Pnttee's Girls 

Cl^r»»nre Wilbur 



Mrs L James Co 
Mtdlln Clark A Co 
Dollar Troupe 
(Three to fill) 

LINCOLN (losw) 
Lorain* A Cameron 
Uvasle LeCount 
The Keltons 
Searl Allen Co 
Ralph Edwards 
Cycling McNuttfl 

2d half 
Evelyn Cunningham 
McDermott A Wallace 
Mantilla A Lloyd 
Dorothy Rogers Co 
Browning ft Bmall 
(One to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Juggling DeLlslc 
Fennell A Tyson 
Anderson A Burt 
Lawrence A Edwards 
Rose A Moon 
Oscar Lorraine 
Dyer A Alvln 

2d half 
Jack Dakota Duo 
Jim A Betty Morgan 
Trovollo 
Grace Doyle 
Wm H St James Co 
Bell Boy Trio 
3 Baltons 

NATIONAL (loew i 
Elisabeth Cutty 
"Desperate Desmond" 
Anthony A Roes 

Hastings ft Wilson 

(Two to All) 

2d half 

Dick Ferguson 

Fagan A Byron 

Olga Cooke 

Lottie Williams Co 

Dyer A Alvln 

(Two to fill) 
GREELEY* (loew) 

ManUUa A Lloyd 

Clarence Wilbur 

Dorothy Rogers Co 

Rita Gould 

Harlshlma Bros 

(Two to fill) 
2d half 

Burke A Walsh 

Erdman A Rubens 

Viola Duval 

Ross Fen ton Pkiy 

Anthony A Ross 

Hanlon A Hanlon 

(Two to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 

Evelyn Cunningham 

Mrs L James Co 

Freeman A Dunham 

Dollar Troupe 

(Two to All) 

2d half 

Lorraine A Cameron 

3 Keltons 

John B Hymer Co 

Bessie LeCount 

Juggling DeLlsle 

(One to fill) 

Brooklyn 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Alice Lloyd 
Rooney A Bent 
Frank Keenan Co 
Holmes & Buchanan 
Brooks ft Bowen 
Stuart Barnes 
Aaahl Troupe 

(Others to ni) 

BtTSHWICK (ubo» 
Onlette Tyler Co 
Fmnk Foirnrtv 

"Arcadia" " 

Jno Welch 

Ellda Morris 

Consul ft Betty 

Lee Zarrell 3 

(Others to nil) 
BIJOU (loew) 

Cliff Bailey 

Brown & Moulton 

"Board School OlrlF' 

Hoyt & Warden 

Frey Twins 

(Two to fill) 

LM half 

Sallle Flnk 

Hastings ft WllRon 

American Comedy I 

Anderson ft Hurt 



Oscar Lorraine 
LaVler 
(One to fill) 

SHUBERT (loew) 
Jack Dakota Duo 
McDermott & Wallace 
Viola Duval 
John B Hymer Co 
Neil McKlnley 
.'{ Yoscarrys 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Lyrica 

Nichols Sisters 
"Board School Girls" 
Hoyt A Warden 
cycling McNutts 
(Two to fill) 

FULTON (loew) 
Sallle Flnk 
Browning A Small 
Earl A Curtis 
Haydn Burton A 

Haydn 
Wills A Hassan 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
McMahon A Mayne 
Ruth Powell 
Jas Grady Co 
Nell McKlnley 
Harlshlma Bros 
(One to fill) 

COLUMBIA (lot-w) 
Murphy A Foley 
Sam Harris 
"Payment Co" 
Grace Doyle 
Hanlon A Hanlon 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Al Rlpon 
Holmes A Riley 
"Line of No Resist" 
Plsano A Bingham 
Wills A Hassen 
(One to fill) 

LIBERTY (loew) 
Al Rlpon 
Holmes A Riley 
Al K Hall 
Klsselly's Manniklns 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Payment Co 
Brady A Mahoney 
Aerial Budds 
(Two to All) 

Atlanta 

FORSYTHE (ubo) 
"Trained Nurses" 
Warren A Conlev 
Milt Collins 
3 Renards 
(Others to All) 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Ben Welch 
Chas Grapewln Co 
Lambert A Ball 
Rums A Fulton 

Boganny Troupe 
Azard Bros 

(Others to fill) 

Battle Creek, Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Southwlck & Darr 
Calloway ft Roberts 
Whipple Houston Co. 
Helm Children 
Savoy's Dogs 

LM half 
Rubel 

Stone ft Hayes 
Hareourt ft Sullivan 
Williams & Warner 

Buy City, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Lew Hoffman 
Campbell & Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Crelghton ft Belmont 
The VaMar<* 

2d half 
"Sun's Cabaret" 

ItlrmlnKhnm. Ala. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Florence Tempest Co 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Merrill ft Otto 
.lohn Conroy 
Cabaret .'1 
Corelll ft dillette 
(Others to All) 



Boston 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Alexander A Logan 
"Matinee Girls" 
Cedora 

Mullen A Coogan 
Mack A Walker 
Minnie Allen 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Hal ft Francis 
Ower A Ower 

ST. JAMES (loew) 
Bert Melburn 
Book Agent" 
Bernard A Lloyd 
Ruskin Troupe 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Farley A Morrison 
Morton A Austin 
Cameron DeWitt Co 
Delmore A Light 
3 Milton Boys 
(One to All) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Frevoll 

Cameron DeWitt Co 
Farley A Morrison 
Morton & Austin 
Delmore A Light 
3 Milton Boys 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Bert Melburn 
Ruskin Troupe 
Bernard A Lloyd 
"Book Agent" 
(Four to fill) 

Buffalo 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
"Lawn Party" 
Belle Blanche 
Remple Sisters Co 
Winsor McCay 
Joe A Lew Cooper 
Goleman's Animals 
(Others to fill) 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Allen A Francis 
Billy Scherer 
The Lelghtons 
Juggling Darlos 
(Two to fill) 

LYRIC (loew) 
Apollo 4 
Geo Murphy 
Eva Westcott Co 
Don Carney 
Th lesson's Dogs 

Butte) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Two Georges 
Rathskeller 3 
Tom Nawn Co 
Mary Gray 
Onalp 

Calvary, Can. 

LYRIC (m) 
"The Masqueroders" 
Mae Wood Co 
Davis 

Daisy Hareourt 
Salt Bush Bill Co 



Chicago 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Josle Colftns. 
Davlg Ajjj His 
"Thre«?TJFee" 
Bert Fitzglbbons 
Clark & Verdi 
Helen Page Co 
Dlero 

Dagwell Sisters 
Maxine & Bobby 

PALACE (orph) 
Mercedes 
Rice & Cohen 
Chris Richards 
Keno & Green 
Louis Hardt 
Km pi re Comedy 4 
Phillips & White 
Montambo ft Wells 

McVICKERS (jls) 
Raymond & Hall 
LaFrance Bros 
Trlxle McCoy 
Paoll Cremone8l Co 
Troy Comedy 4 
Bottom ley Troupe 
Jean Adler & Girls 
(One to fill) 

CROWN (Jls) 
Hoyt Lesslng Co 
Moss A Frye 



Sterling Rose 4 Bter 
Haney A tang 
Burn Sisters 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Marie Fitzglbbons 
Gertrude Forbes Co 
Seven Colonials 
La Belle Clark 
Three Elliotts 
(One to fill) 

COLONIAL (jls) 
Willy Zimmerman 
Dorothy Lamb Co 
Haas Bros 
Bernard A Edwards 
Marie Fitzglbbons 
Prentice 3 
Three Elliotts 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Willy Zimmerman 
Holland A Dockerell 
Clarke A Hale 
Moss A Frye 
Hoyt Leasing Co 
The Mllmars - 
(Two to fill) 

Cincinnati 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Frank Sheridan Co 
Travllla Bros A Seal 
Raymond A Bain 
Miller A Vincent 
"Telephone Tangle" 
Trans Atlantic 3 
Prevost A Brown 
(One to fill) 

Cleveland 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Louis Mann Co 
Cartmell A Harris 
Henry Lewis 
Josephine Dunfee 
Ernie A Ernie 
Ishakawa Japs 
(Others to fill) 

MILES (the) 
Nathan A Murray 
El Cota 
Frank Bush 
Mr A Mrs P Fisher 
Olive Briscoe 
Delmore A Lee 

Columbua 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Howard A McCane 
Keller A Wler 
Lelpslg 

Martin A Fabrlnl 
(Others to fill) 

Dallas 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Balllnger A Reynolds 
Rutan's Birds 
Inez McCauley Co 
Havlland & Thornton 
Gwent Welsh Singers 
3 Lelghtons 
Diaz's Monkeys 

Davenport, la. 

COLUMBIA (wva) 
Trovato 
Zena Keefe Co 
Pearl Bros A Burns 
Brown & Jackson 
Seabury A Price 

2d half 
Hendricks Bellelsle Co 
Richards A Kyle 
Charles Olcott 
(Two to fill) 

Denver 

ORPHEUM 

Blanche Bates Co 

Rae Samuels 

Kingston A Ebner 

Helen Ruggles 

Matilda A Elvira 

Kaufman Bros 

(Others to All) 
EMPRESS (bc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Dennis Bros 

Berke A Korae 

McMahon ft Chapelle 

Rosnow Midgets 

R E O'Connor Co 

Murray Bennett 

Dea Moines 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) . 
"Beauty Skin Deep" 
Madge Maltland 
Foster A Lovert 
Flying Henrys 
(Others to fill) 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
"Kid Kabaret" 
Winona Winters 
Frederleka Slemons Co 
Lai Mon Kim 
Kirk A Fogarty 
Sawyer ft Colebrook 
Van Bros 
La Lollette 

MILES (tbe) 
Aerial Eddys 
Merrltt A Douglas 
Will H Fox 
"Fair Co-eda" 
None Morroro Co 
IFuch Bros 



Dnlntk 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Doris Wilson Co 
Billy Rogers 
Gardiner 3 
Helen Gannon 
Holman Bros 
(Others to fill) 
Edmonton* Can. 
PANTAGES (m) 
Pollard Opera Co 
Carrie Weston Co 
Chas Kenna 
Kaltnowskl Bros 
Leona Guerney 

Brie* Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
IS idanlas 
Roach A McCurdy 
Dupree A Dupree 
Lightner A Jordan 
(Two to nil) 

Fall River, Maea. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
"Side Lights" 
Dooley A Evelyn 
(Two to fill) 
? 2d half 

Lew Wells 
Rockwell A Wood 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Frevoll 

Flint, Mlek. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Metropole 4 
Archer ft Belford 
Florenz 3 

(Two to nil) 
2d half 
I^avelle Twins 
Burns & Lynn 
Katherlne Chaloner Co 
Cooper & Robinson 
Ijes Munfords 

Hamilton, Can. 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Fatlma 

Beaumont A Arnold 
Watson A Santos 
Gordon A Rica 
(Others to fill) 

Hartford, Conn. 
POLI'S (ubo) 
Nat Wills 
Morris Cronln Co 
Kenney A Walsh 
S am a r off A Bonis 
(Others to fill) 

Hoboken, N. J. 

LYRIC (loew) 
Plsano A Bingham 
Holmes A Holllston 
Brady A Mahoney 
Aerial Budds 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
"Son of Solomon" 
(Four to fill) 

Hot Spring*. Ark. 

PRINCESS (Inter) 
Cordon Highlanders 
Norton & Earle 
Wilfred Clarke Co 
Harry Breen 
Hanlon & Clifton 

2d half 
Keough Sisters 
CJladvs Vance 
Mills & Moulton 
The Dunbars 
Mayo & Allman 

Honaton 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Seymour & Robinson 
Cummlngs & Glady- 

ings 
Lester 3 

MeCormack ft Irving 
Rosalind Coghlan Co 
.{ Du For Boys 
Merrlan's Dogs 

Indianapolis 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Motoring" 
Ball ft West 
Albert Perry Co 
Ward A Cullen 
Tack Gardner 
Mnbelle A Ballet 
(Others to fill) 

Jackson, Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Euklns Fay ft Elklns 
Cooper & Rlrardo 
"The Tamer" 
Wilson ft Wilson 
Carson Bros 



Kalamaaoo, Mick. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Rubel 

Stone ft Hayes 
Hareourt ft Sullivan 
Williams ft Warner 

I'd half 
Southwlck ft Darr 
Calloway ft Roberts 
Whipple Houston Co 
Ileim Children 
Savoy's Dogs 



Kansas City, Mo. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Bessie Clayton Co 

Marie Bishop 

Claude A Fan Usher 

Armstrong A Ford 

Chick Sale 

Pantser Duo 

Martlnettl A Sylvester 

(Others to fill) 
EMPRESS (bc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Patrick Franc A W 

Splssell & Mack 

Gladys Wilbur 

Warren A Blanchard 

Clark A Ward 

Maxwell's Girls 
Knoxrllle, Tenn. 
KEITH'S (ubo) 

"Green Beetle" 

Slivers 

Hopkln's Sisters 

Qulgg A Nlckerson 

Fred Lindsay 

Loughlin's Dogs 

(Others to fill) 

Lansing, Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Lavelle Twins 
Burns A Lynn 
Katherlne Chaloner Co 
Cooper ft Robinson 
Les Munfords 

2d half 
Metropole 4 
Archer ft Belford 
Florenz 3 
(Two to nil) 

Lincoln 

ORPHEUM 
Julia Nash Co 
Cameron A O'Connor 
Carlisle A Romer 
Sam Barton 
(Others to fill) 
Little Rock. Ark. 
MAJESTIC (Inter) " 
"The Once Over" 

2d half 
Gordon Highlanders 
Norton & Earle 
Wilfred Clarke Co 
Harry Breen 
Hanlon & Clifton 

Loa Angeles 

ORPHEUM 
John A Emma Ray 
Clara Inge 
Nevlns A Gordon 
H M Zazelle Co 
Kartelll 

Cheebert's Troupe 
(Others to All) 

EMPRESS (sc) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Eddie Marshall 
Mayo A Addis 
Canfleld A Carlton 
Frank Mullane 
Pekinese Troupe 

PANTAGES (m) 
Adgie's Lions 
Milt A Dolly Nobles 
Howard Bros 
Richards ft Montrose 
Arthur Rlgby 
Pbll La Toska 
Louisville 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Woman Proposes" 
Duffy A Lorenz 
Arthur Deagon 
Byal A Early 
Rolando Bros 
(Others to All) 

Milwaukee 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Virginia Harned Co 
Edna Showalter 
Howard A Ratcliff 
Bert Melrose 
Kalmar & Brown 
Chas A Fanny Van 
Kramer A Morton 
Maywell & Holden 
CRYSTAL (tbc) 
Palaklta Bros 
Adams A Guhl 
Saona Co 
Murray K Hill 
Howe Northlnne Co 
Minneapolis 
ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Wrong from Start" 
Gertrude Barnes 
Dooley ft Sayles 
Demarest A Cbabot 
Schenck Bros 
(Others to fill) 
UNIQUE (se) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Todd Nards 
Ronalr ft Ward 
Klnkald Players 
Savoy ft Brennan 
3 Harvevs 

MILES ^hc) 
The Marshes 
Link ft Robln-on 
Sallle Stambler Bros 
Cruto Bros 
White Fawn 



Montreal, Can. 
FRANCAI8 (loew) 
Harry Sterling 
Golden A West 
Great Alexander 
Carlotta St Elmo 
Eugene 
Douglas A Douglas 

Newbnrsjk, N. \. 
COHEN O. H. (loew) 
McMahon A Mayne 
Son of Solomon 
Jim A Betty Morgan 
Manettl A Sldello 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Al K Hall 
Searl Allen Co 
Haydn Burton ft Hay 
Cliff Bailey 
(One to nil) 

New Orleana 

ORPHEUM 
Van A Beaumont Sis 
James J Morton 
Merrill A Otto 
Cole A Denahy 
Tod esc a & Desca 
Nina Barbour 
Tbe Ballots 
New Roenelle, N. Y. 

LOBW 
Medlln Clark ft T 
John Healey 
"Kissing Girls" 
2d half 
Fennell & Tyson 
Chas Ledegar 
(One to fill) 

Oakland, Cal. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Harry Gllfoll 
Ben Deely Co 
Ruth Roye 
Woodman ft Living 
Van Hoven 
Crouch A Welch 
(Others to fill) 
PANTAGES (in) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Harry Bulger 
Bettlna Bruce Co 
Tom ft Stacla Moore 
Vera Berliner 
Juggling Wagners 
Terry Troupe 

OgAon, Utah 

ORPHEUM (se) 
(Open Thurs Mat) 
Moffat Clare 3 
Hong Fong 
Jas F Sullivan Co 
Olivetti Troupe 
"Top World Dancers" 

Oraaka 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
John ft Mae Burke 
Smith Cook A Bran 
Welcome A Welcome 
Rellow 
(Others to fill) 

Philadelphia 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Gertrude Hoffmann Co 
(I Brown Bros 
Jock Kennedy Co 
Burnham A Irwin 
Alexander Bros 
(Others to fill) 

Plttnborrh 
GRAND (ubo) 
Red Heads" 
Chas Abearn Tr 
Eva Shirley 
Fisher & Green 
Nelson ft Nelson 
(Others to All) 

Portland. Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
"Sergeant Bagby" 
Lillian Shaw 
Wright ft Deltrlch 
Weston A Claire 
The Berrens 
Power Bros 
(Others to fill) 

EMRESS (sc) 
Rvan Bros 
Williams ft Segal 
"Spiegel's Daughter - ' 
Al Herman 
"Harmony Girls' 

PANTAGES (mi 
Ixittle Mayer (J iris 
Lasky's "Hoboes 
Muzette 

Raekett Hoovr A. M 
Cornalla ft Wilbur 
Richmond 
LYRIC (ubo) 
Alexander & Scott 
I Entertainers 
ErgotH's Lilliputians 
Prelle's Dogs 
(Others to fill) 

Rochester, N. V. 

TEMPLE (uhoi 
"Porch Party" 
Melville ft Illgglns 
Will Rogers 
McCormlck ft Wallace 



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Swor A Mack 
Froslnl 
(Others to fill) 

FAMILY (loew) 
Al $sper ft Paul 
Arthur Moris 
Gertie VanDyck Co 
Joe Fondeller 
Montrose & Bardell 

Sacramento 

EMPRESS (bc) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Will Morris 
Thornton & Corlew 
Dick Bernard Co 
"Quaint Q'fl" 
Orvllle Stamm 

Safflaaw, Mlefe. 

JEFFERS (ubo) 
"Sun's Cabaret" 

2d half 
Lew Hoffman 
Campbell & Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Crelghton & belmont 
The Valdares 

Salt Lake 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Dr Herman 
Murphy Nichols Co 
Julius Tannen 
WUla Holt Wakefield 
Yyette 
Brltt Wood 
Paul Gordon 
(Others to fill) 
EMPRESS (bc) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Fred St. Onge Tr 
Ed & Jack Smith 
Gwynn & GoBsett 
Bessie Browning 
"I've Got It" 
Sam Aatoalo 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Edgar Berger 
The Mozarts 
The Sharrocks 
Sherman Van & Hy 
Una Clayton Co 
Carus & Randall 
8 Society Dancers 



Kelly ft Pollock 
Ray Conlln 
Leroy A Mora 
(Others to fill) 

Spokaae 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
.'t Newmans 
Kammerer A Howland 
Clem Bevins Co 
Coakland McBrlde A M 
Robinson's Elephants 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"The Truth" 
5 Gargonls 
Clayton A Lennie 
Bob Flnley Girls 
Cycling Brunettes 

Springfield, Mau. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Eldrege 
"1040 West" 
Jean Southern 
Imperial Opera Co 
Miller A Lyle 
Boys In Blue 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

GRAND (ubo) 
Alex Irvine Co 
Marie A Billy Hart 
Schooler A Dickinson 
Willard A Bond 
Two Tom Boys 
(Others to fill) 



San DU 

SAVOY (m) 
Capt Jack's Bears 
Davett A Duvall 
Morrette Sisters 
Bernard Finnerty A M 
Lawrence Johnston 
Oregolre A Elmina 

San Franeiaea 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Roshanara 

Theo Roberts Co 

McDevitt Kelly A L 

Thomas A Hall ' 

Chas Weber 

John Small A Sisters 

"Neptune's Garden" 

Els A French 

EMPRESS (sc) 

Dorsch A Russell 

Harry Rose 

"In Old New York" 

Usher 3 

Ceclle Eldrld A C 
PANTAGES (m) 

Allsky's Hawaiians 

Creo 

Togan A Geneva 

Comer A Sloane 

De Alberts 

Danny Simmons 

St. LoaJa 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Wm Faversham Co 
Collins A Hart 
Vinton A Buster 
Daisy Leon 
Leo Carrlllo 
Rawls A Von Kaufman 
The Youngers 
(Others to fill) 

St. Paul 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Newport A Stlrk 

Violin Beauties 

"Their Get Away" 

Crant Gardner 

Oxford 3 

Scranton, I'a. 

ORPHEUM 
"Bride Shop" 
Grace De Mar 
El Rey Sisters 
(Others to nil) 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
Robt T Haines Co 
Bessie Wynn 
Matthews A Shayne 
Wheeler A Wilson 
Labelle Oterlta 
Aerial Lloyds 
(Others to 1111) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Great Johnstone 
HIJou Russell 
Porter J White Co 
Demarest A Doll 
"Circus Days" £ 

PANTAGES (m) 
Ethel Davis Co 
Martha Russell Co 
Hallipan & Sykes 
Dotson & Gordon 
Juggling D'Armo 

Sionx City 
ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Eva Taylor Co 



Taeai 

EMRESS (sc) 
Berry A Berry 
"Barefoot Boy" 
"Salvation Sue" 
Morrlssey A Hackett 
Plcchlanl Troupe 

PANTAGES (m) 
Fields A Lewis 
Torcat's Roosters 
Tracey Goetz A Tracey 
The Halklngs 
American Whirlwinds 

Terre Hante, lad. 

VARIETIES (wva) 
Marshall Montgomery 
6 Abdallahs 
Richard Carroll Co 
Dunbar A Turner 
Emmett's Canine's 

2d half 
Madden A Fitspatrlck 
Donahue A Stewart 
Luts Bros 
Madelyn Sack 
Steel A Mack 

Toroata 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Anna Held's Daughter 
Milton A DeLong 81s 
Belle Baker 
Orford's Elephants 
Hunting A Francis 
Dolan A Lenharr 
Kenney No A Piatt 
Vandlnoff A Louie 

YOUNGE ST (loew) 
The Valdos 
Simpson A Deane 
Dena Cooper Co 
The Stantons 
Willie Hale Bros 
Margaret Farrell 
Sam Bernard Jr Co 
Tom Mahoney 
Ados Troupe 
Purcella Bros 

Vancouver, B. C. 

ORPHEUM 
Ed Foy A Family 
Marshall P Wilder 
Kelly Duo 
The Kramers 
Belleclalre Bros 
(Others to fill) 

IMPERIAL (sc) 
The Skatelles 
Green McHenry & D 
"4 of a Kind" 
Julian Rose 
Azard Troupe 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Soul Kiss" 
Jos Remington Co 
Skipper Kennedy & R 
Scott A Wallace 
Wartenberg Bros 

Washington 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Dazle 

Hopkins Axtell Co 
Hunting & FranclB 
Harvey De Vora 3 
Ismed 

John T Murray 
Vernle Kaufman 
(Others to fill) 

Winnipeg, Can. 

ORPHEUM 
Laddie Cliff 
Lancton Lucier Co 
Dainty Marie 
McMahon Diamond A C 
Australian Choppers 
Reuter Bros 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Sheck D'Arvllle A D 
Marie Stoddard 
John Doyle Co 
Frank Morrell 
Torrelll's Circus 

PANTAGES (m) 
Marry Gerard Co 
Hnsy Russian Troupe 
Orpheus Comedy 4 
Harry Jolson 
Woodward's Dogs 



Part* 

ALHAMBRA 
Jackley A Le Sine 
Romaln Nolset 
Willard 

Garden Sisters 
Wlrth Family 
Rebla 

Elsie A Eddie Foy 3 
Cunningham A Marlon 
Seeley A West 
Violet King 
Lucille 
Rangers 
Carrlel 



Black A Jones 

EMPIRE 
Trombetta 
4 Pattans 
Philippe Sisters 
7 Kaytons 
Mabel Elder 
Onotos Trio 
Bergeret 
Geny A Genlo 
Pol-Bar 
3 Pierrots 
Sketch with A Fer- 

rlere, Marie Therese 

Berka 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

NEW YORK. 

"A PAIR OF SIXES"— Longacre (7th week). 
"HELP WANTED"— Elliott (13th week). 
"HIGH JINKS"— Casino (20th week). 
"KITTY MacKAY"— Comedy (16th week). 
"LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" (Margaret 

Anglin)— Liberty (6th week). 
101 RANCH— Madison Sq. Garden (3d week). 
"PANTHBA"— Booth (5th week) 
"PINAFORE"— Hippodrome (5th week). 
"PEG O' MY HEART"— Cort (72d week). 
"POTASH AND PERLMUTTER"— Cohan (38th 

week). 
SARI"— New Amsterdam (17th week). 
"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"— Gaiety 

(32d week). 
"THE BELLE OF BOND STREET" (Bam 

Bernard and Gaby Deslys)— Shubert (6th 

week) 
•THE BEAUTY SHOP"* (Raymond Hitchcock) 

— Astor (4th week). 
"THE CHARM OF ISABEL"— Elliott (May 5). 
"THE CRINOLINE GIRL" (Eltlnge)— Knick- 
erbocker (8th week). 
"THE MIDNIGHT GIRL"— 44th Street (11th 

week). 
"THE DUMMY"— Hudson (4th week). 
"THE TRUTH" (Grace George)— Little (4th 

week). _ . 

"THE WHIRL OF THE WORLD"— Winter 

Garden (67th week). 
"THE YELLOW TICKET"— Eltlnge (16th 

week). 

"THINGS THAT COUNT"— Playhouse. 
"TO-DAY"— 48th 8treet (30th week). 
"TOO MANY COOKS"— 30th Street (11th 
week). 

CHICAGO. 

•PECK O' PICKLES"— American (9th week). 
•HELP WANTED"— Cort (20th week). 
"MADAME MOSELLE"— Oarrlck (4th week). 
"THE THIRD PARTY"— Princess (3d week). 
"THE STRANGE WOMAN"— Illinois (2d 

W6€k) 

SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"— Cohan's 
(12th week). 
•DADDY LONG-LEGS"— Powers' (8th week). 
"BIRD OF PARADISE"— Olympic (2d week). 



PHILADELPHIA. 

"THE BLINDNESS OF VIRTUE"— (Walnut). 
"A PLAIN WOMAN"— OarHck (2d week). 
•FORWARD, MARCH"— (Forrest, 3d week). 
"THE LADY IN THE CASE"— (Broad). 
"THE HAM TREE"— (Lyric). 
PRINCESS PLAYERS— (Adelphi). 



OBITUARY. 

Lucy Jousset, a vaudeville soubret, 
well known in Paris, died April 13 in 
that city. Lucien Poujade, French 
composer, died near Paris, April 12. 



Robert J. Riddell, aged 55 years, for 
many years has been an advance agent 
and show manager, died last Sunday in 
the Central Islip Hospital, Islip, L. I., 
his demise being due to a complication 
of diseases. 



Cincinnati, April 29. 
Frank A. Granger, aged 50, an old- 
time minstrel who traveled with the 
best burnt cork shows some 25 years 
ago, died at his home in this city 
April 26. 



Chicago, April 29. 
Dan Mandoza, father of Harry M. 
Carter, died April 16, in Chicago. Mr. 
Carter is with the Ted Snyder Co. in 
Chicago. The deceased is the son of 
the famous heavyweight champion. 



Camde.i, N. J.. April 29. 
Coleman Fisher, manager of the 
Colonial, last week lost through death 
his 11-year-old son, Learning F. Fish- 
er. Ptomaine poisoning is given as the 
cause of death. The lad ate a quantity 
of ice cream and he was suddenly 
stricken, dying in less tr *n a day. 



MAY ROBSON AS FIRST AID. 

Cincinnati, April 29. 

Evelyn Varden, of "The Clever 
Woman/" at the Lyric, had a narrow 
escape from death through ptomaine 
poisoning last night. May Robson, 
the star of the show, remained up all 
night, looking after Miss Varden, who 
is recovering. 

Miss Robson canceled an engage- 
ment to deliver a lecture at the Uni- 
versity of Cincinnati through the ill- 
ness. 



ACTOR ANNOUNCES MARRIAGE. 

Boston, April 29. 

Kenneth Hunter, a member of Mrs. 
Fiske's company, playing "Mrs. Bump- 
stead-Leigh," announced last week he 
had been secretly married to Maxie 
MacDonald, formerly in the Fritzi 
Scheff company. 

Hunter met her while he was a sol- 
dier in South Africa during the Boer 
War, when she was a Red Cross nurse. 



WEE & LAMBERT DISSOLVE. 

By mutual consent, O. £. Wee and 
Clay Lambert have dissolved the thea- 
trical producing firm of Wee & Lam- 
bert, their present business and attrac- 
tions to be continued under Wee's 
direction. 

Lambert, who is withdrawing from 
the firm, has* several offers in view, 
one to become general booking man- 
ager of a big Broadway company. 
The partners are severing partnership 
without ill feeling. 



"VIK" IS GUARANTEED. 

Arrangements have been consum- 
mated for the first production on any 
stake of "Vik," a store of Switzer- 
land, written by Madame Wiren, at 
Wallack's, May 4. The house has been 
engaged for a week by the New Epoch 
Producing Co., promoting the play. 

The Epoch people are guaranteeing 
the salaries of the players for the New 
York week and if the play is any kind 
of a success may continue indefinitely 
at Wallack's. Anyway the sponsors 
plan a road tour of "Vik" next season. 



Under Canvas Show at Globe. 
Chicago, April 29. 
Arrangements have been made for 
Mortimer Steece's "Uncle Tom's 
Cabin" show to play a week at the 
Globe, beginning May 4. From that 
house it will take to the wilds under 
canvas for a summer tour, Ed. F. 
Davis acting as manager. 



Reviving "Buster Brown." 

Leffler-Bratton will produce next 
season an elaborate revival of "Buster 
Brown," with a company of 50, in- 
cluding a boys' band of 20. 



Married, But Not a Wife. 

San Francisco, April 29. 

Mrs. Lottie F. Andrus, formerly of 
William Faversham's company has 
filed a petition in the Superior Court 
for the annulment of her marriage to 
Captain William J. Andrus. 

In the petition she alleges that An- 
drus had another wife anrl that there 
had been no divorce. 

Mrs. Andrus was known on the stage 
as Lottie Watts. 



BERNSTEIN'S PHILOSOPHY. 

"Got some soft coin last night," re- 
marked Freeman Bernstein Tues- 
day, as he pointed to a new 
necktie that had the Northern 
Lights faded. "It cape so easy I 
may go into that thing. A fellow 
called on me, saying he had a theatre 
down the New Haven line and could I 
use it. He described it, aiuT^ told him 
that was the very theatre I \had been 
looking for ever since I had money to 
invest. He wanted me to go right with 
him, but I said Freeman Bernstein 
was a pretty busy little boy, night and 
day, always working and making it 
pay, so I couldn't spare the time, but 
next summer when out in the machine 
I would look the house over. He said 
he would stand my expenses if I would 
go last night, as he wanted to close it 
to get commission. When he let loose 
that 'commission' I was there with him. 
I can spell commission backwards. 

"So I told the Yank I was a pretty 
high liver, and to make the jump there 
and back over night would be about 
$25. He came across so fast I bit my 
tongue because I hadn't pressed it a 
little more. Told him I would be there 
before the show closed, and then an 
act blew in. He didn't seem like a 
live one, but he had a chain and I 
guessed there might be a watch on the 
end of it. I asked him if he wanted 
work, and the look in his eye nearly 
made me cry. I said I thought I could 
get him that New England time if I 
went to Boston and he would stand 
the expense, about $20. As he started 
to tell me reasons why he couldn't give 
me the twenty I gave him the address 
of the place where I do all my fast 
financiering and mentioned if the watch 
was gold it would be all right. 

"Well, you know, that was $45 right 
out of the sky, and I made the 90-cent 
jump inside of three hours. Pretty, 
eh? That theatre guy is coming in 
again and I think I'll take him down 
the line for about fifty more before he 
tumbles. 

"On the train I was in the smoking 
compartment "and a couple of fellows 
there commenced talking about hon- 
esty. They pulled a lot of $2 stuff that 
was a mile over my head, but I got the 
idea. ' Each looked as though he had a 
life job in a church. I sized them for 
the minister and his chief usher. They 
was bugs on getting coin by the level 
route. 1 had to butt in. 'Excuse me, 
gentlemen ' I says, 'but it ain't the way 
you get the coin, it's can you? And 
your family won't fight over how you 
got it when you're gone; they will just 
fight for it.' 

"One of the rums said I was some- 
thing that starts off like Philadelphia. 
Philosopher? That's the baby. I didn't 
know whether he was bulling or what 
he thought of me, but he says, says 
he, 'If a man took money out of your 
pocket would you call that honorable?' 
'I don't know nothing about whether 
it's honorable,' says I, 'but you can go 
gamble if they could put that over on 
me it would be mighty fine work.' 

"They asked me my ' business and 
when 1 said 'theatrical,' they moved up 
a little. T was afraid they was going 
to ask me my name, and 1 was trying 
to tliinl: r>f .-mother hrsirles Bernstein 
to lit my face when they got off." Sime. 



16 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

nitial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance la or Around 

Now York 



oscph Santley, Palace, 
iarry Lauder Talking Picture, Palace. 
The Red Slave of Niagra," Hammer- 
stein's. 
\da Overton Walker and John Grant, 

Hammcrstein's. 
'rincess Zallah, Hammcrstein's. 
Melnotte Twins, ColoniaL 
ioland and Holts, Bronx. 
Minty and Dot, Bronx. 
Leo Zarrell and Co., Bronx. / 

Coleman's Baseball Player. 
Mechanical Device. 
12 Mint.; Full Stage. 
Palace. 

A program note reads: "This won- 
derful invention gives an exact repro- 
duction of the game as it is being 
played upon the field — moving pictures 
of the players, but totally different 
from a motion picture, as it is oper- 
ated without the use of a machine. 
Guess how the trick is done!" A 
"spiel" is made by Lawrence Semon, 
cartoonist for the Evening Sun, but 
that doesn't help Jt much. Back in 
three there is a cloth, or canvas, or 
maybe it's glass, on which is painted 
a baseball diamond. Two sets of play- 
ers are shown, one in red the other in 
white. A pitcher and catcher are 
shown "warming up," the passage of 
the ball being distinctly seen and also 
during the game the sphere is seen in 
transit. The players appear on the 
diamond, those at bat seated on the 
bench. First man up rises, walks to- 
ward the plate, stopping to pick up a 
hat from among a bunch of them. 
When he strikes the ball it is seen 
travelling and he running toward first. 
Various other plays are al&o visualized. 
But it is all done jerkily as if a series 
of lights were mechanically illuminated 
to mark the movements of the players. 
It is. by all odds, the best mechanical 
device yet produced to reproduce a 
ball game, but it is doubtful if it could 
be utilized for the exhibition of an 
actual instead of a manufactured game 
— undoubtedly mechanical despite the 
program disclaimer. Jolo. 



Clark and Shayne. 

Dancing. 

7 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hamilton. 

A pair that evidently did appren- 
ticeship with some of the former 
"Texas Tommy" troupes. Clark and 
Shayne are short of stature and have 
a routine featuring the trot and Tom- 
my. Considering this phase of step- 
ping is fast hitting the discard, the 
team did real well at the Hamilton. 
The turn belongs to the small time. 

Mark. 



Ford and McNeil. 
Singing, Talk, Dancing. 
13 Mins.: One. 
Bronx O. H. (April 26). 

Man and woman; she straight, he 
"nut." Bits of "business" from others. 
She wooden shoe stepping; he "scare- 
crow" stepping. He does several 
things well, but none original. Small 
timers. Jolo. 



Griffith, Dashiel and Co. (1). 
"The Savage" (Comedy). 
14 Mins.; Three (Interior). 
Hamilton. 

The Griffith, Dashiel Co. proved one 
of the bright, particular spots of the 
Hamilton bill Tuesday night. There 
are three characters but two stand 
out the strongest. They are a mar- 
ried couple who are having a chinfest 
on a Sunday morning as the wife, in 
neglige, is* doing an exercising routine 
to reduce her figure and keep herself 
in "beauty trim." The man is object- 
ing to his wife's dodads with health 
hints, dumbbells and flesh-reducing 
calisthenics, and the conversation 
brings out hubby's longing for a child. 
It seems that their baby boy died 
some 15 years previous to the opening 
of the sketch. When the child died, 
the woman says her mother love died 
with it, and that she wants nothing to 
do with kids in the future. Hubby de- 
clares they will adopt a child and that 
he has already consented to take care 
of the motherless, homeless son of an 
old pal who had just died and had left 
the offspring nothing but an automobile 
and no wherewithal to keep it run- 
ning. After some snappy, refreshing 
dialogue (refreshing to pop houses in 
particular), there's a touch of pathos 
and a girl, " playing the role of the 
boy, appears for the finale. The cur- 
tain shows the mother reconciling her- 
self to children by taking the boy to 
her heart and arms. A bully, good 
act for the "three a day," and splen- 
didly acted. The man reminds one of 
Charles J. Ross in speech. He and 
the woman put the act over in Al 
style. Mark. 



Adkins and Shannon. 
Violin, Singing. 
11 Mins.; Two (5); One (6). 
Bronx O. H. (April 26). 

Mixed couple, opening dressed as 
gypsies, he playing fiddle to her sing- 
ing. He plays a solo while she changes 
to evening gown and she sings a solo 
while he changes to evening dress. 
She sings fairly well and he plays all 
right, but they are not performers'. 

Jolo. 



Merry Youngsters (5). 
"School" Act 
19 Mint.; One. 
Bronx O. H. (April 26). 

Part of a former "schoolroom" act. 
Now has four male scholars and a 
teacher— the usual "Yiddish," "Cissy," 
"Tough" and "Wop," with "Dutch" 
teacher. They sing, dance and crack 
jokes in approved small time fashion. 
Any little bit of "business" that 
causes a ripple is repeated ad nauseum. 

Jolo. 



Chuck Hess. 

Lariats. 

12 Mine.; Full Stage. 

125th Street 

Another of those lean and lanky 
Oklahoma cowboys, who enters with 
slouchy gait, chewing gum, boots, 
spurs and sombrero. Talks with drawl 
and essays monolog work on lines of 
Will Rogers' comedy, concluding with 
imitation of Will Rogers doing the 
Fred Stone dance. Not a good stage 
performer. Small time act. Jolo. 



"All in the Game" (3). 
Dramatic Sketch. 
16 Mins.; Interior. 
Bronx O. H. (April 26). 

Wow, wowl If you want to en- 
counter three unattractive characters 
in a peculiarly gruesome and undesir- 
able playlet hunt up "All in the Game." 
Just what it tries to convey in the 
way of a moral or what it all means, 
is a conundrum. Railroad detective 
drops* into the flat of a woman who is 
the mistress of a man wanted for train 
robbery. There is a reward of $5,- 
000 on his head. She won't betray 
him, but the detective convinces her 
the robber had murdered her former 
lover and she agrees to double-cross, 
for half the reward. Robber enters; 
is supposed to be either a dope or a 
souse or both. Detective confronts 
him and lets* him walk all over the 
place unmolested and talk his head off, 
taking numerous copious drinks of 
booze. Robber finds he's caught and 
offers detective money to let him go; 
detective agrees to do so for $100,- 
000 of the $114,000 stolen. Girl says 
that as reward is for "dead or alive," 
she'll win it and tries to shoot the 
man; he grabs her hand, pistol is dis- 
charged and he's killed. All of which 
is badly played and would probably 
sound just as foolish if cast with regu- 
lar actors. Jolo. 



"Honeymoon Girls" (9). 

Tabloid. 

26 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Seta). 

125th Street 

This is the first tabloid production 
encountered in the east that really 
makes an effort to inject a "story" 
or plot, has six girls of merit, a good 
ingenue-lead, a juvenile man, and last, 
but not least, a "Tad" who is a genu- 
ine comedian. There then are several 
changes of costume that would do 
credit to many a Broadway produc- 
tion, the girls wear colored wigs, and 
the whole concludes with a panoramic 
mechanical effect of the company on a 
train with the swiftly passing scen- 
ery. Jolo. 



Portwood Musical Trio. 

Instrumental. 

14 Mins.; One (7); Full Stage (6). 

(Special settings). 
Audubon. 

Open with a semblance of a plot in 
pantomime and "conversing" instru- 
mental^ on xylophones and marimba. 
Go to full stage for a forge set play- 
ing in anvils that emit sparks. More 
sparks than music. Turn would be 
more effective if all three made a 
quick change to evening clothes a la 
Staley and Birbeck. Clean looking 
people. Good big small time turn. 

Jolo. 



Eddie Rawley. 
Dancing. 
10 Mins.; One. 
125th Street 

Tall young man in Tuxedo suit. 
Wooden shoe buck and wing; sits and 
continues "tapping" while smoking 
cigarette, drinking, reading newspaper, 
etc., just as f.ie ventriloquists offer. 
Finishes with a little soft shoe work. 
Attempts a little "nut" comedy through 
the act. Gohd dancer. Small time act. 

Jolo. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Legitimate 
Attractions in Now York. 



'The Charm of Isabel." 
Maxine Elliott (May 5). 



Corcoran and Lloyd. 
Songs and Talk. 
13 Mins.; One. 
Hamilton. 

Corcoran and Lloyd are of the "side- 
walk comedian" type. They sing a 
little with the "straight," handling a 
semi-comic solo that was well re- 
ceived. They have a line of patter 
confusion and get some good laughs 
out of the "doormat salesman bit." 
The taller man in eccentric fashion 
does a little stepping specialty,, and 
the team closes with a dancing routine 
that put them in bigger favor. A good 
act for the pop houses. Mark. 



Allman and Nevins. 
Singing, Talk, Violin. 
11 Mins.; One. 
125th Street 

Woman in "Sis Hopkins" make-up, 
with man feeding as straight. Every 
time she pulls a smart come-back to 
one of his leads she starts playing 
"Arkansas Traveler" on the fiddle. 
Finally: "Say, Bessie, I had a sweet- 
heart but she broke my heart to pass 
the time away." Then the orchestra 
vamped for the ballad. Small timers. 

Jolo. 



Evelyn Cunningham. 

Songs. 

American Roof. 

Evelyn Cunningham isn't overbur- 
dened with talent, but she has some- 
thing that's almost as good for the 
small time, looks. The girl will im- 
prove, and just now would be a help- 
ful partner to a light comedian, also 
with personality. Miss Cunningham 
does quite well with rags. She handled 
the "Devil in His Own Home Town" 
very well, considering she did it 
straight. "No. 2" on the Roof Tues- 
day evening, the house liked the girl, 
because she is likeable on the the stage 
anyway. Sime. 



Maurice Prince. 

Comedy Juggling. 

12 Mins.; Four (Exterior). 

Hammerstein's. 

Maurice Prince has more nerve than 
anything else. With a line of talk and 
ordinary bag of juggling tricks that 
will about get him small time book- 
ings he essayed to open the show at 
Hammerstein's this week. His talk 
and appearance are against him. As- 
suming an eccentric or comedy make- 
up, eschewing the dialog and sticking 
to his juggling the pop houses would 
give him some satisfaction. Mark." 



Gilmore and Ozuma. 
Singing, Dancing. 
11 Mins.; Pull Stage. 
Bronx O. H. (April 26). 

Two girls who sing and dance, singly 
and collectively. Both are neat, look 
well and have ability, but they do not 
"hit it off" well together for some rea- 
son not readily determined. Each 
would seem to be better placed as 
half of a mixed team. Jolo. 



VARIETY 



17 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Long show. Business off Monday 
night. Stage shot full of tango steps. 

Program did not run true to original 
carding and towards the end of the 
show the acts did considerable switch- 
ing. 

There was plenty of singing, which 
the crowd appeared to enjoy hugely. 
The female "singles" were much in 
evidence and they were very well re- 
ceived, particularly Winona Winter. 
This young woman has all the requis- 
ites that go to make her a big favorite 
in vaudeville. Her act is refined, her 
looks charming and her talent pro- 
nounced. More the pity vaudeville 
hasn't more "singles" of her type. 

Maurice Prince (New Acts) can say 
he saw Hammerstein's. Jimmy Flynn 
had the ill. song but did not do much 
with it. Elsie La Bergere and her 
dogs pleased. From the way the dogs 
switched their ears and moved some 
one must have been annoying them 
from the wings. Aida V. Sullivan 
(second week) who got her "Corner" 
recognition on being billed as Big 
Tim's daughter, was a disappointment. 
Aida may mean well but she lacks the 
voice and ability to become a "big 
time" single. Ray Monde had 'em 
guessing and that will keep him from 
playing "split weeks" for awhile. The 
deception is well carried out with Ray 
Monde bound to fool every transient 
that comes along this week. He was a 
hit Monday night. Those Four En- 
tertainers were well received. Billy 
Renaud sang a solo, something that 
he hasn't done in a long, long while 
and got away with it. 

Max and Mabel Ford got the first 
run on dancing. Roberta Menges- 
Tearle and partner went through their 
society dancing mechanically and 
everybody was glad when it was all 
over. Belle Story, reported suffering 
with a cold, reached all of her high 
notes and trilled her birdlike imita- 
tions of the orchestra instruments 
without a breakdown. 

One feels sorry for Mae Murray 
after having seen her to better ad- 
vantage elsewhere. Monday night the 
colored orchestra was in such close 
proximity to the dancers down stage 
that a hardship was worked. Miss 
Murray and Give Webb had to dance 
in small space and the effect was not 
just right. They worked fast and did 
not stage placard the dances and that 
helped, considering that Miss Menges- 
Tearle taxed one's dancing tience. 

Harry Fox and Yancsi Dolly had 
things their own way. Harry has a 
new song about "Follow Them 
Around" that looks like a big winner. 
Charlotte Davies is to be pitied more 
than censured. She's not even good 
picking as a poser for a burlesque 
troupe. 

Hines and Fox, carded for "No. 10," 
were "No. 14." The versatile member 
seemed to tuve an off night, his voice 
wasn't working right and there were 
traces of a cold or overwork which of 
course hindered their, usual hit. They 
did real well at that. The Four Har- 
veys gave an excellent tight wire per- 
formance. Lyons and Yosco, on around 
eleven, held them tight and they were 
one of the bright spots of the bill. 
Burley and Buifty accomplish 



nothing with the talk. Their leg 
maneuvers, twists and turns held them 
in big favor. Bankoff and Girlie were 
on so late no one thought they had 
a chance. The minute Bankoff got 
busy with his Russian routine the re- 
turns were solid. This act should have 
had the Menges-Tearle position instead 
of closing the show. Mark. 



PALACE. 

Seven of the nine acts at the Palace 
this week are doing more or less step- 
ping. The other two are a cannon 
ball juggler and a mechanical device. 
The seven include everything from 
roller skating to serio-comic or semi- 
serious sketch. 

The show began with The Turners, 
roller skaters, who have a graceful act, 
which includes dancing on the rollers 
with the man finishing with broad and 
high jumping on the wheels. Conlin, 
Steele and Carr, with Miss Steele and 
Eddie Carr dressed in riding breeches 
for the opening, were second. Their 
singing, stepping and nonsensicalities 
were well liked. 

Hcrmine Shone and Co. are in third 
position with "The Last of the Quak- 
ers." It is a pretty idea, well written 
and finely staged. Miss Shone is 
called upon to impersonate an unso- 
phisticated Quakeress, but her voice 
was too 'harsh" for the interpretation 
of the lack of "worldliness" one asso- 
ciates with those .reared in ultra-sub- 
dued surroundings. Mayhap the star 
had a cold or she was compelled to 
talk over the slamming of seats, if 
not her voice is pitched all wrong. 

Billy Gould was given a miniature 
"reception" on his entrance and Miss 
Ashlyn was also cordially greeted. 
They have a couple of new bits, as 
usual. Joan Sawyer and John Jarrott 
(it's no longer "Jack" in the billing) 
went through the same dancing routine 
as when at the Palace a few weeks 
ago. They might have trotted at least 
one different number, just to show they 
know some others. At the finish Jack 
(beg pardon John) threw a kiss to the 
audience. Oh, you Jackie — or Johnnie! 
Bickel and Watson were moved from 
next to closing to open the second half. 
Their "new" act is practically the old 
one they did 12 years ago, with the 
addition of a straight man for the 
opening, which is in full stage, then 
going to "one." Harry Watson over- 
looked a bet when he failed to bur- 
lesque Sawyer and Jarrott's stepping. 
He did it when he played in the same 
show with Genee. Paul Conchas and 
his assistant now dress as Romans. 
This gives the cannon ball juggler a 
better opportunity to display his fine 
physique and the assistant an oppor- 
tunity for a burlesque make-up. The 
latter is now programed and deserved- 
ly so, for he is genuinely funny. 

Grace LaRue is making her metro- 
politan reappearance in vaudeville, and 
the song pluggers "got to" her for a 
couple of numbers heard before, which 
didn't help her any. Vocally nd "terp- 
sichorically" she is technically excell- 
ent, but despite her voice pyrotechnics 
and the sinuosity and undulating of 
her dancing, she is "cold" and appar- 
ently lacking in "temperament" or 
"magnetism." Coleman's Baseball 
Player, New Act. Jolo. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

They did everything on the Amer- 
ican Roof Tuesday night excepting to 
settle that small time scrap across the 
border. Following intermission the 
audience arose as the J. Edwin Lieb- 
man orchestra put over the "Star 
Spangled," and for an lencore they 

flashed the flag. 
Then Al K. Hall came on (Benny 

Piermont pronounced it "alcohol," not 
so bad— for Benny). Hall sang, talked 
and danced, not forgetting his imita- 
tion of a fly in a grocery store. Hall 
got 'em easily. The house laughed 
very hard at him. He's a thin, long 
fellow who makes capital out of his 
figger. 

The Graham Moffatt Players gave 
"The Concealed Bed" right after and 
this got over as well. Then came the 
Bellboy Trio, and they hammered over 
a regular score. The three boys had to 
follow a quartet in an earlier turn*, but 
it didn't appear to affect them. The 

trio does well enough when kidding or 
singing, but isn't there on talk, al- 
though this portion got the most 
laughs on the Roof, and probably al- 
ways will while they are meeting the 
easy audiences. There are a couple 
of old ones in the dialog that should 
go out, also a couple of very familiar 
songs around here, but they have "Rip 
Van Winkle's Wife," and did nicely 
with that. No one has yet shown who 
could follow Sam Bernard with this 
song, but the trio got more out of it 
than Freeman and Dunham did in the 
same house a couple of weeks ago. 
Chas. Ledegar closed. The show ran 
well right through, a light entertain- 
ment that had plenty of comedy. Law- 
ton, a juggler, opening, did as well as 
any turn on the program, considering 
the position. Lawton is a juggler with 
ideas of his own. One of his new 
tricks is too good to tell it in type. If 
Lawton might take only the small and 
big balls, making an act of these al- 
together, throwing away everything 
else he now uses. 

The Carmen Minstrels did very well 
"No. 3." The act is still dragged out 
a bit. 

The Astor Quartet in it is improving. 
Evelyn Cunningham , {New Acts) was 
"No. 2." 

Black and White, the acrobatic girls, 
closed the first half, getting some bows 
and borrowing others, also bringing 
comedy from that English cry on 
exiting, "Hoot Hoo!" Just before them 
were Jim and Betty Morgan, with 
songs (by the girl), piano and violin 
playing (by James). Morgan is losing 
some of that decided personality or 
magnetism he once had. It is very im- 
portant to him as an actor. They got 
away, in a hard spot following the 
Minstrels. Sime. 



six acts the four-part feature, "The 
Daughters of Men" (Lubin), from the 
General Film Co.'s Feature Service, 
was showfi at 9:05. It ran until 10:07, 
and suffered in comparison with other 
features that have played the Moss & 
Brill house. 

"Daughters of Men" revealed the 
whereabouts of a former Harlem 
Opera House stock lead in George 
Soulle Spencer. As the lawyer, John 
Stedman, he does fairly well, but not 
what one would expect of George 
when his stock characters are recalled. 
This Lubin feature has a large cast, 
but for some reason or other did not 
get the dramatic thrills expected. Gas- 
ton Bell, a former Kinemacolor prin- 
cipal, had a role that gave him no 
chance to demonstrate his true worth 
before the camera. 

The Von Schilligs, who recently 
played the Columbia under another 
name, were a hit with the Hamilton 
crowd. The man is a good violinist 
and the woman has a strong voice. 
That crazypatch combination of an in- 
terior setting supposed to be adjoin- 
ing a garden or arbor exterior was 
all wrong. It detracted from the act. 
Jack Strouse opened' his "single" in 
evening clothes, but didn't make much 
headway with "This Is the Life." He 
did better as an Italian. The Three 
Arthurs closed the show with their 
cycling turn and pleased. 

Under New Acts are Griffith, Dashlel 
and Co., Clark and Shayne, Corcoran 
and Lloyd. On the program the names 
of Fletcher and Binning appeared, 
but they were unable to appear, and 
Clark and Shayne were substituted 
with an act of a similar nature. 

Mark. 



HAMILTON. 

Looking the show over and noting 
that the vaudeville portion is not so 
abundant it's a sure thing the feature 
photoplay film, a change being made 
semi-weekly, is turning the trick. 

There was an amusing comedy reel 
to start the show, and in addition to 



125TH STREET. 

Business was a trifle "off" at Proc- 
tor's 125th Street house Tuesday eve- 
ning, in spite of the headlining of the 
Famous Players' "Hearts Adrift" fea- 
ture film starring Mary Pickford. 
"Hearts Adrift" would seem to be the 
exemplification of what an ordinary 
man would do if placed in exceptional 
surroundings. It is a fine conceit, 
worked out in comedy form and hav- 
ing an intensely dramatic conclusion. 

Listed under New Acts are "Honey- 
moon Girls," Eddie Rawley, Chuck 
Hess, Allman and Nevins. 

Dorothy Russell and her dancing 
partner, VonDelle, assisted by three 

colored musicians, gave an exhibition 
of the present ballroom stepping and 
worked strenuously, but to little effect. 
Her partner appeared to be more of 
a handicap than a help. Dorothy 
looked very attractive in a red wig. 
Van and Pierce had one of those sing- 
ing, dancing and talking turns in 
"one," where they pull such original 
material as: "Marry me, I won't be 
home much." The young man has 
some original eccentric dance steps 
and she does a hiccoughing souse very 
well. What they need is some new 
chatter. 

Pe Velde and Zelda have an accept- 
able opening act with equilibrism, 
slack wire and balancing. The only 
other act seen was Murphy and 
Frances, colored. Jolo. 



IX 



VARIETY 



ESSANAY MAY LEAVE G. F. CO., 
ACCORDING TO PIC TURE REPORT 

Vitagraph and Pathe (Before Leaving General Film Co.) 

Said to Have Complained Over Standard of Other 

"Trust" Firm's Output. Essanay in Enviable 

Position, Financially, and Expected to Release 

Its Features Direct, at Last. 



A rumor was current this week that 
the Kssanay company might retire 
from the (leneral Film Co. combine, 
releasing its output hereafter through 
another channel. 

For some time it was declared the 
Vitagraph and Pathe Freres had been 
claiming the remaining members of 
the (i. F. combine were not turning out 
films up to the standard of their out- 
put and that they were carrying the 
burden of the programs on their 
shoulders without adequate compensa- 
tion, which was not equitable. This is 
said to be the reason for the Pathe 
firm withdrawing April 1 and the Vita- 
graph people are said to have threat- 
ened a similar defection. 

It is not likely, however, that the G. 
F. will take any drastic action with 
any of its producing companies at this 
time, feeling that it has all the diffi- 
culties it cares to shoulder in the pres- 
ent demoralized state of the picture 
market; so that, if it comes to pass 
Fssanay withdraws, it will be of its 
own volition. 

Essanay is one of the richest con- 
cerns in the film producing business. 
They have confined their output princi- 
pally to out-door western scenes, re- 
quiring little or no productions, have 
invested a proportionately small 
amount in properties and hence are, 
according to the more or less authen- 
tic information at hand, in an enviable 
financial position as compared with 
some of the others. For instance the 
Lubin concern has also made vast sums 
of money, most of which has been re- 
invested in the business and its as- 
sets are represented in moving picture 
properties and undoubtedly of great 
value so long as the industry continues 
at -\ profitable gait. 

One thing seems to be generally con- 
ceded in movie circles — Fssanay will 
release its features direct. 



MOOSER MIXES WITH ALBEE. 

(Jenrge Mooser mixed it up with F. 
F. Albee once again the other day. 
\o\v Ching Ling Foo is going to play 
in Germany, leaving in about two 
weeks. 

Mr. Mooser brought Ching to this 
country and has played him all over 
since telling Albee what he could do 
with the Keith time. Albee wanted to 
set the price for Ching's turn and ar- 
range other things in connection with 
the act. Mooser thought the turn be- 
longed to him before seeing Albee. 
At the end of a stormy interview 
Mooser started Ching on independent 
bookings. 

After a season, with the United 
Hooking Offices always out for the 
Chinese magician, the V. R. ( ). finally 
capitulated and engaged Ching. who 



opened three or four weeks ago in 
Scranton. 

Recently Mooser called on Albee 
to see about Ching's future dates. Both 
the men grew sassy toward each other, 
with probably the first interview still 
rankling underneath their skins. Albee 
asked Mooser if he knew to whom he 
was speaking. Mooser retorted by in- 
forming Albee it didn't bother him a 
tinker's oath who he was. Albee men- 
tioned Mooser was talking roughly to 
him in his own (Albee's) office. Moo- 
ser replied the place wasn't so particu- 
lar, he having the time and oppor- 
tunity, and if Albee didn't like to have 
it happen in his own office he could se- 
lect some other suite in or out of the 
building. 

After the tempestuous conversation 
Mr. Mooser closed the Fnglish dates. 



COOLEY'S AUTO RACE IDEA. 

Hollis E. Cooley, chief of special 
events for the Panama-Pacific Interna- 
tional Exposition, who is now in New 
York in search of attractions for the big 
fair, is negotiating for an automobile 
road race from New York to the scene 

of action, all entrants to operate with- 
out a change of vehicle or driver, so 
that it will not partake of any relay af- 
fair. 

He is also about to close a deal with 
Guy Weadick, of the "101 Ranch" show, 
for the exhibition of the first national 
competition of wild western sports, to 
be entitled "The Stampede," made up of 
ranch sporting contests, for which there 
will be hung up a series of prizes ag- 
gregating $50,000. 



$75,000 FOR BOOKING PRIVILEGE. 

It's reported the Vitagraph Com- 
pany received $75,000 from the General 
Film Co. for the booking privileges of 

the Vita's feature film, "A Million Bid." 
This is the special picture which was 
played up at the opening of the Vita- 
graph theatre. There is talk the 
Vitagraph will hereafter handle its own 
feature bookings but will continue to 
let the General Film Co. handle its 
regular weekly releases. 



PICTURE MAN IN DIVORCE. 

San Francisco, April 29. 

Rose Bories has filed suit for 

divorce against Leon Bories, local 

manager of the General Film Co., 
naming Mildred Jones as correspon- 
dent. Mrs. Bories asks for $250 a 
month alimony, $1,000 for counsel fees 
and a division of community property 
which she estimates to be worth ap- 
proximately at $40,000. 



Matinees Are Light. 

The theatres playing pictures along 

Broadway are complaining of light 

matinees. The night attendance holds 
up, but in the afternoons the crowds 
don't flock to the picture shows. 



Lieb's Time Restored. 

The Loew Circuit time Herman 
Lieb lost when walking out of the 
Delancey Street theatre last week has 
been restored. and "Dope," his 
sketch, will resume the tour at the 
same house next Monday. 

The "walk out" occurred through 
the star dressing room not having been 
assigned Lieb. who was headlining 
the bill. 



Loew's Office Baseball Team. 

The Loew booking office is out with 
a challenge to any theatrical nine. The 
Loew baseball players are: Meyer 
North, ss.; Moe Schenck, lb.; Frank 
O'Brien, 3b.; George Safranski, 2b.; 
Irving Weingart, cf.; Sol Turek, rf.; 
Joe Levy, If.; Chris. Brown, c; Abe 
Feinberg. p.; Jack Kenny, coach. 




B'WAY FEATURES TO HERALD SQ. 

With the closing yesterday of the 
Broadway theatre as a feature film 
exhibition house under the manage 
ment of the Loew Circuit, the feature 
policy there was shifted to Loew's 
Herald Square, which formerly gave a 
mixed service of daily releases. The 
Broadway had changed its feature 
daily and the same plan will be fol- 
lowed down below. 

This gives the Herald Square district 
"daily release" field to the Savoy and 
Bijou theatres, both managed by the 
Rosenbergs, who repeat the full daily 
release service of the General Film Co., 
first shown at the Savoy, in the Bijou, 
a few blocks below. 

The Rosenbergs are willing to sell 
their lease of the Bijou, owing to the 
house having become their own op- 
position to the Savoy. The Bijou last 
week did $1,900 gross, on the 10-ccnt 
admission charge, with a vaudeville 
diving act used as an extra attraction. 
This diving turn was entitled "Nep- 
tune's Daughters," a palpable "lift" of 
the well advertised title of the Keller- 
mann film which opened at the Globe 
last Saturday. 

The Broadway will play pictures 
over the summer, under the direction 
of its new lessee, the Earle-Mastbaum 
concern of Philadelphia, which also 
operates pictures in the Stanley. New 
York, on 7th avenue, just back of the 
Broadway on the next block. The 
same concern will play pop vaudeville 
at the Broadway commencing in the 
fall if nothing^ develops to change the 
contemplated policy. 

Philadelphia, April 29. 
When Marcus Loew relinquishes his 
tenancy of the Broadway theatre, New 
York, tomorrow, his removal will be 
attended by a representative of his suc- 
cessors, the Isman-Mastbaum-Earle 
syndicate, to see that he doesn't take 
with him certain fixtures, the owner- 
ship of which is still a matter of dis- 
pute. There is possibility of a serious 
clash over the matter. 



CITIZENS IN FEATURE FILM. 

Lexington, Ky., April 29. 

Intending to control the feature film 
service in Kentucky and Tennessee, 
prominent citizens have incorporated 
the Kentucky Photo-play Feature Club, 
with a capitalization of $10,000. 

The incorporators are Judge Allen 
Kenney and L. J. Dittmar, Louisville; 
L. H. Ramsey. Lexington; Sherman 
Arn. Maysville; George A. Bleich. 
Owensboro; Rodney C Davis. 1'a- 
ducah. and Charles ( ). Brown. Mid- 
dlesboro. 



COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS 

N. V. STATE eoxVKNTION MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITORS' LEAGUE OF AMERICA 
To he held at the Hotel Sonera, Rochester, N. Y.. Mav. f> 

Standing, left to right: <\ I,. STALKY E A WESTCOTT. E. R. KNAUSS, FRANK SIMTSON. 
S.-iited, left to right: W. <\ HUBBARD, sta te treasurer; F. C. GttRLING. A N. WOLFF, state 
pri'-Mlent . FRANK (' IMERc'E. national vice-president; W. J. KINDER. 



Ohio Censors at Work. 

Cleveland. April 2 l ). 

Members of the ( Hiio Board of Cen- 
sorship are at work in Cleveland pac- 
ing on picture films. Headquarters 
were established in the offices of tff 
(icneral Film Co. last week. 

All companies have agreed to the 
censorship, but are paying the fee un- 
der protest, pending the decision of the 
United States Supreme Court on the 
constitutionality of the slate law crea- 
ing the board. 

If jroo don't advrrtlne In VARIKTY, 
don't advrrtlft* at all. 



N 



VARIETY 



A 1 
19 



MOVING PICTURES IN CABARETS 
ADDED RESTAURANT ATTRACTION 



FILM FLASHES 



Broadway Places Considering Installing Fihns for Diners. 

Churchill's Putting in Kinemacolor. Shanley's May 

Also. New Broadway Gardens Announce Film, 

Food and Dancing. May Save and Make 

Money for House. 



Sydney de Grey has been appointed busi- 
ness manager of tbe Fred Mace Feature Film 

Co. 

• 

Lee Parvln, now In New York ahead of 
"The Traffic," which 1b playing the Royal 
this week, expects to get In the picture ranks 
for the summer. 



The picture form of entertainment 
would seem to be encroaching upon 
the cabaret and dance styles of amuse- 
ment in connection with eating estab- 
lishments. With the forthcoming 
opening of the Broadway Gardens at 
Broadway and 53d street, where the 
Thanhouser people will show movies 
in connection with an elite restaurant, 
inquiry elicits the information that 
other big restaurants are figuring on 
a more or less similar form of amuse- 
ment for its diners. 

Capt. Churchill is putting in Kine- 
macolor pictures, made up principally 
of comedies and fashion reels, show- 
ing the latest creations in feminine 
dress. Shanley's is also negotiating 
for the better grade of single reel sub- 
jects for its afternoon clientele. 

Should pictures prove sufficiently al- 
luring it may save the restaurateurs 
something on their cabaret entertain- 
ers. In restaurants where dancing is 
a part of the meal or an attraction for 
the sale of liquids, it will give diners 
more of an opportunity to spend 
money through being kept off the floor 
while the pictures are shown. 



$9,000 FOR GABY PICTURE. 

Before Gaby Deslys sails for France, 
she will pose for moving pictures to 
be made by the Hal Reid concern. It 
is paying the French girl $9,000 for the 
rights to the film, with Harry Pilcer, 
her dancing partner, to be another 
liability on the company's payroll. 

The chances are that Gaby will do 
a dancing feature film, though that has 
not been settled upon . 

Besides the $9,000 Gaby will take 
home with her, she will also carry 
along over $100,000, saved up by the 
thrifty and business-like young woman 
from her American travel this season. 



MATTER OF PUBLICITY. 

When the new Broadway Gardens 
at 53rd street and Broadway opens 
its combined theatre, dance and res- 
taurant, it will stand C. J. Hitc. of 
the Thanhouser Picture Co., between 
$25,000 and $30,000, according to "in- 
side dope." 

Hite has made a fortune in the pic- 
ture business. The New Rochelle movie 
manufacturer figures it out the Broad- 
way Gardens will do for his concern 
in publicity what the Vitagraph thea- 
tre is doing for that corporation. 



THE LURE" IN THE MOVIES. 

"The Lure" is going into the movies. 
Arrangements have been made for a 
photoplay of the white slave piece that 
rocked the New York police depart- 
ment and caused certain changes to be 
made in the play by the Blache studio 
company. 

The road company closed in Phila- 



delphia Saturday night and several 
members have been engaged for the 
movie production now started under 
Madame Blache's direction at Fort 
Lee. 

Bernard Daly, the Irish tenor, will 
be the leading male character. Claire 
Whitney will also be featured. 



Negotiations are pending (or the first show- 
ing of the six-reel "The Line Up at Police 
Headquarters/ 'in which former Police Com- 
missioner Qeorge 8. Dougherty is the most 
prominent figure, at the Strand shortly. 

W. J. Ferguson Is appearing In the Imp two- 
raeler, "His Last Chance," Frank Crane, di- 
rector. 

J. Warren Kerrigan won the popularity con- 
test In the Photoplay Magaslne. 

Local Interests hare organised the National 
Amusement Company and taken a short lease 
of Lynn (Mass.) theatre for feature pictures. 
The place is now advertised as a "union 
house." 



27-YEAR-OLD FIGHT FILMED. 

A film reached New York this week, 

showing portions of the draw between 

Jack McAuliffe *and Jem Carney, in 

England, fought' 27 years ago. The 

fight was to a finish and lasted five 
hours. It is a famous battle in the an- 
nals of the prize ring. 

When McAuliffe last visited England 
he and Carney duplicated the import- 
ant rounds of their old encounter for 
the screen. It is in but a single reel. 

g y- cw anas c xu srrr. — 

don't advertise a* alL 



The western Eclair Co. has reached Tucson, 
Arts. In the company are Robert Frasler, 
Mildred Bright, William Sheerer, Oene Hor- 
bostle, Burt Hands and Qeorge Nagle. 

The first of the Jules Verne novels as photo- 
play features has been made by the Paris- 
Eclair Co. and will be handled by the World 
Film Corporation. It's entitled "In Search of 
Castaways." 

H. Hlrsch Is no longer connected with office 
force of the World Film Corporation, having 
gone to a new feature film exohange. 

A. Leo Stevens, aeronaut. Is a life-saver. 
Wben Alfred Norton, a movie actor, was lean- 
ing out of a balloon basket during the taking 
of a picture at New Rochelle, N. Y.. when he 
lost his balance and would have tumbled a 
long way through midair when Stevens, at a 
great personal risk, almost fell out with him 
in effecting a rescue. Though an accident It 
was fine for the picture. 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (May 4 to May 11, inc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ. I 



GENERAL 

Vitagraph V 

Btograph B 

Kalem K 

Lnbln L 

Pathes Pthe 

Bellg B 

Edison E 

Essanay 8- A 

Klelne Kl 

Relies Mel 

Ansbroele Amb 



EXCLUSIVE 

O. N. B. F ON 

Ramo R 

Solas Sol 

Eclectic Eel 

F. R, A F 

Lewis Pennants.. L P 
Ot. Northern. ...ON 

Dragon D 

Itala It 

O.N.IX..ONXX 
Blache Features . . Bl 
Luna Lu 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Oem Gem 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eelr 

Res Rs 

Frontier Frnt 

Victor Vie 

Gold Seal O 8 

Joker J 

Universal Ike U I 

Sterling Ster 



MUTUAL 

Oaumont . G 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance i Rel 

Majestlo MaJ 

Thanhouser T 

Kay-Bee K B 

Broncho iBr 

Domino Dom 

Mutual M 

Princess Pr 

Komte Ko 

Beauty Be 

Apollo Apo 

Royal w R 

Lion Ln 



Hepworth . . 
NOTE — The subject Is In one reel of about LOSS feet unless otherwise noted. 



MAY 4— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— In the Moonlight. 2-reel dr, A; 
The Morning Paper, and A Busy Day, split- 
reel com. Key ; Mutual Weekly, No. 16, M. 

GENERAL F — The Saving Presence, dr, B ; 
The Master Rogue, 2-reel dr, K ; The Man 
Hlgher-Up (cartoon), and Manila, The Cap- 
ital of the Philippines (travel), split- reel, 
Pthe ; Adventures of Katblyn, No. 10 (The 
Warrior Maid), 2-reel dr, 8; Cupid Versus 
Money, com, V ; A Week-End at Happyhurst, 
com. E ; A Cottage by the River, and Wlnky 
Willy's First Cigar, split-reel, com, Mel. 

UNIVERSAL— As Fate Willed, 2-reel dr, 
Vlo ; The Dawn of Romance, dr. I : Expos- 
ing the Handcuff Kings, and The Hungry Sol- 
diers, split-reel com, P. 

MAY 5— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— A Woman's Loyalty. 2-reel dr, 
T ; The Different Man. dr, MaJ ; Eugenics vs. 
ljo\e, Com, Be 

GENERAL F— The Double Cross, dr (Third 
Story of the Man Who Disappeared. E ; The 
Greater Love dr. 8-A ; The Broken Chain, 
2-reel dr. Kl : Max. The Lady Killer, com. 
and A Winter Excursion to the Falls of Taun- 
forsen. Sweden (travel), split-reel, Pthe; 
Marrying Gretchen. and Doc Yak, Bowling, 
split-reel com, S ; The Old Fire Home and 
the New Fire Chief, 2-repl nnm-dr, V; A Blind 
Muslness, and Caaey's Birthday, split-reel com, 
L. 

UNIVERSAL— Lucille Love, the Girl of Mys- 
tery. No. 2-reel dr. O. S. ; A Telephone 
Engagement, and Out on Business, split-reel 
com, C ; Universal Ike Almout a Hero. com. 

MAY 6— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL — Shorty Escapes Matrimony (sec- 
ond part), 2-reel dr. Br; The Story of the 
Olive, dr, A ; The Broken Bottle, dr. Rel. 

GENERAL F— The Lucky Vest, com, E : 
The Detective's Sister. 2-reel dr. K ; Making 
Him Over— For Minnie, com. S-A ; Pathe's 
Weekly, No. 34, Pathe ; Sandy and Shorty 
Start Something, com, V ; The Evil She Did. 
dr. S ; Behind the Footlights. 2-reel dr. L. 



UNIVERSAL— The Quack, dr, N ; Roll Tour 
Peanut, com, J; Whom Ood Hath Joined, 2- 
reel dr, Bclr; Universal Animated Weekly, 
No. 118. U. 

MAY 7— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Card Shark. 2-reel dr, 
Dom ; Caught In the Rain, com, Key ; Mutual 
Weekly. No. 71, M. 

GENERAL F— Maniacs Three, and Olllla- 
gln's Accident Policy, split-reel com, B ; A 
Snakevllle Epidemic, w-com, 8-A ; When Con- 
science Calls, 2-reel dr, L; Batty BUI and 
the Suicide Club, com, Mel ; A Meddler with 
Fate, 2-reel dr, Pthe; His Last Call, dr, V; 
Hearst-Sellg News Pictorial, No. 20, S. 

UNIVERSAL— Vasco the Vampire, com, I ; 
Aurora of the North. 2-reel dr, Rx ; Whist- 
ling Hiram, com. Frnt ; Papa's Boy, com. 
Ster. 

MAY ft-FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Substitute. 2-reel dr, K. B. ; 
Forced to be Stylish, farce, Pr ; Calamity 
Anne's Love Affair, farce, A. 

OENERAL F— The Song of Solomon, 2-reel 
eom-dr, E ; The Mystery of Room 048. 2-reel 
dr, S-A ; McBrlde's Bride, com, K ; The Moth- 
er of Seven, com-dr; S; Mr. Bunny In Dis- 
guise, com, V ; Vengeance Is Mine, dr, L. 

UNIVERSAL <Hls Strenuous Honeymoon, 
com. N ; Stolen Glory, dr, P ; The Pawns of 
Destiny. 3- reel dr, Vic. 

MAY 9— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL- The Deputy Sheriff's Star, 2-reel 
dr, Rel ; Keystone, title not announced ; Mike 
Joins tbe Force, com, R. 

GENERAL F— Broncho Billy's Sermon, w- 
dr. S-A ; Building a Fire, and With the Burg- 
lar's Help, split-feel com, L; The Marriage 
of Cupid. 2-reel dr, Pthe; The Antique En- 
gagement Ring. 2-reel dr, V ; The New Medi- 
cine Man, dr, K ; Under the Skin, dr, B ; Two 
Girls, dr. S. 

UNIVERSAL— Schulz the Barber, com, .1 ; 
The Outlaw's Daughter, dr, Frnt ; The Na- 
tion's Peril. 2-reel dr. B101. 



Sam H. Blair who has been spending some 
time in show promoting In the Antipodes and 
the Hawaiian Islands, after a flying trip to 
New York from the Pacific Coast, returned 
west with a new money-making proposition up 
his sleeve. Blair consummated arrangements 
with the William W. Hodklnson Progressive 
M. P. Service for the exhibition rights 1b 
HawalJ, China and Japan of the features pro- 
duced by the Jack London Co., Famous play- 
ers' Co. and Jesse Lasky. J. D. Williams has 
been assigned the New York management of 
tbe Hodklnson office. 



De Forrest Clyne and W. Small left Edmon- 
ton, Can., last week for Peace River Crossing, 
some three hundred miles north and that dis- 
tance from a railway. They earrled with then 
an Edison picture machine and will begin oper- 
ations ln the near future. The men want over 
the dangerous Ice route. Should they •ueoeed 
In making the Crossing they will be the 
farthest north exhibitors ln Canada. 



The abolition of the picture board of censors 
for tbe province of Saakatchewan Is bringing 
much joy to the officials of the various film 
companies. The board was made up ot a 
minister, an az-T. M. C. A. secretary and one 
layman. Since their appointment they have 
censored eight films per week or one-seventh 
of the total supply. 

Fred Carter, camera expert with the Cres- 
cent Amusement Co. of Nashville, "oaught" 
the fall of the circular fire escape ln the Ma- 
sonic Temple fire ruins when it was pulled 
down recently ln Nashville. Carter took s 
long risk but got his picture. 



The Pathe Weekly announces a new change. 
Heretofore Issued twloe weekly It wl>r-apw be 
compressed Into 1,000 feet and Issued )every 
Wednesday. Tbe ohange was Inaugurated this 
week. 



Max Llnder. the well known European movie 
Comedian, Is himself again. After a long ab- 
sence from photoplay activities, he returns 
to the limelight ln a Pathe comedy, released 
May S, entitled "Max, The Lady Killer." 



In the summer plans of ths Famous Play- 
ers' Company It's scheduled for Mary Plckford 
to go to Europe where she will engage ln 
pbotoplaying a series of foreign subjects. In 
each Instance a famous play will be used. May 
6 Hugh Ford, the legitimate producer, and 
Edwin 8. Porter, movie director, depart for 
France where they join the James K. Haokstt 
Co. and assist In the movie making of "Mon- 
sieur Beaucsire," the Booth Tarklngton play. 

Joe Brandt, who Is now doing some capital 
publicity work for the "Independents," re- 
turned to Broadway Monday after a busy trip 
to San Francisco and Los Angeles. 



NEW YORK CUTS PRICES. 

The New York theatre, under the 
management of William Morris, will 
increase its picture bill for next week, 
at the same time reducing prices. 
"The Diamond Robbery/' which car- 
ries a strong cast, will be the featured 
film, in six reels, while "The Dishon- 
ored Medal" in four reels will also 
be on the program, besides a Mutual 
reel. 

The admission, formerly held at 50 
cents in the orchestra, will be reduced 
to 10-15-25. 

The prices at the Globe, where the 
Annette Kellermann film opened last 
Saturday, started at 25 cents, but was 
raised to 50 orchestra and balcony, 
with 25 in the gallery, commencing 
Wednesday. The feature started very 
big and upon the business continuing 
the iricrease was decided upon, follow- 
ing advice of the house management, 
which is receiving a guarantee of $1,- 
875 weekly, the house taking the first 
$2,000, the show the next $2,000 and 
splitting the excess over this total 
amount, 60-40. From the way the film 
had drawn up to Wednesday, it looked 
like between $5,000 and $6,000 on the 
week, although the Globe is of small 
capacity. It is expected by the picture 
people interested the Kellermann fea- 
ture will remain on Broadway at least 
eight weeks, and may have a longer 
run. 



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VARIETY 



PENNSYLVANIA CENSORSHIP 

NOT SO HARSH AS EXPECTED 

Law Go%s Into Effect June 1. Board Makes Announce- 
ment This Week of Regulations. Bearing Down on Sor- 
did, Vice and Immoral Films and Situations. Going 
After Posters and False Advertising. 



Philadelphia, April 29. 

Censorship of moving picture films 
began this week in Pennsylvania with 
the announcement of the rules and 
regulations by the State Board of 
Censors. The act under which cen- 
sorship was authorized goes into effect 
June 1, after wjiich date the display 
of films or slides which do not have 
the censors' approval will be prohibit- 
ed. The censors have announced that 
they will begin work immediately and 
will pass upon reels in advance of the 
date on which the law becomes effec- 
tive. The board consists of J. Louis 
Breitinger, a lawyer, formerly counsel 
for the Philadelphia Motion Picture 
Exhibitors' League, and Mrs. £. C. 
Niver. Mr. Breitinger has the title of 
chief censor, and Mrs. Niver is desig- 
nated the assistant censor. 

The regulations as announced do not 
seem as harsh as many expected, and 
at the Lubin studio in this city it was 
said that there would be little difficulty, 
if any, in obtaining approval for films 
which pass the inspection of the Na- 
tional Board of Censorship. The rules 
are being distributed in pamphlet 
form to producing companies, exhib- 
itors, exchanges, police officials and 
others. 

Under the regulations to which the 
films will have to conform no reel or 
slide can be shown which is not 
stamped "Approved by the Pennsyl- 
vania State Board of Censors" and in 
order to get the censors to affix this 
stamp it is necessary to make formal 
application and to have the censors in- 
spect the reel or slide. The fee is $2.50 
for each reel at not more than 1,200 
feet and the same amount for each 
slide. Inspections are to be made at 
rooms provided by the applicants. 

The board announced that it will 
endeavor to banish posters, handbills 
or other advertising matter concerning 
pictures where they are sensational or 
misleading and that it prefers to re- 
strict the motion pictures to such as 
would afford clean entertainment and 
amusement and to eliminate everything 
which would tend to debase or in- 
flame the mind to improper adventures 
or to false standards of conduct." 

"Pictures will be judged, as a whole, 
with a view to the final total effect 
they have upon the audiences and will 
not be condemned because of some lit- 
tle incident in them if it is merely 
tributary to the principal idea and not 
one of the features of the story to be 
remembered and emulated." 

Other standards follow: "Barrooms, 
drinking and drunkenness have a legiti- 
mate place in the motion picture. The 
objection, however, lies in the propor- 
tion they may bear to all other scenes. 
If the drama requires such scenes and 
gives them realism and local color they 
will be permitted. Unless vulgarity 
closely borders on immorality or in- 



decency the board may ignore it. In- 
fidelity and sex problem plays are not 
considered by the board legitimate sub- 
jects for motion pictures and the board 
will insist that they be treated with 
seriousness and artistic reserve. 

The censors also state that they will 
lean to the conservative side in judg- 
ing pictures displaying tights or in- 
sufficient clothing, that they disapprove 
of showing good women smoking or 
drinking, and that underworld scenes, 
opium dens, objectionable dances, flir- 
tations, questionable resorts and simi- 
lar scenes must be shown only in such 
a manner that no spectator will be 
stimulated to duplicate them. Deeds 
of violence and crime in general will 
be considered in the same way. Any 
tendency toward white slave films will 
be discouraged. 



LIFE TARGET FOR PUBLIC. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, April 29. 

At the Gaumont Palace (Hippo- 
drome) a moving picture target hat 
been inaugurated in the shooting gal- 
lery as a side show in the vast prome- 
nade under the stage. Films of run- 
ning animals are projected on a screen 
and the public can try the sport with 
a rifle for 2 cents a shot 

Business remains splendid at this 
vast picture house, owned by the Gau- 
mont company, and it is a gold mine 
for the concern. 



WEBB TALKING SHOW. 

The Fulton theatre will be opened 
Monday night by the Webb Electrical 
(Talking) Pictures, an invention of 
George R. Webb. 

The first week's subjects will be a 
bass solo by John Hendrick, Nat Wills 
reciting, and a musical specialty. Car- 
roll Johnson and minstrels will give 
a semi-circle performance. "Faust" is 
to be sung. 

It is claimed for these pictures the 
talking and picture machines are con- 
trolled by one governor, and operated 
by one current of electricity. 



Lon Cheney Gets Divorce. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Lon Cheney, a well known Coast ac- 
tor, now In pictures, has been granted 
a divorce from Cleva Cheney, a cab- 
aret singer. 



One Instead of Two. 

Cleveland, April 29. 
An organization to be known as the 
Cleveland Photoplay Exhibitors' Board 
has taken the place of the Cleveland 
branch of the Motion Picture Exhib- 
itors' League of America and the 
Cleveland Motion Picture Association. 
All interests of the two former organi- 
zations were merged so that the busi- 
ness may now be conducted by a 
board of 12 members. 



DOES ADVERTISING PAY? 

Last Saturday the New York Even- 
ing Journal, in each of its many edi- 
tions of that day (first edition on the 
streets by 9 a. m.), carried a one-half 
page advertisement announcing the 

opening of the feature film, "Should 
a Woman Tell?" at Weber's theatre, 
the first show to start at 1 o'clock Sat- 
urday, the second show at 3 and so 
on. It was a very big display for an 
attractive box office title. 

At 1 o'clock in Weber's there were 
three people in the orchestra who had 
paid admission. When the show 
opened at 1:15 there were four, and 
when the first show ended at 2:45, 19 
paid admissions had resulted so far 
from that half page Journal ad, with 
the chances that none of the 19 had 
read it. 

Weber's has been taken over for two 
weeks by the Exclusive Features Co. 
from the Mutual, the Exclusive Co. 
giving the Mutual $1,000 for the term. 
The Mutual pays Joe Weber $1,500 
weekly rent for the theatre, it taking 
a net loss of $500 in preference to 
handling the house itself for the re- 
maining fortnight of its' lease. 

The Mutual is looking for an up- 
town location, as reported. It is said 
to be considering the Lyceum, New 
York and Hudson theatres. The Ly- 
ceum and Hudson are on side streets 
adjacent to Times Square. If failing 
to secure either of these theatres or 
none other in the same neighborhood, 
the Mutual may locate in Carnegie 
Lyceum, as a last resort, according to 
report. 

Weber's upon reverting to Joe 
Weber, will again be conducted as an 
all around picture house by Mock 
Weber, who will install a weekly ser- 
vice at a reasonable price. 



WAR PICTURES DISPLAYED. 

All the war films in stock were 
pulled out for display this week and 
last, when the newspapers made the 
small time affair between the U. S. 
and Mex pretty important through 
first page and inside heads that re- 
quired so much room the theatrical 
press agents are on a vacation. 

At the Republic the Giants-White 
Sox baseball pictures were taken out 
in the middle of the week and "Vic- 
tory," with its battling paper, put in. 
The New York had arranged for 
"Sealed Orders" to open last Sunday, 
before Vera Cruz was held by the 
Americans. 

All over the town could be seen shot 
and shell flying and bursting on the 
billboards. 



Advertising for Leading Lady. 

The Imp (Universal) is advertising 
for a leading lady, the advertisement 
stating that moving picture experience 
is unnecessary. 



Henry Woodruff Will Go in. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

Henry Woodruff, who left last week 
for Salt Lake City to resume his Or- 
pheum tour, announced that he prob- 
ably would return here next season to 
appear in pictures. 

A deal Jis pending for his services, 
he said. 



FRAMING FOR CONVENTIONS. 

Both of the moving picture conven- 
tions to be held during the summer 
are framing for their affairs. The 
split in the League last season which 
brought out an opposition camp known 
as "The Triggers" (International Mo- 
tion Picture Exhibitors) left "The 
Neffs" (Motion Picture League of 
America) as the original camp. 

The Trigger faction opens its con- 
vention at the Grand Central Palace, 
New York, June 8. The Neff side will 
have its gathering at Dayton, com- 
mencing July 5. 

The Grand Central Palace bunch are 
making large claims for its meeting. 
The Neff side are doing the same, some 
of the Neff people are alleging the 
New York meeting will be more local 
than the Ohio convention, claimed as 
a national affair. The New Yorkers, 
however, are out with a statement that 
5,000 outside exhibitors at least will 
attend, while last year at the joint 
convention but 2,500 from the wilds 
were on hand, according to them. 

The question of censorship, locally 
and federal, will likely be the main 
topic of debate at both conventions, 
with a probability each will take dif- 
ferent views. 



BLACKWELL JOINS F. P. 

Carlyle Blackwell, who has been 
playing leading roles with the Kalem 
Co. on the Pacific Coast for the past 
three and a half years, returned to 
New York last week with a year's con- 
tract to appear hereafter with the 
Famous Players' Co. 

Just before the F. P. Co. quit Los 
Angeles it started a new Mary Pick- 
ford picture, "Such a Little Queen" 
which will be finished in New York 
with Blackwell assisting Miss Mary. 
Following this feature Blackwell will 
be starred in "Spitfire" and very likely 
a movie production of "The Fortune 
Hunter." 



PICTURES IN ORCHESTRA HALL 

Chicago, April 29. 

Orchestra Hall is to go into pictures 
in July. Harry Lubliner and Joseph 
Trinz have leased the house for three 
months, covering July, August and 
September. The price is said to have 
been $15,000. 

The hall is the home of the Theo- 
dore Thomas orchestra. 



GUS HILL'S FILM COMEDIES. 

Gus Hill is preparing a series of 
"Happy Hooligan" one-reel comedy 
pictures and will release through his 
new picture corporation one a week. 
The first will be "Happy Hooligan at 
a Vaudeville Show." 

The "Hooligan" comedies are to be 
followed by similar single reels of 
"Mutt and Jeff" and "Bringing Up 
Father." 



Ince Producing Own Play. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 

Thomas H. Ince, manager of the 
New York Motion Picture Co. (Los 
Angeles branch) will produce a play — 
a drama — written by himself at the 
Majestic, week of May 10. It is 
called "Mr. Alladin." 

John H. Blackwood has charge of 
the production and has already en* 
gaged the cast. 



VARIETY 



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GENERAL FILM SHOW. 

The on-mooted question of the relative 
value of • picture program of good single 
reele an compared with a feature, Is one that 
will never be decided conclusively for every- 
body. 

A more or less Bimilar condition prevails 
In the legitimate theatrical- world, where, 
with the exception of the annual tour of 
Kosina Vokee in three one-act plays, which 
were quite popular some twenty years ago, it 
caunol be readily recalled where a program 
made up of a series of playlets, ever enjoyed 
auy extended vogue. Even the Princess In 
New York, which offered a program of un- 
usual interest by a competent organisation, 
was compelled to curtail the current season 
and there now exists a pretty general opinion 
that the only attraction to the place was that 
created by the expectation of always seeing 
something risque. If not actually suggestive. 

Tiie leuture picture, It seems, has come to 
stay — when It is a good feature — just as a 
good play attracts the public and one can- 
not give away seats for a failure in a legiti- 
mate house. It occupies the same relative 
position to the moving picture form of en- 
tertainment as a legitimate playhouse does to 
a vaudeville show. 

A General Film program of first run pic- 
tures was selected at random a few days ago. 
to be set up as an average show of mixed 
reels, and the entertainment, succinctly re- 
viewed, is as follows: "The Unopened Let- 
ter,*' Edison drama in two parts. Young law 
clerk mariies secretly, persuading wife to 
withhold the news until he is taken Into 
partnership by his firm. When he Is, he 
writes promptly to his wife, wbo, meantime, 
has had a little daughter and dies of a 
broken heart, believing he did not wish to ac- 
knowledge ber. In this she was aided by her 
Bister. When the letter arrives sister re- 
fuses to accept it without Inquiring Into Its 
contents. Man calls to find out why he re- 
ceived no reply, learns his wife died, but the 
fact tbat be has a daughter is concealed from 
him Twenty years later he is a prominent 
attorney. Daughter works in a factory, 
while living with aunt, who conducts a 
boarding house. She falls through an ele- 
vator shaft, is injured. Young law clerk 
living at the house, proposes marriage, takes 
her case and brings it to court, where he Is 
opposed by tbe girl's father. He sees In her 
a reproduction of his dead wife, aunt Is 
called to stand, family reconciliation, etc., 
Good dramatic story, finely acted. But It was 
a two-reeler and honce encroaches on the 
feature territory. 

A Salt Mackerel Mine" (Kalem) Is a 
travesty melodrama. Handsome Luke owns 
a salt mackerel mine. Heavy plots to have 
Luke's claim Jumped and then get "the girl." 
To bis confederates he says : "You steel the 
house and I'll burn the hero." To the girl : 
"Marry me or I'll pinch Handsome Luke for 
mining salt mackerel out of season." Well 
done, but very much like a similar one- 
reeler produced by Keystone some time ago. 

"Mike the Avenger" (Selig). Mike Is kicked 
about by everyone. Finally leans against a 
cable crossing and receives s charge of elec- 
tricity through his body, which develope him 
into a Samson of strength. Then he pro- 
ceeds to take revenge on everybody. Cheap 
sort of comedy. 

Sellgettes, cartoon movies, drawn by Sid- 
ney Smith of the Chicago Tribune, a short 
reel and not uproariously funny, but still 
clever. 

"Will Blood Tell?" (Lubln). Youn* man at 
college, has a cloudy parentage, which he 
cannot fathom. His guardian refuses to re- 
veal It. Falls In love with a girl of whom 
he knows little. At a reception a necklace Is 
lost and be believes girl has stolen it. "I 
don't believe she is guilty, but guilty or In- 
nocent, I love her." Introduces girl to his 
guardian, wbo tells girl boy's ancestors for 
generations were outlaws and blood will tell. 
Then be tells boy that he knows nothing of 
girl's antecedents and poisons boy's mind 
with doubt. Olrl writes boy : "We are crooks 
(referring to herself and father) and If you 
can still love me, call." He does, and she 
tells him she cannot give up her wild life 
and If he lovee her, to Join In a Job that 
night. Once more he accedes. After robbing 
a house he reneges and writes her sending 
her s check for all he has In bank. He goes 
to the robbed house to return Jewels and give 
himself up, only to find It is the girl's home 
and tbat she had been testing him. Ridicu- 
lous story, but well acted. 

"Tbe Tangled Tangolsta" (Vltagraph), with 
John Bunny and Flora Finch featured. Usual 
pranks and situations between the pair. 

Analyze the foregoing program and you 
will probably find it unsatisfactory, or at 
least unsatisfying. You certainly would not 
ask it to stand comparison with a multiple 
feature. Although It does seem that on this 
particular day. the O. F. ran wild In its 
service with comedy. Jolo. 

HARNESSINCf A HORSE. 

This Is a single reel of English make. It 
is tbe vaudeville act of Will Evans In Eng- 
land, elaborated into a picture play through 
the addition of a few out-of-door scenes. But 
It's not funny. If "Harnessing a Horse" is 
humor to the English, It must be because 
they are not accustomed to the low comedy 
prop horses so often seen over here, and the 
"old reliable falls," those of the kind the 
Keystone players so almost wholly depend 
upon. It may have been through the re- 
semblance of thin Evans film to the Key- 
stone comedies that the Mutual was Induced 
to add the foreign single reel to Its service. 
Mr. Evans appears In the film. Tf he should 
ever contemplate bringing over his "Harness- 
ing a Horse" sketch to America for vaude- 
ville, he can safely remain at home. It 
would meet with no better success here than 
Mr. Evans did himself when appearing at 
the Colonial. New York, some seasons ago. 
His sketch, however, has been a very de- 
elded comedy success for him In England. 

04*1*. 



BREWSTER'S MILLIONS. 

The second feature film to be shown at the 
new Strand theatre, New York, opened Bun- 
day afternoon. It Is "Brewster's Millions," a 
Jesse Lasky Co. flve-reeler. It replaced the 
Selig nine-reel "Spoilers." held at the house 
as the sole picture showing for two weeks, 

evidently too long, both In time and Aim. It 
Is unlikely the Strand will again show a pic- 
ture of that length, nor hold any feature over 
for another week, unless It should prove an 
exceptional draw, something "The Spoilers" 
did not "The Spoilers" contains two mo- 
ments of Interest, the fight and the dynamit- 
ing of the mines. Those were not enuugn for 
nine reels. The current Strand program Is 
more of a "picture shrw." It has a weekly 
review, a Blograpb special and the Leaky* 
film, besides the usual musical program. This 
pads It out to the customary length, and 
should prove of more value than over two 
hours of one film. Edward Abeler Is the ad- 
vertised star of "Brewster's Millions." Justly 
so, since he dominates In the film, taken 
from the play Mr. Abeles also starred In suc- 
cessfully. Plenty of vim and vigor to this 
feature picture. It pulsates with a pal- 
pitating motion after the first two reels of 
planting the foundation are finished. From 
the Instant Monte Brewster (Mr. Abeles) Is 
informed he must spend one million dollars 
left him by his grandfather, within one year, 
to obtain seven millions left him by his 
uncle, on that condition, the film goes right 
to work and sticks on the Job all the time. 
Likely the story Is more or less familiar. 
Monte has all his troubles getting rid of the 
million dollars in a legitimate way. The 
will left by his uncle states what he must 
not do to rid himself of the wealth. The 
first two reels are employed to tell the source 
of the feud between the uncle and the grand- 
father, also the marriage of Monte s pa- 
rents, and his birth, the sheet first showing 
Monte as a five-year-old boy, playing with 
Peggy Gray, who, In the 15-year leap the pic- 
ture takes, remains In the story to become 
Monte's wife, upon Monte accomplishing his 
purpose of reducing himself to a pauper be- 
fore coming Into his uncle's gift There Is 
considerable comedy to the picture. Mostly 
this Is brought out by the charm of Mr. 
Abeles' playing, for he unquestionably lends 
a charm to the fairy-like tale. In this re- 
production of a play on the screen msy be 
seen the value of Mr. Abeles as Its princi- 
pal. He Is Monte, before the camera, made 
serious minded In the effort to spend all the 
money, but with a saving sense of humor that 
Mr. Abeles gets over the footlights very 
easily In pantomime. Several laughs are 
garnered when Monte, as he tries to rid him- 
self of money, adds to his wealth through his 
operations returning him a profit Instead of a 
loss. Tbe biggest laugh, perhaps, was when 
Monte ordered his office boy to buy a dozen 
orchids for his chief clerk, and told the boy 
to take a taxi to get them. The chief clerk 
was one of his friends. All of them were 
greatly worried over Monte's extravagance, as 
he was bound by the will not to reveal his 
purpose. They voted him totally crazy when 
he backed a new comic opera, and when, af- 
ter It was successful, he ordered It closed Im- 
mediately, as he "couldn't afford a hit" The 
same with gambling at Monte Carlo. Monte 
pryamlded on one number In roulette. It 
won repeatedly until he bad broken the bank. 
But Monte was happy on the way home In 
the yacht he had taken for a trip. The rud- 
der broke. Monte started to run up the flag 
of distress. The captain told blm not to do that 
for It meant $."500,000 In salvage to the boat 
that came to the rescue. Then Monte thank- 
ed the Captain for the Information and ran 
It up. It was shortly before this scene that 
some dramatics were placed in the story, em- 

Sloying a Sheik, tbe abduction of Peggy, and 
er rescue In a row-host chase by Monte. A 
"thriller" was the wreck of an auto by a 
freight train. Several excellent settings 
are made during the running. Many people 
were employed, and the production appears 
to be an expensive one, the opera mentioned 
being shown with sll Its cast, and a ball that 
called for elaborate gowning also gave a 
spectaculsrness to It The direction comes 
In for special mention. Particularly Is this 
to be noted In the pugilist scene. Monte Is 
seen st a prize fight backing what he thought 
was the certain loser. But the man he put 
his money on won. The defeated fighter was 
shown on the sheet afterward. Immediately 
one would say, why, since the fight was over 
and as an Incident the picture was through 
with Its principals. But the fighter is brought 
hack Into It. Desperate, he concludes to hold 
up some one, as his wife and himself need 
necessities. His first victim Is Monte. The 
highwayman makes Monte give him some 
money and then orders him away. But Monte 
refuses, telling the robber be Is overlooking 
some more money In another pocket A friend 
whom Monte relates the hold up to, phones 
the police. Monte Is called to headquarters, 
and In the line-up. which has the fighter, 
Monte declines to Identify him. This is a 
complete little story In Itself and carried to a 
logical finish, the ending of It showing Monte 
loading the man and wife down with presents 
at his home. The photography is good at all 
times. While no one Is made Important 
through the prominence, necessarily, of Mr. 
Abeles. Winifred Kingston as Peggy looks 
and does very nicely. Richard La Reno gives 
a healthy characterization of a western 
miner, and also doubles as tbe Sheik. Mr. 
Abeles likewise takes two roles, appearing In 
the first two reels as the father of Monte, 
then wearing a mustache. The children, two 
of them. Introduced Into the nlcture, are cute 
klds.» The picturing was done on the Pacific 
Coast. "Brewster's Millions" Is a real rood 
picture, entertaining, Interesting and restful. 
Tt Is about the first of the feature pictures 
that could be criticised for not allowing the 
captions to remain In view long enough. The 
scenario has been so well laid out, however, 
very few captions are required. Blm*. 



FLAMES OF JUSTICE. 



SHOULD A WOMAN TELL7 



The Prlmagraf Film Co. has a flve-reeler, 
"Flames of Justice," featuring Julia de 
Kelety, "the famous star of both hemis- 
pheres." Julia looks and acts like a French 
woman and probably bad something to do 
with preparing the scenario and staging the 
picture There is In fact a very foreign at- 
mosphere to the entire production, and were 
it not for the signposts, American telephone, 
etc., one would readily believe It had been 
taken abroad. Marie (Mile, de Kelety) Is 
loved by Conrad, the landlord's son, but the 
match is opposed by his father. Young man 
goes away and Marie and her mother are dis- 
possessed. He returns to find her mother 
dying of exposure on the street and strikes 
down his father. Conrad runs away and 
Marie accepts a position as maid In the fam- 
ily of Judge White. A reward Is offered for 
Conrad, who Is wanted for the murder of his 
father. The Judge's son steals his mother's 
Jewels to pay his gambling debts. Marie 1» 
accused of it and, as Conrad calls on her 
that very day, Is caught In the house as ber 
accomplice and found to be the man with a 
price on his head. Judge's son persuades 
Marie that he can save Conrad from the gal- 
lows and promises to do so If she will be- 
come his mistress. Conrad Is sentenced to 
prison for life and Marie becomes s mother. 
She leavee the child and tries to drown her- 
self, but Is rescued. She becomes an out- 
cast and the author of her downfall, the 
Judge's son, endeavors to secure for his own 
the daughter of Marie. He bargains with 
Marie to drug the child and Marie agrees, 
not knowing Tt Is her own flesh and blood. 
Conrad has been pardoned, meets Marie; 
there Is a struggle with the Judge's son, the 
lamp Is overturned and the house burns, con- 
suming the villain. Pleasant little tale, eh? 
But it should prove effective In the cheaper 
picture houses. Jolo. 

DARKNESSTO DAWN. 

A Great Northern three- reeler, "Darkness 
to Dawn." Is a society photo-drama depict- 
ing "high life" as It Is supposed to exist In 
Europe, with the kind of plots seen at th* 
London Drury Lane and occasionally brought 
to America. Estates and "shooting boxes" 
are shown for big scenes, the occupants live 
in castles and so on. Count Joachim Is rich 
and has a cousin who plots against him. 
Joachim Is accidentally shot, carried to the 
house of Mr. Herbert who has a young and 
pretty daughter. She nurses him back to 
health. The count falls In love with her 
and they marry. Count's cousin plots with 
gamekeeper: "If you will convince my cou- 
sin of the countess' Infidelity 1 will help you 
to get married." Gamekeeper frames some 
compromising letters. Count is hoaxed and 
quits his wife. Osmekeeper becomes a drunk- 
ard and his sweetheart confesses to the 
count Prior to that the count has an awful 
time "trying to forget" hut he returns home 
to find himself a father and his loyal wife 
waiting for him. The picture will do to aug- 
ment a pop vaudeville show. Jolo. 

HER LADYSHIP. 

"Her Ladyship," a three-part "society 
drama." by Charles Coghlan, adapted from 
one of the late author-actor's plays, Aimed 
by Selig and featuring Gertrude Coghlan. It 
Is a rather silly sort of drama as compared 
with modern standards, hut should make a 
good popular-priced feature for the reason It 
deals with English lords and ladles and 
the lives they are supposed to lead, hence 
avidly devoured by the nlckolette habitue wbo 
reads "Lady Audley's Secret." This grade of 
movie fan probably would not know that 
genuine lords of means would not take ladles 
to a ball In a touring car. Despite this 
and a few other errors the three- reeler Is 
played by people of unusual distinction for 
the portrayal of English high life — especially 
so for American players. In the language 
of vaudeville "Her Ladyship" Is good for the 
big small time. Jolo. 

THE SACRED JEWEL 

"The Sacred Jewel" looks like a foreign 
made film. It is in four parts. A secondary 
title is "The Lotus Dancer." There Is no 
especial merit to the picture, which tells an 
ordinary story of two Indians, devout Bud- 
dhists, who follow an Englishman to his 
home, to recover the sacred Jewel of the 
Temple In their home town, which the Eng- 
lish titled person took with him ss s pres- 
ent to his fiancee. The swarthy-skinned 
foreigners were a man and woman. The 
Englishman and she became friendly on tb» 
boat the woman finally falling In love with 
him. She rescued tbe Englishman from 
drowning, after he had fallen off a yacht 
they were sailing on. The rescue Is fairly 
well done, but as the accident happened in 
an Inlet, there was no apparent reason for 
taking the man to shore In the roundabout 
way Ihey did. Tbe two from India, after 
recovering tbe Jewel, given up by tbe fiancee, 
returned to their Temple, where the Jewel 
was replaced, but tbe woman ("The Lotus 
Dancer") died as she pirouetted on the palace 
floor. Maybe she died of a broken heart, but 
It was the means of giving the picture a 
"big moment" and Just missed. This was 
picturing a cremation, probably according to 
the Hindoo custom. The body of the dancer 
was removed to the shore, and placed upon 
a "pyre on a raft. This, set afire, was sent 
out Into the stream, with the white clothed 
figure plainly seen upon the top of It. Black 
smoke poured from the raft. The scene 
ended before Its complete destruction. In a 
way, of course, this was somewhat daring, 
but the knowledge of the substitution, and 
that It was a picture of a ceremony rather 
than of a fact, removed the gruesoraeness, 
although It still remains a morbid view. The 
picture has some pretty scenes, principally 
on water. The interiors are well dressed for 
the most part. Bime. 



According to this five- reel feature film, 
she shouldn't For on their bridal night, 
when, as they returned home from the cere- 
mony the wife informed her husband that 
a carpenter lying ill at his slovenly home 
had outraged her one day, the husband or- 
dered his bride out of the house. And she 
went And she was a Princess ! Countess be- 
fore marriage. And he a Prince. And the 
carpenter — Just an ordinary carpenter, hadn't 
been shaved since Alexander, The Great 
changed the map of Russia, but he rsvlshed 
the Countess, who was calling a second time 
to bring him food and medicine, because the 
home life of a single Rueslan lsdy of title 
was too slow, and she wanted to assist her 
mommer In settlement work. But she killed 
the carpenter as he fell asleep on her, after 
the outrage, somewhat suggestively Implied 
by the film (and in certain countries where 
more of the original film could be shown 
might be made very warm). She kept the 
secret of her lost virginity and the murder 
to herself, even after the Prince appeared. 
She loved him. and he loved her. The day 
before the marriage she wrote a letter telling 
the Prince of the skeleton In her past hut 
the maid couldn't find the Prince at home, so 
shs brought back ths note and the Countess 
burned It After hubby threw her out she 
became an opera singer of big repute. Eigh- 
teen months after the turn down, shs was the 
leading diva of the opera house and acting 
on the stage In a set that didn't look much 
better than the carpenter's shack. A friend 

Eersuaded the Prince to see the opera ana 
e saw his wife at the same time. Called 
on her In her dressing room, but she spurned 
him so coldly hs went home and shot him- 
self. He may have shot himself between the 
matinee and the night show. You can never 
tell In Russia what tims It Is, for the men 
always wear evening drees. If this picture of 
Russian life Is at all correctly portrayed. 
After he shot himself, his wife went to the 
grave and placed a floral wreath upon It The 
wreath didn't like it there, It kept moving 
down, perhaps It wsnted to appear In another 
picture sometime, or perhaps it bad worked 
In pictures before, but the Princess left the 
wreath there when she departed and It may 
be there yet. "Should a Woman Tell?" as a 
vaudeville sketah was recently played at 
Hammernteln's. Although running In but one 
act there It was Immensely superior as a 
playlet to this plcturlsed drama, likely adapt 
ed from a book, perhaps a Russlon-wrltten 
novel. In the vaudeville sketch the girl had 
a good reason to deliberate whether to tell, 
for she had been seduced by mutual consent, 
but this plcturs makes a flve-reeler out of 
an ordinary case of low-down rape that 
never could have happened. N. A. Tyor- 
nowa Is the Countess-Princess, "Actress by 
appointment to the Russian Imperial Court*' 
This must be an Important Job over there, 
for every title plate held the same Informa- 
tion, as prominently displayed as was N. 
A.'s name. W. A. Demsst played the Prince. 
The Countess fell for blm when he outfenced 
an opponent and shot three hull's eyes Into 
a target during a little practice. That's 
about all the Prince did. excepting to use his 
pair of expreselve eves when you could eea 
them. The photography and settings fluctuate 
something terribly In this picture. One mo- 
ment they are good, the next awful, and the 
direction of the players Is about tbe same. 
Foreign picture makers do not seem to give 
much attention to the casting of a scenario. 
Tyornowa could not he said to lit the role, 
but ahe played It well. There Is nothing to 
this feature film, excepting the title. That Is 
a dandy for the box office. But It won't draw 
very long In a smaller town and the leseer 
time It Is played, the better for the bouse, 
as people will go out to tell others the pic- 
ture Is not much good. Two full reels run 
off before the rape and murder occurred. 
They were tbe first action. Nothing of con- 
sequence happened after. Tbe scene of the 
confession was msds somewhat dramatic and 
holding, but this Is fsr from sufficient The 
reels have been over-tinted, which, with the 
defect In photography, at times gave the 
sheet a blur. It Is an Apex picture, pre- 
sumably made In Russia, and handled by the 
Exclusive Features Co. The picture opened 
at Weber's last Saturday. All the captions 
(and some altogether superfluous) are held 
on the sheet from 10 to 19 seconds, tiresome 
enough In Itself. Bimo. 

MACE TENDERS VOLUNTEERS. 

Los Angeles, April 29. 
Fred Mace, president of the Photo- 
players Club, wired President Wilson, 
offering to recruit a company of 
soldiers among the picture actors here 

for service in Mexico. 

Many of the screen artists were in 
the Spanish war. 



Hazel Dawn Before Camera. 

Hazel Dawn, the musical comedy 
actress, has heeded the call of the 
movies. She signed a contract with the 
Famous Players' Co. and last week 
began the work of photoplaying the 
role of Kate Shipley in "One of Our 
Girls." This is one of Bronson How- 
ard's international play successes. 



22 



VARIETY 



BIG SUCCESS 



Evelyn Cunningham 



Playing Loew Circuit 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Unlm Otherwise noted, the following report! are for the current w— k. 



m * fhW" CHICAGO 

In Charge 



TABIETY*B CHICAGO OFFICE: 

MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent, 
Orpbeum Circuit). — Probably because of tbe 
presence of George Dameref'B Viennese oper- 
etta, the Majestic program carries but eight 
acts this weok instead of the usual nine, be- 
sides an early Initial curtain. Operettas with 
prominent principals are of course a diversion 
and when real good, a genuine vaudeville treat, 
but in tbe Damerel case, at least in so far as 
Chicago and its peculiar Majestic audience is 
concerned, tbe amount expended for tbe 
Damerel feature could have been distributed 
to better advantage in the purchase of two 
chunks of vaudeville proper. Pretentiously 
produced and with an all-legltmate personnel, 
"The Knight of the Air" is forced to rely 
strictly upon the terpsichorean abilities of 
Damerel and Leola Lucey who oppose each 
other in prominent roles. The book lacks the 
required kick to create Interest, runs through- 
out practically laughless except for an oc- 
casional comedy effort projected by one 
Charles Wright, and were It not for the vocal 
aid given the piece by Miss Lucey, there 
would be little to write about. Damerel as a 
singer needs no explanation ; be either can- 
not or will not. The presence of George Fox 
In the cast Is a partial relief, but the pro- 
ducer has given him very little to do. Damerel 
Merry-widowed to a fair hand, but the en- 
cores were forced, every one. Still we must 
have an operetta now and then. Trlxle Frl- 
ganza has finally stepped out of the beaten 
path and provides a miniature production In 
"one" to back up her reputation. For this 
she is to be commended. She pulled through 
on the "single." long enough. Her present 
vehicle is her best vaudeville endeavor, took 
away the evening's hit, deserved, too, and for 
awhile threatened to stop the show. Miss 
Frlganza Is thinning out out slowly but surely, 
still retaining her comic personality and good 
stage-nature. The show opened with Martin 
and Fabrlni, a bit early to allow a convenient 
connection between an enforced late dinner 
and the required "once over." Incidentally. 
It might be worth mentioning that Bradley 
Martin of Martin and Fabrinl is not the 
Bradley Martin of 'rep" fame, although a few 
apparently expected It to be, and exhibited 
audible disappointment. Just why the sim- 
ilarity in names Is a matter that might and 
should be adjusted between the Interested 
parties. Daisy Leon, prima donna, held the 
second position with a reasonably good reper- 
toire of numbers, barring "Garden of My 
Heart," a ballad that has outlived its vaude- 
ville usefulness. An operatic medley utilized 
for a finale takes the turn away from the con- 
ventional, but Miss Leon could consistently 
arrange her underdresHing for tills number so 
that it wouldn't tend to offset her physical ap- 
pearance In previous costumes, the operatic 
outfit running rather heavy on the right hip 
and to the keen observer giving the appearance 
of enforced deformity. This should he correct- 
ed, for the majority of lady auditors are keen 
observers, and where the observed has a 
Palsy L*on figure, the males never overlook 
any glances. Otherwise, Miss Leon has con- 
structed a splendid specialty, one that should 
carry her through most anywhere. Rawls 
and Von Kaufman provided "A Willing Work- 
er" to the comedy cause, a unique skit well 
saturated with legitimate laughs. The en- 
tire responsibility Is thrust upon the prin- 
cipal's ability and the dialog, since the staging 
precludes the possblllty of action or business 
to help things along. Rawls Is a different 
type of coon with a pleasant, squeaky voice, 
while Miss Von Kaufman can "straight" with 
the very best. Her appearance Is a valuable 
asset. backed up with her perfect enunciation 
The finish In "one" Is as good as It Is origi- 
nal. They cornered a safe hit. MrConnell 
nnd Simpson In "The Right Girl" have a good 
farce comedy sketch with a novel theme and 
seemed to fit In snugly, while I*eo Carlllo, 
with his dialectical monolog, gumed up the 
laughs without a struggle. Ills automobile 
hit has been carefully perfected Into a gem. 
likewise the Italian speech. He shows a 
wonderful Improvement since last local en- 
gagement. The Ahearn Troupe closed the 
show. Wynn. 

PALACE MUSIC HALL (Harry Singer, 
mgr). — Nearly everything in the bill has 
been seen In Chicago within the past two or 
three weeks. Cressy and Dayne. who had 
headline place, were at the Majestic week be- 
fore last. Elizabeth Murray, also at the Ma- 
jestic within a fortnight, next to closing, 



registered a decided hit with her numerous 
songs. Hale and Paterson closed wth dance 
creations, but were unable to keep the people 
in their seats. This ia because there have 
been so many dancing teams seen at the 
Palace the public is getting tired, and, again, 
it was a moat trying place to put the act. 
The show was opened by the Younger*, who 
offered posea and balancing. Lew and Mollle 
Hunting had second place, where they passed 
nicely with their songs and dances. Three 
Keatons, on next, had no trouble in keeping 
up the rapid gait set by the two opening num- 
bers, and Henry Lewis, In fourth place, gave 
a good account of himself. M. and Mme. 
Corradlnl, with their animals, found much 
favor, and the applause for this novel act was 
genuine throughout Howard and Ratllff, as- 
sisted by Dorothy Hayden, preceded the head- 
line act. They offered a lot of fooling, a good 
deal of which bordered on horseplay, and 
managed to get a lot of laughs. Their little 
burlesque on the tango rage at the close did 
big. The bill started off well, but closed tamely 
on Monday night, and by the time the final 
curtain waa rung down the house was nearly 
empty. Reed. 

McVICKER'S (J. G. Burch, mgr.).— Bill 
varied and of more than ordinary interest- 
Holland and Dockrlll, equeatrlana, had head- 
line place, and this classy act paaaed easily. 
It has style and is put on artistically and was 
received with enthusiasm Monday evening. 
Among other features in the hill that stood 
out prominently was an act called "The Man 
from Minnesotae," in which Charlea Lind- 
holm and Co. appeared. The sketch has 
dramatic moments, and is also lighted with 
considerable humor. Kalaluhl's Hawalians 
offered a pleasing program of native music, 
and also offered popular numbers. The act 
Is neatly dressed and it won much applause. 
Yammoto Brothers, perch artists, had a place 
early in the bill where they registered. Mer- 
lin and his cards went well. Earnest A. Rack- 
ett gave some rather neat imitations. Moas ft 
Fry, who sing songs of the south, offered a 
nice little program, and Newell and Most en- 
tertained in a neat manner. The Musical 
Goolmans had a good place in the bill, which 
they filled 1 most acceptably. One of the pic- 
ture features was "The Fatal Wedding," a re- 
cent release which received close attention and 
even got applause. Reed. 

AMERICAN (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).— Kolb 
& Dill, good houses. 

BLACK8TONE (Augustus Pltou, mgr.).— 
"The Man Who Would Live." fair business. 

CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr. ).— "Help 
Wanted," record run. 

COHAN'S (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— "Seven 
Keys to Baldpate," still doing big business. 

GARRICK (John J. Garrlty. mgr.).— 
"Madame MoBelle," fair houses. 

COMEDY (Frank O. Peers, mgr.).— Dark. 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.).— Elsie Fer- 
guson in "The Strange Woman" opened Mon- 
day night. 

LA SALLE (Jotteph Bransky, mgr.). — Vice 
pictures. 

OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Bird of Paradise" opened Sunday," return 
engagement 

POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).— 
"Daddy Long-Legs," record run. 

PRINCESS (Frank Phelps, mgr.).— "The 
Third Party." very good houses. 

FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).— 
"Change," last week. 

IMPERIAL (Kllmt & Gaszolo, mgrs.).— 
"Officer 666." 

NATIONAL (John Barrette, mgr.).— "What 
Happened to Mary." 

VICTORIA (Howard Browlankl, mgr.).— 
"Broadway Jones." 



W. W. Wbitey has Joined the tab burlesque 
"Going Up." 

Bllllc Burke will open at the Blackstone 
Monday In "Jerry." 

Plans have been made to keep Kolb & Dill 
at the American Music hall until July 5. 

Johnny McGrall has bought out tbe Interests 
of J. W. Bailey In the Mutual Theatrical 

Agency. 

Isabelle Randolph, formerly a member of 



the stock company in Evanston, is in the caat 
of "The Bird of Paradise'' at the Olympic. 

C L. Carrell has been granted a booking 
franchise on the "Association'' floor, booking 
a number of bis acts around the soutneru 
time. 



Earl Taylor, a well known trio man and 
cabaret entertainer. Is now working with his 
wile under the team name of Taylor and 
Arnold. 



The Karp, Blank and Gadlnsky Co. closed 
last week at the Empire, formerly the Western 
wheel house. Bessie Thomashafsky opened 
there Friday for a short run. 



Max Wlnslow, he of the Waterson-Berlln- 
Snyder firm, spent a few days in Chicago last 
week in the Interest of his firm. He also 
visited Grand Rapids and other cities. 

The La Rablda Dramatic club will present 
"Seven Days" at the Globe May 1 and 2. The 
proceeds will go to the building fund of the 
La Rablda Council, Knights of Columbus. 

The Grand, on the South Side, has given up 
the tabloid stock idea, which doesn't seem to 
be wanted in that neighborhood, and success*' 
fully reopened with vaudeville booked through 
the Webster office. 



Hasel Hlckey has teamed up with Kitty 
Hart to offer a piano act. Miss Hlckey is not 
experimenting with partners, merely chang- 
ing occasionally to fit conditions. The Hlckey- 
Hart combination promises to be a prominent 
one. 



T. A. Major Is the latest "uplifter" to invade 
middle-western vaudeville, although as yet he 
hasn't got beyond the agency's doors. Major 
haa a few ideas of his own on how to remedy 
the poverty stricken. If he's lucky he'll fix 
the situation up very nicely. 

Gardner and Revere, after a season in the 
east, returned to Chicago last week to play five 
middle-western weeks. They will spend the 
summer In Muskegon where they hold prop- 
erty, returning east next season to amuse the 
public in the vicinity of Philadelphia and New 
York. 



Joe Callahan is making preparation for the 
production of a vaudeville road show to be 
augmented with a miniature musical comedy. 
He will play the two and three day towns as 
well as the one night stands, principally the 
opera houses in the middle-west, opening early 
next season. 



Sol Lowenthal, the theatrical attorney, will 
return to his office this week after an extended 
rest in the country, where he has been re- 
cuperating after a nervous breakdown. Low- 
eathal's Ann has moved into larger quarters 
In the Brede Block, the theatrical attorneys 
occupying an entire floor. 

George Levee's "other house," the Royal, 
closed last week after a season of good and 
bad weeks. This leaves Levee with only the 
Indiana in operation, to which he could 
profitably gives his sole attention, provided 
his sole attention Includes the expected por- 
tion of common sense, practical business meth- 
ods and some vaudeville diplomacy. 

Mark Helman and his partner, Jos. Finn, 
together wJth A. Siegfried, who recently sold 
his vaudeville Interests to retire from active 
business life, will leave New York May 18 on 
the Imperator Europe-bound for a summer 
vacation. Irene Warfleld (Mrs. Jno. Simons), 
leading lady with the Essanay Film Co. here, 
will also be a passenger on that boat. 

Vic Hugo has arranged with a Chicago fair 
association to provide" Cedar Rapids with a 
spring festival to run through the first week 
In June, afternoons and evenings. Hugo's Ma- 
jestic has discontinued vaudeville for the sea- 
son and Is now playing tabloid musical com- 
edies, splitting the week with Jake Rosen- 
thal, the sage of Dubuque, the mpst promi- 
nent suburb of Cedar Rapids. 

A rather embarrassing situation and one 
that permits a little "sharp practice" under 
the guise of uncontrollable circumstances, has 
resulted in the action of the railroads in dis- 
continuing the midnight service between St. 
Louis and Kansas City. Frank Talbot owns 
the Hippodromes In both cities, . booked out 
of Chicago. If an act In booked from this end 
to St. Louis and Kansas City In that order, it 
seems a physical Impossibility to make the 
Jump, but with the route reversed, the travel- 
ing Is made practical through the midnight 
service which still runs from Kansas City to 
St. Louis. Delayed arrival Is sufficient cause 
for cancellation, and should the manager (and 
thin does) "not refer directly to Talbot, al- 
though his connection is conspicuous) care to 
be relieved of contractural responsibilities, a 
change In the roue at the last moment pre- 



cludes the necessity of the Kansas City date, 
since Kansas City cannot conveniently be 
made from St. Louis. Routes, therefore, 
should be demanded to read from Kansas 
City to St. Louis without the option to alter 
same. A doctored clause sometimes saves 
litigation. 



SA1 FRANCISCO 

JACK JOSEPHS 

variety's 
san francisco office 

*■ MIS 



EMPRESS.— Dick Bernard and Co., liked; 
Four Quaint Q's, good ; Thornton and Corlow, 
did nicely ; Will Morris, well received, open- 
ing ; Orville Stamm, excellent: Jessie Bell, 
local, novel act and gave satisfaction ; Mexi- 
can war pictures closed the show. . 

ORPHEUM.— "Neptune's Garden," specA i- 
lar in closing spot. Monlta Five, biz *w t . 
faction ; Van Hoven, laughln gjfr t ; T . - V i- 
dalls, appreciated, opening ; CW.ch * g-'ja^r- 
enjoyed ; Alice Els & Bert French^ -rtflfu to 
make impression desired, -feff reception; 
Harry Gllfoll and Ruth Roye repeated suc- 
cess of the previous week. 

PANTAGES.— Harry Bulger's "single," en- 
Joyed ; Tom and Stacia Moore, likable ; Vera 
Berliner, fair ; Bruce & Keane, pleased ; Terry 
Troupe, closed successfully ; Juggling Wag- 
ners, fair, had opening spot; Jessie Shirley 
& Co. In condensed version of "Under Two 
Flags." Melodramatic play was made with 
Miss Shirley as Cigarette. Special setting 
and five scenes. Ten people took part, the 
act consuming 35 minutes. Scenically. the 
offering was poor and the interpretation not 
up to requirements. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran. mgr.).— "Peg 0' 
My Heart" with Peggy O'Neill (first week). 

COLUMBIA (Gottlob, Marx & Co., mgrs.). 
—"The Argyle Case," with Robert Hllllard 
(first week). 

ALCAZAR ( Belasco & Mayer, mgrs. ) . — Mack- 
Ram beau stock (third week). 

GAIETY (T. O'Oay, mgr.).— "The Girl Be- 
hind the Counter," opened April 28. 

TIVOLI (Turner & Dahnken, mgrs.).— Pic- 
tures. 

SAVOY (W. A. McKenzie, mgr.).— Pictures. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr. ; agent 
Levey). — James Post Co.; pop vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr. ; agent, 
W. S. V. A.).— Pop vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; 
agent, Levey). — Pop vaudeville. 

Maurice Chick is HI at the Mary's Help 
Hospital. 



Maude Fulton has purchased a home in Lot 
Angeles. 



Jack Golden and his company closed at San 
Jose last week. 



Sid Grauman, manager of tbe Empress, is 
contemplating a trip to New York. 

The Basco Musical Comedy Co. closed at 
Vallejo after four days of bad business. 

Ben Jerome Is reported to have Joined the 
Lou Jacobs company at the Tabor-Grand in 
Denver. 



Mile. Adgle, touring the Pantages Circuit, 
reports that while playing Vancouver, one of 
her lions died. 



Nat Holt, business manager of the Monte 
Carter musical comedy tab, has severed his 
connection with the company. 

Jim Post was sucessfully operated on laBt 
Tuesday for a growth in his nose and expects 
to be back in the cast within a week. 

Among the many resolutions passed by tbe 
California Congress of Mothers wsh one which 
recommended the censoring of popular songs 
as inimical to the child's mind. 



Ben Deely was out of the Orpheum bill last 
Friday on account of the death of his brother, 
John Francis Deely, who died April 21. The 
funeral was held at Sacramento Friday. 

"A Knight for a Day" will probably follow 
the "Girl Behind the Counter" at the Gaiety, 
after which It is the Intention of the Gaiety 
management to put on new productions. 

Sol Carter, billed to open with the Jim Post 
Musical Comedy Company, refused to go on 
last Sunday because tbe part handed him was 
not to his liking. Another reason given by Sol 
was that he could not afford to risk the fsm- 
lly reputation by going on In a small "bit" 

Jobn Consldlne was here last week' and took 



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To my many San Francisco friends, I extend a hearty 
appreciation and my sincere thanks for the splendid 
reception accorded me on my recent arrival. 



in the Ritchie- Murphy fight Al Jolson, at tH» 
Cort with the "Hone/moon Bxpress," was also 
at the ringside for four round* and attracted 
considerable attention, at he did not hare tlm* 
to remove hie stage regalia rind also get back 
to the theatre for the second act. 



Among the acts booked by Arthur R. Bhep- 
erd of the Brennan-Fuller Circuit that will 
sail for Australia May 12 are Alfred Latell 
and Elsa Brooks, Gruet and Oruet, Four Span- 
ish Ooldlni's, Hermann and Shirley, Ed Blon- 
dell and Co., Hughes Musical Trio, Zeno and 
Mandell and Dumitrescu Troupe. 



George Mauk, who has mining intersts in 
Sonora, Mexico, has purchased a site for a 
theatre In Phoenix. Ariz. Building operations 
will commence within the next few weeks and 
be completed about Nov. 1. It Is understood 
that the theatre is being built for Lou Jacobs, 
who will install musical comedy. 

Al f »»ves, who haB been the predominating 
Igure in theatricals In Phoenix, Arts., has 
iold his theatrea -vhlch Included the Colos- 
seum, Epe^-^m and his lease on the Elk. The 
v*-_^ t.1 the Lou Jacobs in Phoenix with 
■SIS musical comedy company Is said to be 
partly responsible for Mr. Reeves retiring 
from Phoenix. Mr. Reeves Is planning to go 
to South America and enter the picture busi- 
ness. 

When the "Echo" opened at the Morosco, Los 
Angeles, April 28, Will Phllbrlck was not la 
the cast, his contract having expired with ttio 
engagement of the "Echo" here. At present It 
is not known whether Phllbrlck will be a 
member of any of the future Oalety produc- 
tions. William Rock will play the part va- 
cated by Phllbrlck, and Alf Oouldlng. who suc- 
ceeded Perrle Hartman, as stage director of 
the "Girl Behind the Counter." will have 
Rock's former part. 

ATLANTA. 

By R. to. MeCAW. 

FORSYTH ( Hugh Cardoza, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Valerie Bergere. usual success; 
Conroy's Diving Models, delight ; Capt. Anson, 
goes nicely; Mabel Fitzgerald, hit: Mason A 
Murray, fair; Aldo Bros., fill out: Fred Lind- 
say A Co., good. 

GRAND (Harry Hearn, mgr. ; agent, U. B. 
0.). — Castlllians, please: Golden & Hughes, 
laughs ; Hodge & Lowell, do well ; Austin A 
Blake, score : Tropical Trio, register ; 4-reel 
film. 

LYRIC (Jake Wells, mgr.)— Lucille La 
Verne Co. In "Ann Boyd," business only fair. 

BIJOU (Jake Welle, mgr.).— Eddie Black 
8tock. "The Woman Who Dared," big busi- 
ness. 

COLUMBIA (Gene Davis, mgr.).— Reopened 
27 with Shaffer's Burlesquers ; business good ; 
house was closed two weeks through smut 
productions. 

AUDITORIUM.— Metropolitan Grand Opera 
Company ; record attendance ; will do above 
$80,000. 



"Damaged Goods" closed the season at the 
Atlanta Saturday night to poor business. 



Keith Family vaudeville has failed to catch 
on very strong at Jake Wells' Grand and fea- 
ture Alms likely will be substituted unless 
there Is a change for the better within a few 
weeks. 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

By LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.).— Premiere 
of Cohan A Harris' new farce comedy by Roi 
Cooper Megrue and Wnlter Hackett : "It Pays 
to Advertise." 

KEITH'S (Jake Isaac, resident mgr.).— 
Lydia Barry, Charley Grapwein and Anna 
Chance In new farcical playlet "In Pough- 
keepsie" ; Frances Demarest and Joe C. Smith, 
Will Oakland and Co., Kathleen Clifford, Em- 
ily Darrell and ('has. Conway, Eight English 
Rosebuds, Lennet and Wilson. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER— Dances. Profes- 
sional contest won by Stephen Mathews and 
Isabella Burdlck : second. George Hoffmelster 
and Venlta Cohe ; third. Harry Rice and Elsa 
Wile. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr). — Burlesque — 
"Queens of the Cabaret." 



John Drew and Ethel Barrymore. In a Joint 
starring tour, will open at the Apollo In Sar- 
dou's "A Scrap of Paper." The Barrymore- 
Drew engagement takes the place of "The 
Lure." 

Harry Brown, former manager, has again 
resumed the reins of the Nixon. Harry Brown. 
Jr., who has been acting business manaeor 
throughout the winter season, will assist his 
father. 




Budke, George Hass, Dale Ryan and Nick 
Nichols, are at the Jackson Cafe. 

Prince Paul de Clalrmont, who claims to be 
a real Russian nobleman, will be placed In 
charge of Barney's Boardwalk cafe April 28. 



houses are sending acts to India now, and will 
supply the opposition houses In that country. 

The Juggling Normans, Captain Brunswick 
and Co. and Biff and De Armo, are In New 
Zealand. 



L. F. Bradshaw has been selected as the 
dancing Instructor of the Steeplechase Pier 
dance hall. 



The Hall of Amusements on the Garden 
Pier, and adjoining the Keith theatre, has 
been divested of the Steeplechase funnylsms 
and a dance floor is In the process of con- 
struction 



Savoy showing pictures. 



AUSTRALIA. 

By MARTIN O. BRBNNAN. 

Sydney, April 4. 
Harry Lauder came In by the Sonoma Mon- 
day. 

George Murphy, "the talking Yankee Jug- 
gler," In Australia for some years, returned 
to America last January. To the surprise of 
all, he came back here Monday. He imme- 
diately fixed time. 



Lea Warton. whose partner, Irving Say lee, 
dropped dead In New Zealand recently. Is once 
again working as a single. 

Fred C. Hagan and Co., an American act, 
will open at the National today In "The Pool- 
Room." Carl Bentzen and Phyllis Lawson. 
dancers, also open at the National toitay. 

Aviator Stone, together with the Cycling 
Stalgs, are working the saucer tract at the 
White City. 



A subscription list has been Issued for the 
benefit of the widow of the late Irving Sayles. 
It is being strongly supported by the "sports" 
of the various centres. 



Madame Valleclta's leopards are a big box- 
office attraction at the Tlvoli. The act is the 
most attractive of Its kind ever seen here. 



Maud Allan, the Salome dancer, arrived this 
week. She commencee a season here this week. 



E. J. Carroll, of Brisbane, one of the most 
popular entrepreneurs here, Ih Interested In 
the season of Harry Lauder. He will work In 
conjunction with J. & N. Lalt. 



Madam Berzac and her animate, featuring 
work on revolving tables, will be a feature act 
with Wlrth's Circus, opening tonight. 

Mrs. Mcintosh, accompanied by Miss Hel- 
more, who will act as private secretary, leaves 
for England this week. 



The Clarke-Razzlllian Trio leave for America 
today. 



Tango teas are all the rage in Australia. 

Huntress, female Impersonator, leaves to- 
day for the states. 



Ada Reeve begins another Australian sea- 
son under the direction of Hugh D. Mcintosh, 
at the Tivoll, Melbourne, Saturday. 

All mall matter sent here for Americans 
who have returned to your side. Is being re- 
addressed care of A. R. Shepard. manager 
Fuller-Brennan-Fuller Circuit. Room 011. 
Pantages Theatre Building, San Francisco, Cal. 



The Opera House. Melbourne (Richard's 
time) has been rechrlstened the Tivoll In order 
to conform with the regular title of this cir- 
cuit's theatres. 



After an absence of many years. W. C. 
Fields, the comedy Juggler, makes a reappear- 
ance at the Tlvoli today. He Is well remem- 
bered. 



A large block of land at the corner of 
Bathurst and George street, city, facing St. 
Andrew's (C. E.) Cathedral, was secured by 
the J. C. Williamson syndicate. It is the ob- 
ject of the promoters to erect a theatre for 
the production of grand opera and other pre- 
tentious attractions. 



Matthews and Mack came to light after a 
considerable silence. The act played around 
with the Great Janson show, but Matthews 
says that he. himself, lost on the venture, and 
also states that Jansen left hurriedly for Java 
or thereabouts. 



Wlrth's Circus opens at Prince Alfred Park 
this evening. Several standard acts are still 
with the show, but a number of new attrac- 
tions have been added. 



The "Forty Thieves." pantomime, opens at 
Her Majesty's this evening. The "Thrr-o Un>.«- 
a well-known American act. Is a big feature 



At the Adelphl a new American musical 
< omedy company will produce "The Tender- 
foot" Saturday. 



The Metropolitan Four, comprising Bud Both the Fuller-Brennan and Rlckards 



The Jackelan Troune of Runsi>in «l it •'•■» x :m-i 
dancers open at the National today. The Lbh- 
tella Trio, also a Russian act. have Just fin- 
ished a highly successful season at thin house. 

Marshall Crosby, the baritone on the Rick- 
ard's time. Is now stage managing at the 
Tivoll here. 



BALTIMORE. 

By J. IB. DOOIiBY. 

MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger. mgr. ; 
agent, U. B. O.).— Lesley's "Red Heads," rather 
nonsensical and forced comedy ; Pauline Welch 
scores heavily ; Bud Fisher, eame old act ; 
Whitfield A Ireland, bright and bristling with 
fun ; Robert B. Dalley. gets fair returns ; Gere 
A Delaney, old stuff done up nicely; Toney A 
Norman, arouse great interest ; Buckley's Anl- 
malB, fair. 

VICTORIA (Pearce A Sheck, mgrs. ; agents, 
N-N).— Three Hastings, lively all through; 
Dela Ray's Horses, well presented novelty ; 
Merlin clever; Flsk A McDonough, a sure-fire 
hit ; Old Town Quartet, fair ; Mabel Janot. nice 
selection presented in fascinating way. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr.; Ind.).— "A 
Night in a Seminary," sparkling comedy and 
chatter : Morrla A Campbell, good comedy ; 
Leavy Family, well received ; Nat LefDngwell, 
generous reception ; Ada Brown, nicely turned 
comedy ; Murray A Ward, nothing startling In 
acrobatics. V 

PALACE (Charles Sadtler, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. O.). — Tom Linton and Jungle Girls, plenty 
of healthy punchee ; Harvey A Anderson, nov- 
elty Jugglere ; Martin Van, good appearance ; 
Harry Le Clair, fair. 

FORD'S O. O. H. (Chae. E. Ford, mgr.).— 
"Bought and Paid For," brilliant exposition of 
Broadhurst at his beet. The company Is ca- 
pable and there Is given a fine presentation. 
Business big. 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Tunis F. Dean, 
mgr.).— "Excuse Me," with Willis P. Sweat- 
nam In his old place. Well done and as funny 
as ever. Attendance fair on fourth presenta- 
tion in this city. 

COLONIAL (C. F. Lawrence, mgr.).— "A 
Butterfly on the Wheel," capable company 
presenting this drama well. Buslneee at top 
notch with proepects of remaining same 
throughout week. 

POLI'S (Wedgwood Nowell, mgr.; Poll 
Players).— "Stop Thief," one of the very beet 
comedies the company has attempted this 
season. Appreciation shown by big houses. 
Whole company stands out In Individual parts. 

OAYETY (William Ballauf. mgr.; Colum- 
bia Burlesque).— "Bonton Girls," good, lively 
bunch of funmakers. 

HOLLIDAY STREET (Geo. W. Rife. mgr.). 
— Baseball score board. 



BOSTON. 

By J. OOOLTZ. 

LOEWS ORPHBUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agent, Loew ) . — Vaudeville. 

LOEWS ST. JAMBS (William Lovey. mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — Vaudeville. 

NATIONAL (George Haley, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. O.). — House dark. Nothing materialising 
for the Immediate future. 

HOLL18 (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The 
Reformers," with Donald Meek starred. Metro- 
politan premier Monday night. Notice else- 
where. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— 
"Queen of Movies" Last week. Dividing first 
honors on receipts with David Warfleld. 

PARK (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Edith and 
Mabel Taliaferro In "Young Wisdom." Excel- 
lent house and good for several weeke at least. 

CORT (John E. Cort, mgr.).— House saved 
from going dark after unexpected cloelng of 
Kitty Gordon In "Pretty Mrs. Smith." Mexi- 
can War reels shoved in and will pay over- 
head expenses. 

TREMONT (John B. Sehofel, mgr.).— David 
Warfleld In "The Auctioneer." Excellent busi- 
ness. 1,000th performance In this play Tues- 
day night capacity. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— "Under 
Cover." 10th week, playing around $0,000. 

BOSTON (William Wood, mgr.).— "Way 
Down East" on return engagement at popular 
prices. Will probably be good for three weeks. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Doris Keane 
in "Romance." Excellent business, probably 
good until close of season. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr. ).- "Within 
tho Law." Business holding up admirably but 
not bringing In the receipts anticipated. 

8HUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).- Unex- 
pected closing of Blanche Ring in "When Clau- 
dia Smiles" leaves house dark this week and 
next. 

CASTLE 8QUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "Officer WW," with Doris Olsson in the 
role Hhe created. 

HOWARD (George E. I^)throp. mgr.).— 
Stock burlesque and vaudeville. Opened this 
week to capacity. 

GRAND OPERA (George E Ix>throp, mgr.). 

"The Girls from Joyland." Good. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron. mgr.).- -"Social 
Maids." Excellent huslness. 

(TA1KTY (George T. UutchHI.-r. mgr.) 
I'.lllv Watson's BIk Show. Good. 

GLOBE (Robert Jeannctte. mgr ). -"Bring- 
ing Up Father." Second week Excellent bust 
nrns. 

A special matinee by the Trleh Players at 
the Plymouth Monday did not bring mora than 



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REEV 



Temporarily Retiring 



For the special benefit of all my friends in and out of the profession, 
pany and my franchise, known from Maine to California as "Al Reeves Beauty 
EDITH SWAN, to do their big vaudeville acts, produce and manage my show 
ently constructed than any other burlesque organization ever seen m America, 
tumes and electrical effects. Fifty-four people will be required in the cast an 
thousand-dollar production of art pictures, the handsomest ever seen in Amer 
P. S. — Might also state I may play twelve to fifteen weeks, personally, 
always done a phenomenal business and made a handsome profit. I also want 
LOTHROP for their kind and generous vaudeville offers. Also wish to sta 
ness for himself. I wish him every success, and only hope he will be as succ 
"I've got mine." "Give me credit. Good-by, good night and good luck. 

Your old pal, ^s* L 



But — I will still retain all my interests in the great Columbia Amusement Corn- 
Show/' I have specially engaged the famous EDGAR BIXLEY and his wife, 
next season, and no question but what the show will be a revelation and differ- 
The show will consist of seven acts, seven beautiful changes of scenery, cos- 
d eight supers, making a total of sixty-two people on my stage. A three- 
ica and headed by the beautiful HELEN WESTERN, will close the show, 
in our big Columbia Amusement Company houses next season, where I have 
to thank MR. WM. HAMMERSTEIN, MR PAT CASEY and DOCTOR 
te that my old side-kick, ANDY LEWIS, leaves me this season to go in busi- 
essful as I have been. And this same wish goes for everyone on earth, as 



Permanent Address, 145 State St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 




$1,400 because of the Inclement weather. The 
bill Included three plays new to Boston where 
the Irish Players have always been able to 
draw a big house, "The Clancy Name," "The 
King's Threshold'' and "Duty/* They sailed 
the following day for Ireland. 

Carter de Haven (he spells It with a amall 
"d" now) has suceeded In getting some good 
publicity this week with his striped limousine 
which looks like a cross between a barber's 
pole and a Jailbird. 

Catherine Crawford, a local star playing 
with "The Telephone Girls" at the Howard, 
was given a rousing reception Monday night 
when tbe Revere Lodge of Elks turned out to 
greet her In response to her various perform- 
ances at their benefits. 



Mrs. George Bernard Bhaw, the wife of the 
playwright-author, will remain In Boston a 
month as the guest of Mrs. W. F. Morgan. 
She saw "Fannle's First Play" at the Park 
written by her husband, the day before it 
closed 



BROOKLYN, N. T. 

By BDDIB HARTMAN. 

SHUBERT (William Sheehey, mgr. ; agent, 
Loew). — With Gertrude Hoffmann playing al- 
most next door to the Bushwick, the Shubert 
had them standing three deep Tuesday night. 
It may prove the public is beginning to think 
that when they bear ho much about one act as 
tbey have about the Hoffmann revue, billed all 
over for weeks, that they would rather spend 
less money and see a show without a name 
but more evenly balanced. The Bremens 
opened, scoring with their pole work. The 
Stantons. two boys, who might brighten up 
their appearance a bit, gathered the laughr 
with rapid fire comedy. Ruth Powell, a danc- 
ing violinist, did some good work although 
some of her selections were pretty old. Sam 
Bernard Is billed as having presented Dave 
Jones and Co. In a German comedy sketch, and 
If be did he surely did not give them any new 
material to work with. There are five people, 
three men and two women, the leading part 
being a German who handles some moth- 
eaten comedy that may be able to get the 
laughs from the three a dayers, A burlesque 
duel between the Frenrhmnn and the German 
reminded one of the old Western Wheel days. 
William Cahlll. a Celtic gentleman, had a fast 
running mnnolo? that was appreciated although 
a couple of his Jokes were a little off color. 
Wills and Hagsnn. hnnd and head balancing, 
had n *nnrt routine that put them over. 

BEDFORD (Geo. A. M<*Dermlt. mgr. : agent. 
Fox).— There wrre enough different kinds of 
acts on the b'M this week hut not one h*d 
the punch. The Qulgley Bros, opened the 
show. Place Thompson and Co. presented a 
sketch that was so far-fetched the audience 
set on their hands. Williams and Muter, two 
boyn In I^addle Cliff costumes, woke thlnors up 
with dancing though much could not be said In 
their favor as to the singing. The Franconl 
Opera Co. warbled through some songs only 
understood by a few of their own kind In the 
house. Jordon and Doherty received a good 
deal of attention through the clothes and nut 
comedy of the girl. The Flying Mitchells with 
some clever tricks closed. 

The MONTAUK.— Picture. 

MAJESTIC. -Picture. 

BROADWAY— "Along Came Ruth." a show 
that cornea to Brooklyn without being first 
sent all over the country. 

DE KALR. — Mantell In Shakespearean re- 
pertoire seen here recentlv. 

STAR (Burlesque).— "The Big Jubilee" 

CASINO (Burlesnue).— Ben Welch and Co. 

EMPIRE (Burlesque).— "Girls from Happy- 
land ." 

HA LSEY.— Vaudeville. 

FIFTH AVENUE— Vaudeville. 

COLPMni A. —Vaudeville. 

LINDEN— Vaudeville. 

COMEDY.— Vaudeville. 

FOLT.Y.— Vaudeville. 

LIBERTY.— Vaudeville. 



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Al. McCoy, the middleweight champion of 
the world, made bis first theatrical appearance 
in the east at tbe Ootham Sunday. 



The Whip, a Jay street restaurant. Is run- 
ning afternoon dancing with a cabaret and 
dancing at night 



The three Brooklyn burlesque houses ar^ all 
using a good deal of sign space along tbe rail- 
road to get the email town boys to their shows. 

William Fox's Jamaica house Is reported 
having done a fair business through the year 
with seven acts and pictures, the afternoons 
being very light but business picking' up at 
the night show. 



The Crossing, across the street from the 
Long Island Railroad station Is using a seven 
act cabaret that Is catching the Long Islanders. 



The McCurdy Players at the Ootham had as 
little material as possible to work with In the 
"Girl That Goes Wrong.' a piece dramatised 
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Reginald Kaufman. The play had never been 
produced before and never will be again If the 
person who la going to put it on looks It over 
carefully before doing so. It Is the story 
of a country girl who falls in love with a 
young loafer. After he wrongs her he skips to 
New York, leaving her to the town gossips. 
The girl's mother dies from the shock and the 
father shoots himself through the disgrace. The 
girl having lost both of her parents decides to 
follow the man and kill him for revenge. Upon 
arriving in New York she finds her man. She 
finally induces him to take her for a taxi ride 
a few nights later and while they are going 
through the park, stabs blm. The epilog shows 
her In the electric chair being executed for 
murder. There were four acta and eight 
acenee, the settings for which were all very 
common place, the only one worth mentioning 
being the taxi scene, which was cleverly done. 
Louise Carter played the girl and got as much 
out of It as possible — and of course wore a 
black dress. Samuel Godfrey as tbe man did not 
fit that part as well as the one he had In the 
"Littlest Rebel." There were an old negro 
couple who would breeze In and try to put 
over some comedy that became very tiresome 
and the stage was continually occupied by cou- 
ples who would talk a bit and then leave to 
be followed by another pair. A cabaret act 
waa used In the barroom scene as well as a 
young woman who' did some Blnglng. 

BUFFALO. 

By G. K. RUDOLPH. 

ACADEMY (M. B. Schleslnger, mgr.; Loew). 
— Feature, vice film ; Simpson & Dean, dancers 
very clever; Elizabeth Cutty, good- Percella 
Bros., applause ; Tom Johnson and Dogs, nov- 
elty ; Douglas A Douglas, humorous ; Leslie 
Thurston, held interest 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Jessie Bon- 
stelle Stock, opens with 'The Temperamental 
Journey." Scored with play never before seen 
here. 

TECK (John R. Olsher, mgr.).— "The Pas- 
sion Play." Company of 200, from Dramatic 
Association of Canlslus College, presented for 
tbe first time In east under personal direction 
of author, Clay M. Greene. Advance sale 
heavy. Massive production of high merit; 
pleased all at first performance. 4, A born 
English Grand Opera Co. 

SHEAS (Henry J Carr, mgr.; U. B. O).— 
Llane Carrera. headlines, scored ; Belle Baker, 
applauded ; Miss Oxford and Elephants, 
pleased ; Kenney-Xobody-and-Platt. good : Do- 
Ian & Lenhurr. well received ; Frank Milton & 
De Long Sisters, clever.; Hunting & Francis, 
took well ; Vandlnoff & Louie, artistic painters. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln. mgr.).— Mrs. 
Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch," seen here before 
but drew well at popular prices. Fair com- 
pany. Next. Flske O'Hara "In Old Dublin." 

LYRIC (H. Marcus. m«r. ; Loew).— Picture 
featured bill ; Laurie & Allen, delighted ; Dean 
& Fay. clever ; Klein Bros, comedy, ncored ; 
Cyllng Berlin*, fair; Jack Mendelsohn and 
Carlotts St. Elmo, pleased. 

OAYETY (John M. Ward, mgr.).— "The 
Ro«eland Girl*," open*»d to good house. 

EMBLEM (0. Stranger, mgr.; agent. Grif- 
fin).— Beautiful new theatre playing second 
week. Geo. Whitney, clever : Lensel). very 
good ; DeMar * DeMar, bit ; Madle a Co.. 
pleased; first half. Miss Belmonte. dainty; 
Cliff Harley. among best ; Hank A Mandy. great 
comedy ; Elmo A Co., mystifying ; last half. 
Pictures. 

OARDEN (W. F. Graham, mgr.).— "Cabaret 
Girls." with Wsldek Zbyzsko, wrestler. Extra 
ma^cb^s with Paul Martlsan. tbe Great Pane, 
added Intvrrst. 

FILLMORE (Geo. Rosing, mgr. ; agents. Mc- 
Mahon A Dee). — Knox Brow., good; Billy Hol- 
land, pleased ; DeRossl Duo, great ; Eugene 
Emmett. scored. 

PLAZA (Slotkln. Michaels A Rosing, mgrs. ; 
agents, McMahon A Dee.). — DeFure A Ferris 
Sisters, scored ; Griffin A Emmert. carried ap- 
plause ; McXally. fair; Artane, held Interest; 
Wlchman. novel ; ' McConnell A Lock hart, 
merry ; Knox Bros., excellent ; Ben Dawson, 
delighted. 

STRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.).— Pictures. 




Saying 
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Good-by 




Sailing 
Soon, but 
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When 



VARIETY 25 



EVA TANGUAY 



Says 



To Edward F. Albee, Esq., 

General Manager, United Booking Offices, New York. 
Dear Mr. Albee: 

• 

I cannot allow my second season as an individual attraction at the head of my own • 
vaudeville organization to end without expressing my thanks to you for making this 
possible. 

As the recognized head of the vaudeville business of this country, I am quite certain, 
Mr. Albee, that you appreciate what I say— that in my tours under my own management I 
have earned for myself more profit, have secured more publicity and carried myself, per- 
sonally, into more territory than I ever could have obtained in "big time" vaudeville during 
the same length of time. 

And again I must extend to you my thanks, Mr. Albee, for providing me with the op- 
portunity that I took advantage of, through which I learned for the first time the extent of 
my drawing power, a drawing power, by the way, I do not concede that you or your ex- 
ecutive and house staffs contributed to in any way, since I, as the headline attraction in 
all of the Keith and U. B. O. larger theatres, playing several times in each for yqu, must 
have firmly established myself, to have been given the return engagements through your 
office. 

If I troubled you during the past two seasons through playing in opposition to your 
"big time" theatres that might have cost you patronage while I was in town and more 
expensive bills after I left, I regret it. Such was not my aim. I had merely routed myself 
to my best advantage, and if your theatres happened to be where I played, you could not 
expect me to lose the week or the profit out of courtesy to you, since this had been a busi- 
ness matter throughout. 



For all of these things you have my sincere thanks. 



Eva Tanguay 



COLONIAL THEATRE, CLEVELAND, APRIL 2S, lfl4 



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CLEVELAND. 

H> CLYDK K. ELLIOTT. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.). 
May Irwin in "Widow by Proxy." Pleasing 
and business very good. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.). - 
Eva Tanguay back for the second time this 
'year with a good show. Closing week for 
both Mlsa Tanguay and theatre. 

HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).- 
Henry E Dixey heading bill of much merit. 
Dixey himself Is good. Alexander & Logan, 
fine ; "The Telephone Tangle," amusing tra- 
vesty. Other numbers good. 

MILES (Frank Raymond, mgr.).— A tabloid 
musical comedy, "A Bachelor's Dream,"' 1b the 
big feature. Will H. Fox, pleasing. Others. 
Business very good. 

PRISCILLA (Proctor Seas, mgr.). Melanl 
Opera Co., worthy headliner ; Sig Franz & 
Cyclists good ; "The Stool Pigeon," thrilling 
crook playlet ; four other acts. Business good 

PROSPECT (Geo. Lyons. mgr.). -Fiske 
O'Hara presenting "In Old Dublin," a good 
comedy romance well acted and drawing good 
business. 

CLEVELAND (Harry Zerker, mgr.)— "The 
Girl Who Goes Wrong," not much of a play. 
Fairly good acting and big business. 

DUCHESS (R. Buckley, mgr.).- Pictures. 
Business but fair. 

METROPOLITAN (G. Johnson, mgr.).- Ly- 
man J. Howe Panama pictures. Second work 
to good business. 

STAR (C. J. Kittz. msr.).— "American Beau- 
ties." Show Is worthy ; business good. 

EMPIRE (Geo. Schenet. mgr.). "The Mili- 
tant Maids." Show pleasing; business fair. 

GORDON SQUARE. -"Fun In a Hotel 
Ix)bby" headliner for first half of week. Mor- 
timer, Snow & Co. headllners for second half 

KNICKERBOCKER (Emory Downs, mgr.)' 

•Paid in Full" In pictures. 

When the Colonial box office opened Monday 
morning there was a line stretching out to the 
walk waiting to buy seats for Eva Tanguay. 
It looked as though the "volcanic" one was 
going to repeat her business of last fall. 



Archie Bell, one of the best known of dra- 
matlo critics, is touring Europe, and sending 
hack short stories to his paper, the Plain 
Dealer. 



The Colonial management has decided upon 
three matinees a week for the stock company 
which opens Monday. 



The Star and Empire held "midnight" shows 
on Thursday. Cleveland changed to eastern 
time at that hour and the actors and play- 
goers celebrated the occasion. 



Night of May 17, at Shea's, there will be 
produced under the auspices of the Buffalo 
Press Club, one of the most complete and en- 
tertaining programs ever attempted to be 
staged In this city. It is the Press Club Frolic. 
George M. Cohan will be the headliner. Fea- 
turing the bill will be the presentation of a 
sketch entitled "The Last Edition," written by 
John D. Wells, Sunday editor of the Buffalo 
News. 






DETROIT. 

By JACOB §NITH. 

TKMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr. 



U. B. 0. 



The three performances of the Eagle's min- 
strels at the Teck last week netted that or- 
ganization over $4,000. 

The Elmwood, a picture bouse under the 
management of Geo. W. Erdmann, representing 
an expenditure of $80,000, was opened Monday 
evening. The theatre Is located in one of 
choice residential districts of the city. 

The recently organized Stratford Theatre Co., 
which proposes to erect a theatre at Franklin 
and Court streets, are offering to the public 
LTjO.OOO shares at $10 each. The capitalization 
is to be $2.10,000.. The playhouse, it is said, 
will cost a half million and will be the most 
handsome theatre between New York and 
Chicago. Local business men are at the head 
of the company. 

George Rosing of the Fillmore theatre and 
Bruce Fowler of the McMahon & Dee The- 
atrical Agency have opened a film exchange. 

The policy of the new Emblem theatre shall 



be four acts of popular vaudeville from the 
Griffin circuit and feature photo-plays ex- 
clusively, changing semi-weekly. 

CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY V. MARTIN. 

GRAND (John H. Havlln, mgr.; K. & E). - 
'The New Henrietta," with William H. Crane. 
Close of season. 3, pictures. 

LYRIC (C. Hubert, mgr.: Shuhert.).— May 
Robson in "A Clever Woman." Close of sea- 
son. 3. pictures. 

WALNUT (Willis F. Jackson, mgr.).— Vice 
picture. 

GERMAN (Otto K. Schmid, mgr.; stock).— 
Season closed 26th with "Eln Blltzmaedel." 

HAGENB-ECK-WALLACE CIRCUS.— Cum - 
mtnsvllle. 27 ; Norwood, 28, - 

EMPRESS (George F. Fish, mgr.; S-C.).— 
Last of season. Llnd Brothers opened, satis- 
factory ; Myrtle Kastrup. new ; Phillips & 
Nicholson, new; "A Fatted Calf." fair. Six 
Diving Models, featured, excellent. 

OLYMPIC (McMahon & Jackson, mgrs.) - 
Hunt pictures. 

GAYETY (Charles B. Arnold, mgr. ; Colum- 
bia). — "Behman Show," wind-up of season. 3, 
picture. 

ZOO (William Whltlock. mgr.).- May 24. 
beginning of concert season of Cincinnati 
Symphony Orchestra. 

CONEY ISLAND BOATS 26. excursions. 
Coney opens May 30. 

ORPHEUM (Andy Hetteshelmer. mgr.).— 
Picture, amateurs. 



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CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.) —26 
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HEUCK'S.— Pictures. 

PEOPLES. -Pictures. 

LYCEUM (Harry Hart, mgr.).-Gua Sun 
vaudeville having been discontinued, stock bur- 
lesque at 10-13 will be tried. 

ORPHEUM— Pictures. 



rehearsal Monday 10).— Will Rogers, big; 
"The Porch Party," good ; Horton & Patriska, 
pleased; McCormack & Wallace, well liked; 
Mejako Sisters, pleased ; Froslnl, hit ; Mel- 
ville & Hlggins, good. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, msr. ; T. B. C, : re- 
hearsal Monday 10). — Mr. & Mrs. Perkins 
Esher, good ; El Cato, very good ; Weber Fam 



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lly, exceptional acrobats; Delmore ft Lee, 
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er- Frank Bush, humorous. 

PALACE (C. A. Hoffman, mgr. ; agent, Earl 
Cox). — May Isabella Baker, encored; Bella 
Italia Troupe, applause ; four other acts that 
were well received. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— Martin 
Harvey in "The Only Way." Next, "Adele." 

OARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
Mclntyre A Heath In "The Ham Tree," big 
business. Next week, May Robeon. 

07AYETY (William Roche, mgr.).— "College 
Girls." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.). — "Rector 
Girls." 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warner, mgr.) — Vaugh 
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AVENUE (Prank Drew, mgr.).— "At Crip- 
ple Creek." Next, "Why Women Sin." 

WASHINGTON (Frank Whltbeck, mgr.).— 
Operatic stock "Lohengrin." Although com- 
pany was engaged for only four weeks, this 
style of entertainment is proving so popular 
Managor Whltbeck Is likely to extend engage- 
ment for a few weeks. 



Sheffield Quartet ope>ed at Frontenac cafe 
this week. 

The Cadillac will begin stock May 10. Jean 
Bedinl's "Mischief Makers" will be opening 
attraction. 




M. W. Jopllng will build a vaudeville the- 
atre In Munslng, Mich. He will also erect a 
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KANSAS CITY. 

I7R.M. CROUSB. 

SHUBERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— "Peg o' 
My Heart." Return. 

ORPHBUM (Martin Lehman, mgr.).— "Half 
an Hour," charming Barrle sketch played by 
Blanche Bates ; Foster ft Lovett, good ; Ray 
Conland, fair; Kathryn Durkln, big; Kelley 
ft Bollock, did well ; Rello, fair ; Zara Carmen 
Troupe, hoop rollers, usual stuff ; Pompeii 
Deerfoot, Indian comedian, unusual. 

EMPRESS (Dan McCoy, mgr.).— Alfred La- 
tell and Elsie Vokes, girl la good ; Brown ft 
Blyler, baseball stuff; Bounding Oordons, 
usual gymnastic act ; Rose Tiffany Co., big ; 
Jennings ft Dorman, fair, too long ; Sebastln 
Merrill Troupe, cyclists. 

HIPPODROME (Ben F. Staff, mgr.).— Will- 
iam Gill ft Co., Waynes, Elwood ft Snow, Cap- 
pelmans, Marr ft Evans, Tyler ft Benton, La 
Touraine Opera Four, Taber's Seals, Poole ft 
Poole. 

GLOBE (Cy. Jacobs, mgr.). — Gordon ft Re- 
venl ; Charlotte Mae Worth, fair ; Jack Ellis, 
strong; Two Specks, fair; Lamb's Mannlkens, 
clever ; Kerr ft Mitchell, good ; Alice Teddy, 
skater. 

GRAND (A. Judah, mgr.).— "The Calling of 
Dan Mathews." 

AUDITORIUM (Meta Miller, mgr.).— Stock. 
"The Spendthrift." 

GAYETY (Burt McPhall, mgr.).— "Beauty, 
Youth and Folly." 

WILLIS WOOD (Roy Crawford, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. "The House of Bondage." 

Everett G. Wilson, treasurer of the Grand, 
baa accepted the assistant managership of 
Fairmount Park this summer. The park will 
open May 10. Kansas City's other big amuse- 
ment park, the Electric, will open May IT. 

Louis Delane, late of the "Quitter" Company, 
joined the Harrington stock company at Shaw- 
nee, Okla.. last week. The "Quitter" com- 
pany closed at Boswell, Okla. De Dawson, also 
of the stranded company, has signed with the 
Keystone Dramatic Company. 

Four new members of the Meta Miller Stock 
Company, playing the Auditorium, are Leslie 
Van Court, B. A. James, Otho Wright and 
Ralph Aubert 

The Lawrence Doming Company closed Its 
regular season at Trlplett, Mo., last week. Af- 
ter a three weeks' layoff the show will open 
its summer season at Bartleavllle, Okla. 

A new company to be known as the Key- 
stone Dramatic Co. was formed here by James 
Trabue and George W. Lyon. The members 
will be Trabue and Lyon, Ben Carter, Harry 
Alton, Frank Smith, Truman Skaggs, Irene 
Taylor, Josephine Lyons, Mrs. Harry Alton 
and Bessie Smith. 




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W. R. Leonard was compelled to oloae his 
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night on account of Illness. 

The New Gaiety at Muskogee, Okla., waa 
opened to capacity business last week by Art 
Harris and hla "Panama Girls." Musical com- 
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A. B. Barrlnger has bought the theatre at 
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The Orpheum, Fort Madison, la., will be 
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verted Into the movies. 



The dates of the Arkansas State Fair at Hot 
Springs have been changed from November 
U-14 to November lfl-21. 



The actor folk are coming In off the road 
now that Bprlng has advanced so far. Among 
those whose faces are seen around the city are 
Jack Reldy and wife (Irene Blauvelt). Bessie 
Deno, Mrs. Clara Rice, Roy M. Brooks, Otto 
Krause. Gypsy Gorrell, P. E. Gallagher, Bert 
Fisher, Harry West, Robert Fagan, Charles 
Saxon, Mary Saxon, Florence Elsen, Orvllle 
Spurrier, John Miljon, Prof. J. T. Echlln, Jesse 
Hall, Walter C. Esmond. Klark A Klark, N. J. 
(Nojoke) Cook, and others. 

Cyrus Jacobs, manager of the Globe, re- 
cently announced his engagement to Clara 
Wheeler of Chicago. 



Talbott'a Hippodrome playing independent 
vaudeville here will remain open all summer. 



LOS ANGELES. 



By OUT PRICE. 

MASON.— "The Missouri Girl." 

MAJESTIC— "Passing Show of 1913." 

MOROSCO. -'The Echo" (Rock & Fulton). 

BURBANK.— "Stop Thief." 

ALPHIN.— "Salomy Jane" (Florence Stone). 

MASON.— Chauncey Olcott opened, with out- 
look for fair business. 

MAJESTIC— "Her Soul and Body" (Mrs. 
Douglas Crane), well received. 

MOROSCO.— "Candy Shop" (Rock and Ful- 
ton), opened to big business. Olga Nether- 
sole, hit at Orpheum. 



Robert Brunton, famed throughout the West 
as a scenic artist and for a number of years 
chief of the Morosco scenic art staff, has re- 
signed to become president of the Universal 
Stage Equipment Co. of Southern California, 
a firm organized by himself. He leaves May 
10 for Europe, where he goes to gather ideas 
for the new company. He will be succeeded 
in the Morosco headquarters by John Collette. 



Richard Vivian and wife (Fanchon Ever- 
hart) and Frank Jonasson, of the Utah Stock 
company. Salt Lake, are here for a vacation, 
which will be spent playing for the "movies." 



Lillian Kemble, well known here, has signed 
for next season with the Utah Stock organiza- 
tion at Salt Lake City. This Is her fifth year 
there. 



Manager Deane Worley, of the Empress, 
'rode the goat" at the Press Club this week. 



Mary M. Rockwell, an actress, has brought 
suit against Oliver Morosco and William Gar- 
land, owners of the Morosco theatre, for $12,- 
543 damages. She claims that while a mem- 
ber of the Anderson Gaiety company's "Candy 
Shop" troupe she fell down a defective stair- 
case leading from her dressing room, sustain- 
ing painful Injuries. 



Florence Malone has been secured for the 
chief role in "Mr. Aladdin," the Thomas Ince 
play which John H. Blackwood is producing. 



According to word from Seattle, Bailey & 
Mitchell have been routed from the Seattle 
theatre by the Klaw and Erlanger forces. 
Diversified interests, such as "The Traffic" and 
"The Under Dog" (formerly "The Crime of 
the Law") which Bailey mixed in, are said to 
have brought about the change. 



Frank C. Egan, children's theatre impre- 
sario, has announced that he will put on a 
series of one-act plays the last Friday of 
overy month in future at the Little Theatre. 



Harry Hayward, of the Speckels theatre, 
San Diego, has secured the guide book, but- 
ton and souvenir concession of the San Diego 
Exposition in 1015. 



Harry Davidson, in advance of "The Pass- 
ing Show of 1013," Is renewing acquaintances 
here. 



Work was begun this week on the new mo- 
Qon picture theatre on Broadway. It Is to 
be controlled by J. A. Quinn and will be 
known as the Superba. 

Charles Baker is en route to this city from 
Newark. N. J., where he closed his season 
with the San Carlo grand opera company. He 
will take the company to the Orient in the 
Fall for an engagement of 16 weeks. 



Merrll Hope has resigned as treasurer of 
the Majestic. He Is now selling real estate. 



Albert Hoog is doing the press work for 
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane, appearing here 
in "Her Soul and Her Body." 

A. F. Frenkensteln. musical director, Is ab- 
sent from thp Orpheum pit for a few weeks. 
He accompanied the local Shriners to At- 
lanta, Ga. 



Sidney Harris has been officially named 
Southern California representative for the 
(Jalety company. 



Joe Kane is now playing In pictures here. 

Walter Abbey Is the new assistant manager 
of the Alphln. He Is a nephew of Charles 
Alphln, the owner and manager. 



MILWAUKEE. 

«T P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler. mgr. ; agent, 
Orph.).— Bert Fltzglbbons Immense hit In 
second appearance this season ; William Faver- 



sham In "The Squaw Man," excellent; Cross A 
Josephine, good; Collins A Hart, fine; Chris 
Richards, fair; Claire Rochester, pleased; 
Ernie A Ernie, entertaining; Zeda a Hoot, 
fair. 

EMPRESS (William Raynor, mgr. ; agent, 
8-C).— Klnkald Kilties, big In headline spot; 
Savoy « Brennan, excellent; Three Harbys. 
fine ; Todd Nards, good ; Ronalr A Ward, 
pleased. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent, T. 
B. C.).— Musical tab, "The Runaways." sup- 
plants vaudeville for week. Going good. 

ORPHBUM (Frank Cook, mgr.; agent, T. B. 
C). — Vice film for week. 

DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr,; agent, 
Ind. ) . — Picture. 

SHUBERT (Charles C. Newton, mgr.).— 
Shubert Theatre Stock in "The Real Thing." 
Fine business. 

GAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).— Dave 
Marlon's Co. 

NEW ORLEANS. 



By O. M. , 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr. ) .—Super- 
ior program. Stuart and Keeley. small timers 
In big time dressing ; Bert Levy, did splendid- 
ly ; Knapp and Cornelia, ordinary ; Harry 
Hayward's Poetic sketch proved revelation ; 
Nonette, charming; Norace Golden, remains 
supreme among illusionists. 

NEWCOMB STADIUM.— Ben Greet Players 
In repertoire. 

LYRIC (Charles Gramllch, mgr.).— Stock 
burlesque. 

LAFAYETTE (H. C. Fourton, mgr.).— Mil- 
ton * Moulton, Charles A Madelyn, Dunbarm, 
Keough Sisters. Gladys Vance. 

HIPPODROME (Lew Rose, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 

ALAMO (Will Gueringer, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 



Panama Trio is at the Plaza. 



Billy Beard and wife will spend the sum- 
mer on the Continent vacationing. 

Francesco Flceto, who had been using the 
name of Creatore until restrained by the Gov- 
ernment, and who was engaged to furnish the 
music at Spanish Fort, left New Orleans with- 
out notifying the management of his depart- 
ure. PolettPs Band will fill the void. 

Herman Fichtenberg has returned from Los 
Angeles, where he spent the winter. 

Richard Harding Davis passed through New 
Orleans en route to Mexico, where he will act 
as war correspondent of a press syndicate 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordon, mgr.; agent. 

V;, B ?)-T Rathep weak W" *t Keith's with 
Alice Lloyd headlined. Through the show 
there Is an atmosphere of cheerfulness which 
is very fine this spring weather but at the 
same time the acts, with a few exceptions, 
were quite ordinary. Two songs which are 

5? w ?™ ^w d **!•• J hftt were P0P«l»r when 
she sang them In her former appearances 
served Miss Lloyd satisfactorily, but the old 
favorites took the house In a much better way 
than the new ones. Of the new ones "Mother. 
Mother, Mother" went the best, and "Splash 

M £_ Wa S,. perh ^ p8 J tn . e be,t tn!n f ,n *»• entire 
show Miss Lloyd Is stouter than when seen 
here before but Is most attractive In appear- 
ance, and her dainty costumes were very 
pleasing. She was very cordially received. 
One of the acts in high favor was that of Stan 
Stanley. Another hit was Chieftain Caupoll- 
can whose fine baritone voice was heard In 
several songs and some vigorous monolog. 
Some of the latter Is interesting Indian senti- 
ment but he uses some very cheap lines to 
bring laughs which were very mild. Mary 
Dorr, in character songs, was unable to hold 
the audience until she gave an Italian num- 
ber, the excellence of which altered her re- 
ception. W. H. St. James and Co, were mildly 
amusing In "The Come On," a comedy playlet 
which they gave a finished production con- 
sidering the unjointed and artificial character 
of the material. The Pa rah leys In a xylophone 
concert, brought the audience to their feet 
by the use of the "Star Spangled Banner" 
and gave some echoes of the London music 
halls. Joe Keno and Rose Green were sat- 
isfactory in an- ordinary song and dance act 
The Aerial Shews opened with acrobatics and 
the Five Metzettls. closing, do a remarkable 
tumbling act including a thrilling triple hand- 
spring. The house was filled Monday after- 
noon. 

STANLEY (Morris L. Revnes, resident mgr ; 
agent, U. B. 0.).— A combination bill of movies 
and one good vaudeville act is the program 
for the first week of the Stanley, the latest 
addition to the show houses of this city. The 
house plays two shows a day, 25 cents after- 
noons and 25-50 cents evenings. Monday night 
the higher priced seats were filled but the 
two bit chairs were only thinly occupied. The 
feature movie play of the program was "The 
Sea Wolf," the first presentation In this city 
of Jack London's masterpiece. Between the 
first and second acts of the photoplay Llna 
Abarbanell sang "Every Little Movement" and 
two new songs all of which went across in 
good style. She was assisted by Elbert Stret- 
well, whose excellent tenor was well received 
and Jack Burrough, with whom she danced 
adaptions from "Every Little Movement." The 
orchestra, under the direction of Harry W. 
Myers, is one of the best theatre orchestras 
in the city. The show also Includes the pic- 
ture "The Birth of Old Glory." which had the 
audience cheering Instantly, a comic picture 
featuring Frederick Sterling, and pictures 
styled "Town Topics" depicting local scenes 
and Incidents. 

NIXON <S\ G. Nlxon-Nlrdlinger, mgr. ; 
agent, U. B. O)— "Joining a Show." a rol- 
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lotte Walker, began an engagement Monday 
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tion on any stage. 

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of Joseph Santley in "When Dreams Come 
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In "Forward March." 



Clifton Yates, 19-year-old vaudeville per- 
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ho was arrested charged with stealing $400 
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and said he had been given the jewelry by 
another vaudevllllan in Chicago, with instruc- 
tions to dispose of it. Yates was held for 
trial. 



Woodslde Park will open May with Theron 
D. Perkins' International Band as the musi- 
cal attraction. 



Paul Kester's new play, "The Lady in the 
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tion at the Little theatre two weeks ago by 
the Annie Russell company, but was forced to 
close by the termination of the lease, for the 
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CHESTNUT ST. O. H— Orpheum Players In 
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. WALNUT.— Eugenie Blair drew a capacity 
house in "Madame X," Monday night, begin- 
ning a week's stay here. 

LIBERTY.— The Emily Smiley Players in 
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ORPHEUM. — Thurston had a capacity house 
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AMERICAN.— "The Moth and the Flame." 
stock. 

METROPOLITAN. --Pictures. 

EMPIRE.- Haying's "Big Show. 1 

TROCADERO.— "Monte Carlo Girls," lively 
and fast moving show. 

CASINO.— "Honeymoon Girls." 

KAUFFMAN. — Inauguration of new policy, 
stork burlesque under management of Stein 
& Sohlichter. At the head of the organization 
are Tom and Ida Howard. Two burlettas. 
"Uncle Mikes Visit," and "The Arrival of 
Prince Henry," well received. 

CAYETY.— Stock burlesque. 

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rent burlesque shows were present. A tango 
contest, vaudeville show, and a chorus girls 
beauty contest were the features. 



The 'Emily Smiley Players stock move from 
the Liberty to the Orpheum, Germantown, 
next week, with "The Chorus Lady" as the 
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GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr. ; agent, U. B. 
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headline, good ; Albert Perry & Co., excellent , 
Burns A Klssen, clever; Transatlantic Trio, 
strong finish ; Minnie Allen, good ; Leo Zarrell 
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HARRIS (C. R. Buchheit, mgr.; agent, U. 
B. O.).— Josle Flynn's Merry Minstrel Maids, 
scored ; Kate Fowler, excellent ; Duquesne 
Comedy Four, hit ; Tojettl & Bennett, pleased ; 
William McKey ft Co., good ; Morse ft Hill, 
laugh ; The Ahlbergs, neat ; Seeley ft Claus, 
good. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tooker. 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).— "The Song Revue," 
headline hit; Four Konerz Bros., clever; Eg- 
gleston ft Marshall, laugh ; The Stllllngs, good ; 
Laverne ft Allen, eccentric ; E. T. Alexander, 
pleased. 

ALVIN (J. P. Reynolds, mgr.).— E. H. 
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PORTLAND, ORE. 

By DAWSON. 

ORPHEUM (Prank Cofflnbury. mgr. ; agent, 
direct).— Week 20, Sidney Jarvls, good; 
Charles Webber, well liked; Hufford ft Chain, 
hit ; Theo. Roberta A Co., held attention ; 
Eugene Diamond, good ; Roahanara, artistic ; 
McDevitt, Kelly A Lucy, very good. 

PANTAGE8 (J. A. Johnson, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — Week 20, Cleo, mystifying; Conner ft 
Sloan, good ; Togan A Oeneva, fair ; Danny 
Simmons, hit ; Allsky's Hawallans, feature. 
Pictures closed. 

EMPRESS (II. W. PScrons, mgr.; S. ft C). 
—Week 20, feature Aim featured ; Geo Hoy ft 
Co., good ; Cecllle Eldert A Carr, well liked ; 
Usher Trio, hit ; Dorsch A Russell, fine ; Harry 
Rose, fair. 

BAKER (Ceo. L. Baker, mgr.).— Baker 
Players In "Fighting Bob." Business poor. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.).— Keating ft Flood 
Burlesque Co. Poor business. 

HEILIO (W. T. Pangle, mgr.).— Stratford 
Players. Business fair. April 26, Evelyn Nes- 
blt. 



The Columbia, a first run picture house, has 
Installed a pipe organ and has started a series 
of recitals. Prof. Luclen Becker, of Trinity 
Church, has been engaged as organist. 

Louie Roth, a lion tamer connected with 
the Al. O. Barnes Circus, will have to sup- 
port his wife, Mercedes LaMond Roth, or go to 
Jail, aay Deputy District Attorney Dempsey. 

Contracts have been let for the construction 
of a four-story theatre and office building at 
Ninth and Stark streets by Melvin O. Wlnstock, 
late of the Peoples Amusement Co. Pop vaude- 
ville will be the policy of the house when It 
opens In September. 

The Theatre Managers' Association has de- 
cided to stage their annual "Follies" May 21 
at the Hellls. 



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Actors' Fair Program 

1536 Broadway New York City 



NIXON (Thos. Kirk, mgr.).— German Thea- 
tre Co. of Cincinnati opened to big house In 
Oerman repertoire. 4, "Twin Beds," a new 
farce by Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo. 

DUQUESNE (Harry Davis, mgr.; stock).— 
First time in stock or "The Stranger," by 
Charles Dazey, attracted good house. 

PITT (Wm. McVlcker, mgr.; stock).— "The 
Mind the Paint Girl," first time in stock, with 
special chorus of 40, made big hit with full 
house. 4, Pictures. 

LYCEUM (C. R. Wilson, mgr.).— "Uncle 
Tom's Cabin" came back and played to big 
business. 

GAYETY (Henry Kurtzman, mgr.).— "The 
Gay White Way" company opened to big 
house. 

VICTORIA (Geo. Bchafer, mgr.).— "Mis- 
chief Makers" well received by big house. 

ACADEMY (J. H. Clifford, mgr.).— "Peacock 
Girl" made a hit with a transparent nightie 
parade. 



KASHIMA 

THE HUMAN BILLIARD TABLE 

in the Cehan & Harris Production 

11 Forward March " 



With William Collier 
Direction, SAM ROBERTS 



The Oaks, Portland's amusement park, will 
have a new feature when it opens next month 
in the way of an open air auditorium, which 
will be completed next week. Seating capacity. 
«,000. 

F. D. Richardson, former representative of 
Variety, arrived in the city last week from 
Montana, where he severed his connection with 
the Al. Q. Barnes Circus, having been out In 
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AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr.; 
N. W. T. A.).— 3, Evelyn Nesblt Thaw. 

AMERICAN (A. T. Lambson, mgr.).— Stock. 
Week 27, "A Stubborn Cinderella" ; 4, "Lone- 
some Town." 

EMPRESS (B. C. Copeland, mgr.).— 26, "The 



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Prince of Milwaukee" ; 3, "The Walter and 
the Chef." 

ORPHEUM (Joseph Muller, mgr. ; agent, S. 
A C.).— Week 18, Bert & Hazel Skatelle, ap- 
plauded ; Green, McHenry A Dean, good ; "Four 
of a Kind," thrills; Julian Rose, headliner; 
"Two Romans and Mad Doll," liked. 

PANTAGES (E. Clarke Walker, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — Week 19, Wartenburg Brotners> 
pleased ; Skipper, Kennedy A Reeves, populi 
Scott A Wallace, ranked high ; "The Millinery 
Salesman," well handled ; "The Soul K4ss,' 
big draw. 

The mayor was called upon to ban ' 
Kiss," tabloid, headliner at Pantages, nut aside 
from ordering a little of the steam taken out 
of the kisses, he refused to do any censoring. 



ST. LOUIS. 

By F. ANrBNGEH. 

COLUMBIA (Harry D. Buckley, mgr. ; agtnt, 
U. B. O.). — Virginia Harned, headliner, mov- 
ing 'em in Anna Karenina, old style emo- 
tional, finely suited to Miss Harned's methods ; 
Charlie and Fannie Van, noiser than ever 
and scoring laughs ; Montambo and Wells, ac- 
robatic comedians ; Bert Kalmar and Jessie 
Brown, dancing that is different ; Kramer and 
Morton, better songs would Improve act; 
Bertha Creighton and Co. in well written 
sketch, well played ; Libonita, ragtime xylo- 
phonist. 

GRAND (Harry Wallace, mgr.).— "Battle of 
Bay Rum" ; Bigelow Campbell and Raydon ; 
Schreck and Percival ; Patricolo and Meyers ; 
Musical Saxons ; Kresko and Fox ; Woodward ; 
Beeman and Anderson. 

HIPPODROME (Frank H. Talbot, mgr.).— 
Four Ednas ; Shaw's Comedy Circus ; Prince- 
ton and Yale ; Six De Onzo ; HawUy and Wal- 
ters ; Lang and Coulter; Smith and Herzog ; 
Bartino and Co. 

EMPRESS (C. P. Helb, mgr.).— First half, 
Lew Hawkins, Agnes Scott and Henry Keane, 
English Pony Ballet, Faden. O'Brien Trio, 
Standard Brothers ; last half, Richard Mlllory 
and Co., Six Abdellahs, Dunbar and Turner, 
Norwood and Hall, Art Bowen. 

OLYMPIC— "Adele." 

SHUBERT.— Nat C. Goodwin in "Never Say 
Die." 

AMERICAN.— "Calling of Dan Matthews." 

STANDARD.— Trocaderos. 

PRINCESS.— "Telephone Girl." 

NEW GRAND CENTRAL.— Film. 



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By HARTLEY. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman. mgr.).— 
Kitty Gordon In Pretty Mrs. Smith opened to 
a large house and scored success. E. H- 
Sothern In repertoire, 4. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.).— "The 
Marriage Market" with Donald Brian. Mar- 
tin Harvey (return), 4. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.).— "The Call 



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SHEAS (J. Shea, mgr. ; agents, U. B. 0.). 
—Homer B. Mason and Marguerlta Keeler A 
Co. In sketch, excellent ; Luplno Lane, clever ; 
Josephine Dunfee, good; Arthur Sullivan with 
Margaret Sullivan and Frank Dickson, well 
received ; Claudius & Scarlepp, entertaining ; 
Sylvia Loyal and Her Parrot, novel ; Williams. 
Thompson & Copeland, good ; Samaroff & So- 
nla, pleased. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (E. A. McArdle. 
mgr.; agents. U. B. O.).— TMb splendid new 
place of amusement had a most auspicious 
opening Monday afternoon. A varied and 
novel gilt-edged bill was present. Photoplays 
and selections by the Invisible Symphony Or- 
chestra. Then followed Klpp A Klppy, Bert 
and Bessie Draper, Leroy & Harvey, Barto & 
Clark, Exposition Four, Josle Heutter and 
Fred Karno's "A Night In a London Music 
Hall," headllners. Mr. M. Shea of Buffalo, 
with a party of friends, was present at the 
opening. 

LOEWS YONOE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; agent, Loew).— Haydon, Burton A Hay- 
don, a hit ; Ruskln Family, sensational ; Nich- 
ols Sisters, pleased ; Snyder & Buckley, old 
favorites ; Five Bennett Sisters, clever ; Ber- 
nard & Loyd, good ; Sam Harris, entertaining ; 
Kaiser's Dogs, sagacious ; Anderson & Burt, 
won. 

GAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.; Columbia).— 
"Follies of the Day." "The College Girls." 4. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.; agent, 
Orlffln).— Kole & Snow, Three De Lyons, Miss 
Laurens, Le Roy & Appleton, Ansel & Dorian. 

PARK (D. A. Lochrle, mgr.; agents, Mc- 
Mahon & Dee). — Louise Barlow, Crossman Sis- 
ters. McCunn & Grant. Ruth Meeker, Edgar 
Fowlston, William Hart. Turle Taylor, Huegel 
Brothers, Ed. and Madeline Franks. 

STRAND (E. L. Well, mgr.).— Edna Ludlow 
and quality moving pictures and music. 

BEAVER (W. L. Joy. mgr.; agent. Griffin). 
—King & Brown, The Roys, TCaldo, Palmer & 
Bennett, McCune L Grant, Valente. 

CRYSTAL (C. Robson, mgr. ; agent, Grif- 
fin). — The Burrlses, Iva Donnette, Powers & 
Freed, Earl Wright/ 

MADISON (J. C. Brady, mgr.).— Charles T. 
Corton, Irish tenor, and photo plays. 

LA PLAZAMC. Wellman. mgr. ; agent. Grif- 
-LoYjaUarJToblas. The Thomases, Valente. 

PEOPLE'S (S. Aband, mgr.; agent, Griffin). 
—Jack McKle, H. Camp. 

CHILD'S (C. Maxwell, mgr.; agent, Griffin). 
— The Mcdoras. Walton A La Tour. 

YORK (W. J. Melody, mgr.).— Moving Pic- 
tures and special music. 



From all accounts there will be quite a shake 
in local amusement circles here by the 
opetolng of next season. 




ere are too many moving picture houses 
his burg and a good many of them are not 
ng enough to pay expenses, especially 
ose of the store variety. 



The Irish Players who had a stormy time 
on their opening last week at the Princess, 
were well received balance of week. 



Shea's will have a season of summer stock 

commencing May 25 with Adele Blood as 

leading lady and Douglas J. Wood as leading 
man. 



After 30 years behind the footlights, Ernie 
Barnes, property man at Shea's theatre, feels 
the call of the soil and back to the farm he 
will go. Ernie has been 14 years at Shea's 
and is known by all the headllners In vaude- 
ville. Besides Seine props he has helped out 
numerous acts by playing small parts. Shea's 
audiences will miss him, also the management. 



The Star (Progressive) closed Its regular 
season 25. 

VANCOUVER, B. C. 

Br CASPAR VAN. 

ORPHEUM.— Bessie Wynn. hit; Robert T. 
Haines A Co., pleased ; Mathews, Shayne A 
Co., excellent; Aerial Lloyds, good opener; 
Lee Barth, hit ; Wheeler A Wilson, many 
laughs ; La Belle Oterlta, good dancer. 

IMPERIAL.— Seven Plcchlanl Troupe head- 
liner, and well received ; David Walters A Co., 
pleased ; Morrlssey A Hackett. big ; Whlttler's 
Barefoot Boy, classy : Berry A Berry, amused. 

EMrRESS.— Del Lawrence dramatic stock in 
Pals." 

AVENUE.— 4-5, "Within the Law." 



HOME AT LAST 



BILLY WATSON 



BROADWAY 
47th ST. 



FIRST TIME AT COLUMBIA 

with Hi. Big show WEEK OF MAY 4th 



REGAL.— Musical Comedy Stock. 

REX. DOMINION. COLONIAL AND GLOBE, 
pictures. 

PANTAGES.— Fields A Lewis. Torcat's Roos- 
ters, Lugl Plcaro Troupe, Tracy, Goertz A 
Tracy, Gerhardt Sisters, The Halklngs. 

WINNIPEG. 

CHAMP D'OS. 

WALKER (C. P. Walker, mgr.).— Martin 

Harvey, S. R. O., opening splendid business. 

20-22, The Breed of the Treshams." 23-25. 

'The Only Way." Star and plays drawing 

strong. 

ORPHEUM (E. J. Sullivan, mgr.).— Week 
20, Velaska Suratt headllner. Not what she Is 
cracked up to be. Company of six. Musical 
and dancing fantasie. Scenery handsome. 
Aileen Stanley, billed as "The Girl with the 
Personality." seemed to have left personality 
at home. James H. Cullen, well known here, 
went with a roar. Irene Trlmmlns and Co.. 
In "New Stuff" sketch, with poor ending. 
Irene Is good, cast mediocre. Walter de Leon 
and "Muggins' Davis, more tango. Stelllng 
and Revell, gymnastic acrobats, with mediocre 
comedy. Valveno and La Mora, clown com- 
edy, fair. Pictures good. Bill below average 
standard. 



WINNIPEG (W. B. Lawrence, mgr.).-- 
(Permanent players.) Week 20, "The Blue 
Mouse." Good houses. Fair production. 

PANTAOES (Walter Fogg, mgr. for W. B. 
Lawrence). — Week 20, "Merry Masqueraders" 
head good bill. M. M.'a give Winnipeg more 
tango with variations. Comedians Frank Davis 
and Nate Cole whole show. Costumes bright. 
Chorus poor. Salt Bush BUI and Co. Salt Is 
all to the mustard with the big whips. Dr. 
Will Davis, novel act Seriousness of open- 
ing where stage hand comes out and asks for 
doctor after long delay makes audience nervous 
and "Doc." Davis responding from the audi- 
ence comes on the stage, but the seriousness 
of the affair makes It hard at first for him 
to get it over. He does so after a while and 
goes big. Daisy Harcourt falls to hit bull's 
eye. "That Girl." sketch by Devlin and Er- 
wood, went big. Known here two years ago 
as "The Girl from Yonkers." Bright act 
Good pictures. Show above Pantages average 
standard. 

EMPRESS (Howard Bronson, mgr.). — Week 
20, good bill, great business. Two Georges, 
ordinary. Mary Sray, excellent; neat, re- 
fined act; went 'well. Tom Nawn and Co., 
good Irish act went big. Jim John, Ronnie 
Brown, Emmet and Chase, singers, pleased. 



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ning; hot and cold watert ajood hedn; telephone In every room) also electric light) 
excellent service) restaurant attached) home cooking) prices reaaonable. Catering 
to the theatrical profennlon. New management. Telephone 10241 Colnmbus. 



Not 



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, eiva Corns 

Paring a corn brings 
only brief relief. And 
there is danger in it. 

The way to end corns is with 
Blue-jay. It stops the pain 
instantly. Then it loosens the 
corn, and in 48 hours the entire 
corn comes out. 



Blue-jay is applied in i 
moment. From that time on 
you will not feel the corn. 

Leave it on for two days, 
until it gently undermines tho 
corn. Then lift the corn out. 
There will be no pain or sore- 
ness. 

Blue-jay has ended sixty 
million corns. Nearly half the 
corns in the country now are 
ended in this way. 

There is nothing; else like it. 
And no man who knows will 
even suggest any other way for 
dealing with corns. 

Blue -jay 

For Corns 

15 and 25 cents —at Druggists 

Bauer & BUck, Chicago and New York 
Makers of Physicians' Supplies 



Onaip, mystifies with elsrsr act. Everyone 
has guessed the secret of his name.. But, than, 
Wlnnlpeggers are clever anyhow. Oood all 
round show. 

STRAND (J. Allard, mgr. ) .—"Marked 
Money," aketch fair. Barber and Jackson, 
more tango, singing sad piano. Good. La 
Volas, novel wire, good. Holdworths, banjo, 
good. Oood houses all the time here. 

VICTORIA (Geo. B. Case, mgr.).— Zlnn and 
Welngarten, "The Elopers." Usual type of 
show of this kind. Oood If you like It. Poor 
If you don't. Stock musical. 

COLUMBIA. -M. P. house changing to pop 
vaudeville. 

DREAMLAND. -Pictures. 

PROVINCE (Helmer Jernberg, mgr.).— 
Pictures. Always Jammed at night. Moat 
popular house In the city. 

—LYCEUM (M. P. F. Rogers). Pictures. 
Fair business. 



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We sincerely trust that the producer, whom we 
are told is watching our act every evening at 
Churchill's, will not be so misguided as to attempt 
to reproduce it in his show which is now in 
rehearsal, because if he does 

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ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (May 4) 

The routes or addresses given below are accurate. Players may be listed In this 
department weekly, either at the theatres they are appearing In or at a permanent or 
temporary address (which will be Inserted when route is not received) for $i yearly, or. 
if name is in bold face type, $10 yearly. All players in vaudeville, legitimate stock or 
burlesque are eligible to this department. 



Adler * Artlne Variety N Y 

Alexander Bros., Orpheum. Harrlsburg 

Alexander A Logan Keith's Boston 

Ambrose Mary Anderson Gaiety San Francisco 

Anthony * Boss Variety N T 

Archer A Belford Bijou Flint 

Armstrong A Ford Orpheum Kansas City 

Azard Bros Maryland Baltimore 

Asard Paul Troupe Imperial Vancouver 



* Crawford Variety N T 
Barnold's Dog A Monkey Variety N T 
Barnum Duchess Variety N T 
Big Jba F Bernstein 1492 Bway NYC 
Bimbos The Variety N T 
Bower* Fred V * Co Hammersteln's N Y 
Bowers Walters A Crooker Her Majesty's 

Melbourne Aus 
Brady A Mahoaoy 750 Lexington Ave Bklyn 
Branson A Baldwin Variety N Y 
Brooks WalUe Variety N Y 
Bruce A Calvert Wigwam San Francisco 
Bach Bros Miles Detroit 
Busse Miss care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



Calloway A Roberts Majestic Kalamazoo 
Campbell A Campbell Jeff era Saginaw 
Canfleld A Carlton Empress Los Angeles 
Carletta M 814 Livingston 8t Bklyn N Y 
Cams A Randall Majestic San Antonio 
Ce Dora 8 Riverside Ave Newark 
Clark A Ward Empress Kansas City 
Clarke Wilfred A Co Majestic Little Rock 
Claudius A Scarlet Variety N Y 
Clayton A Lennle Pantages 6pokane 
Coghlan Roselind A Co Majestic Houston 
Cooper A Rlcardo BIJou Jackson 
Cooper A Robinson BIJou Flint 
Cornelia A Wilbur Pantnges Portland 
C'orradlnl F care Tauslg E 14 N Y C 
Cronm A Josephine 902 Palace Bids; N Y 
Cummlngs Gladylnirs Majestic Houston 



Daleys The Variety New York 

D'Arvllle Jeanette Montreal Tndef 

Davett A Duval Savoy San Diego 

Davles Charlotte Hammersteln's 

Davis Ethel & Co Pantages Seattle 

De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 

He Long Malrlle 48fi0 Madison St Chicago 

Demarest & Doll Empress Sfattle 

Dennis Bros Empress Denver 

I to vine A Williams 27 W 123d St N Y 

Diaz's Monkeys Majestic Dallas 

Dingle A Esmeralda Marlnelll 1498 Bway N Y 

Dorsch A Russell Empress San Francisco 

Dotson A Gordon Pantnges Seattle 

Doyle John A Co Empress Winnipeg 



An Adopt In Jugglery 

WILFRID DU BOIS 

Playing for W. V. M. A. 



Khellng Trio 89 Hudson PI Hoboken N J 

Elklns Fay A Elklns BIJou Jackson 

Ellis Harry Orpheum Ottawa 

Km met t Grade 77 Avon Ht Somervltle Mas* 

Entertainers 4 Lyric Richmond 

Ernie A Ernie Keith's Cleveland 

Erwood Mae A Co Lyric Calgary 



Fagan A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway N Y 
Ferry Win (The Frog) Casino Kuraaal Cairo 
>ITPt 



Fields Teddy Variety N Y 
Fields W C Tlvoll Sydney Australia 
Fox A Ward 1117 Wolf St Philadelphia 
Fraoets Both Roche Ocean Beaeh N Y 



Sid Franz Troupe 

"FBANTIC WHEELMEN" 

^^^^^^^PUylnj^^ewOlrcul^^^^^^^ 

BESS FRANKLYN 

COMEDIENNE 
Direction, Anderson Gaiety Co. 



Frank J Herbert lilt University Ave NYC 

Frevoll Fred Variety N Y 

Frey Henry 1777 Madison Ave NYC 



Gardner Grant Empress St Paul 

Gargonis 6 Pantages Spokane 

Georges 2 Empress Butte 

Gerard Harry A Co Pantages Winnipeg 

Gibson Hardy Variety N Y 

Godfrey A Henderson 841 W 45th St N Y C 

Golden Claude Hammersteln's 

Gordon Highlanders Majestic Little Rock 

Graham A Dept New Amsterdam N Y 

Granville Taylor 860 W. (6th St N T 

Gray Mary Empress Butte 

Gregolre A Elmlna Savoy San Diego 

Green Ethel Variety N Y 



Guerney Leona Pantages Edmonton 
Gwynn A Gossett Empress 8alt Lake City 
Gygi Ota Variety N T 



Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 

LOUISE BILLY 

HAMLIN and MACK 



Harrah Great 8747 Osgood St Chicago 
Haitians The Variety New York 
Hayama 4 Variety N Y 
Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 
Haywards The White Rats N Y 
Hermann Adelaide Hotel Plerrepont N Y 
Hutchinson Wlllard A Co Variety Chicago 



Imhoff Conn A Coreene Hammersteln's N 

Indlanlas 6 Colonial Erie 

In Old New York Empress San Francisco 

Isroed Keith's Washington 

"I've Got It" Empress Salt Lake City 



Jarvis A Dare Orpheum Sacramento 
Johnstone Great Empress Seattle 
Johnston Lawrence 8avoy San Diego 
Johnstons Musical Hippodrome Brighton Eng 
Jolson Harry Pantages Winnipeg 
Juggling D'Armo Pantages Seattle 
Juggling Wagners Pantages Oakland 



Kammerer A Howland Variety N Y 
Kayne Agnes Variety Chicago 

Walter G. Kelly 

WTNTHB CAMDEN, NEW YORK, Indof. 



Kallnowskl Bros Pantages Edmonton 
Kelly Duo Orpheum Vancouver 
Kelly A Pollock Variety N Y 
Kenna Chas Pantages Edmonton 



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Let everybody know where you ere, either for the week 
through, or a permanent address where you can be reached 
at all times. 

Address in this Department may be changed weekly. If 
on a route, permanent address will be temporarily in- 
serted during any lay-off. 

Get it in for the Summer. 

$5 yearly (one line weekly), or $10, same space, in bold 
face type. 

Send remittance with address desired to VARIETY, 
New York. 



Kenny A Hollle €6 Bralnard Rd Allston Mass 
Kenney A Walsh Poll's Hartford 
Kent Annie Orpheum Winnipeg 
Keough Slaters Princess Hot Springs 
Keullng Edgar Louis Variety N Y 
Kingston World Mtndell Orpheum Circuit 
Klnkald Players Unique Minneapolis 
Kirk A Fogarty Temple Detroit 
Kramer A Morton Majestic Milwaukee 
Kurtls Roosters Amalgamatsd South Africa 



La Count Bessie care Bohm 1647 Bway N T 
Lamb's Manikins Jefferson Joplln Mo 
Lane A O'Donnell Keith's Washington 
La Toska Phil Pantages Los Angeles 
Lee A Cranston Keith's Louisville 

FRANK LE DENT 

MAY 11, EMPIRE. BRADFORD, 
ENGLAND 

Leighton t Majestic Dallas 

Leonard Bessie 119 Townsend At* New Haves 

Lester Harry Orpheum Vancouver 

Lestsr t Majestic Houston 

Blanche Leslie 

FLAYING LOEW CIRCUIT. 



Leslie Bert A Co Variety N Y 
Lewis Henry Majestic Chicago 



Original 
Care 



in 

Trto," 
London. 



Littlejohn The Variety N Y 
Lockett A Waldron Orpheum Brooklyn 
Luts Bros Varieties Terre Haute 
Lyons A Yosco Colonial NYC 



Manny A Roberts Vsrlety London 

Mayo Louise Variety New York 

McCree Junto Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 



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COMEDY ACROBATIC CYCLISTS 
Direction, FRANK BOHJL 



Meredith Stolen ISO W list St N Y C 

Mersereau Mile Variety N Y 
Mlddleton A Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris A Beaslsy Loew Circuit 
Musette 414 Central Park West N Y 

N 

Nawn Tom A Co Empress Butte 
Newmans S Orpheum Spokane 
Newport A Stlrk Empress St Paul 
Nlblo A Spencer, 36S 12th St Bklyn 
Metaol Sisters cars Del mar 1411 Bway N T 
Nichol Bros 16*0 Amsterdam Ave N Y 
Nobles Milton A Dolly Pantages Los Angeles 
Norton A Earle Majestic Little Rock 



O'Connor R E A Co Empress Denver 

Olivetti Troupe Orpheum Ogden 

Onalp Empress Butte 

Orpheus Comedy Pour Pantages Winnipeg 

Oxford S Empress 8t Paul 



Pekinese Troupe Empress Los Angeten 
Phillips A White Majestic Chicago 
Plcchlanl Troupe Empress Tacoma 
Pollard Opera Co Pantages Edmonton 
Prevost A Brown Keiths Cincinnati 



Relsner A Oore Varlsty N Y 
Rsnards t Varlsty N Y 



W. E. Ritchie and Co. 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
MAY 11, PALACE, LONDON, ENG. , 




VARIETY 



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EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDO., SAN FRANCISCO 
PLAYING THE REST IN VAUDEVILLE 



THE WEBSTER VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

CHICAGO Suite 29 106 North La Salle St. JENNY WER8TER, Prop. 

Affiliated with EDWARD J. FISHER, INC., Seattle, RERT LEVY CIRCUIT, San 

GEORGE H. WEBSTER, General Manager 



REMOVAL 

A. MYERS 

To the STRAND THEATRE BLDG. 
47th Street and Broadway, New York 

Room 219 Telephone, 4649 Bryant 



THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT 

THE HIDE-AWAY BIG TIME CIRCUIT ^ 

Dlreet booking agent, PETER F. GRIFFIN, Grlllln Theatre Bid*.* Toronto. Canada 
MONTREAL OFFICE, 41 St. Catherine St. Enot 
BU FFALO OFFICE, ltl Franklin St. 
DETROIT OFFICE, 41 Campan BoHdlng 

SananaEBJsBnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnB 

Freeman Bernstein 



Manager, Promoter and Prodneer of Vaudeville Aete 
5th Floor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cable, 

Phono, Bryant SS14 



New York 



, Haael !••• State St Chicago 
ehmond Dorothy Hotel Wellington N Y 
ihma Athletle Glrlo Variety Chicago 



Konalr A^VaroTTarJety N X 
on A Aahton Variety N Y 



MAUD. 



ROCK and FULTON 



Featured li 
Direction Ae.de 



Tins. J. Ryan-RkkfeW Co. 

bis Week (April VI), Nixon, Philadelphia 
Penonal Direction JULE D ELMAR . 



eymour and Robinson— aiw. 

"The Minx and the Mixer," 
Now Playing Interstate Time. 

Always Working. 

J AMES P. MeKOWEN. 

. Al Variety New York 
— ilth Cook A Brandon Orpheum Circuit 
iufford A Stone Echo Farm Naurlet N Y 
aley Stan Union Ave A Oak Lane Phlla 
jton Waiter Variety N Y 
Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
,«vens Leo Variety N Y 
itton A Caprice Liberty Qlrle B R 
atton Mclntyre A Button Variety N Y 

T 
__ie Pumpkin Girl" Variety N Y 
erry Troupe Pantagea Oakland 
•xlco Variety N Y 
Tbeir Get Away" Empress Bt Paul 
The Tamer" BIJon Jackson 
lornton A Corlew Empress Sacramento 
mrston Howard 8 A H 1401 Bway N Y 
gan A Geneva Pantages San Francisco 
rest's Roosters Pantages Tacoma 
-ellt'a Circus Empress Winnipeg 
cey Ooets A Tracey Pantages Tacoma 
vato Morris A Fell 1493 Broadway N Y 

V 

7(111 Muriel A Arthur Variety N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 



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Wakefield Wllla Holt Orpheum Omaha 
Warren A Blanchard Empreas Kansas City 
Wartenberg Bros Pantages Vancouver 
Watson A Santoa Temple Hamilton 
Weston Carrie A Co Pantagea Edmonton 
Whipple Houaton A Co Majestic Kalamasoo 
White Porter J A Co Empreaa Seattle 
Wilbur Gladya Empreaa Kanaaa City 
Wilson A Wilson Bijou Jackson 
Wlllard A Bond Grand Syracuse 
Williams A Segal Empress Portland 
Williams A Warner Majestic Kalamasoo 
Woodward's Dogs Pantages Winnipeg 
Wright A Deltiich Orpheum Portland 
Work Frank 101ft E tftth St Bklyn N Y 



BRENN AN - FULLER Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND) 

AFFILIATIONS WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. 

BEN J FULLER, Governing Director 

A. It. SHEPARD 

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, 611 PANTAGES THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 



^gx EMfafW °' All performers going to Europe make their steamship arrangementa through 
SJaau'Ol Ottawa ui. The following have: 

ZVIl/V VERA MAXWELL, MeGINNIS BROS., MeDEVTTT. KELLY A LUCY, 

^^■^ MORGAN, BAILEY A MORGAN, MORCO BELLI, MAE MURRAY, POLLY 

MORAN, McGEE A REECE. TOM MAHONEY, McINTYRE A HEATH, OWEN McGIVENEY, 
MANNY A ROBERTS, BLANCHE MERRELL, LILLIAN MORLEY, NORTON JEWEL TROUPE 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON. 104 B. 14th St., New York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stnyvaaani 1000 



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Booking Agency, 
Orphean Theatre Bldg., 



MONTREAL, P. Q. 



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VARIETY 



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entirely to vaodevlllo 
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All eommunlentlone to Martin 0. 
tOO Cnatlerengh St* Sydney. 



WEEKS MAY 4 and MAY 11. 

American Beauties 4 Empire Toledo 

Beauty Parade 4 Gayety Detroit 11 Qayety 
Toronto 

Beauty, Youth A Folly 4 Gayety Omaha 11 
L O 18 Gayety Minneapolis 

Belles Beauty Row 4 Empire Newark 11 
Empire Philadelphia 

Ben Welch Show 4 Orpheum Peterson 

Big Jubilee 4 Empire Brooklyn 11 People's 
New York 

Billy Watson's Big Show 4 Columbia New 
York 11 Star Brooklyn 

Bon Ton Girls 4 Gayety Washington 11 Gay- 
ety Pittsburgh 

Broadway Girls 4 Miner's Bronx New York 
11 Caelno Brooklyn 

College Girls 4 Gayety Toronto 11 Gayety 
Buffalo 

Crackerjacka 4 Gayety Boston 11 Columbia 
New York 

Follies of Day 4 Gayety Buffalo 11 Corinthian 
Rochester 

Gay White Way 4 Star Cleveland 11 Empire 
Toledo 

Ginger Glrla 4 Empire Philadelphia 11 Gay- 
ety Baltimore 

Girls from Happyland 4 People's New York 
11 Music Hall New York 

Golden Crook 4-6 Bastable Syracuse 7-9 Lum- 
bers Utlea 11 Gayety Montreal 

Happy Widows 4 Gayety Montreal 11-13 Em- 
pire Albany 14-16 Worcester Worcester 

Hasting's Big Show 4 Gayety Baltimore 11 
Gayety Washington 

Honeymoon Girls 4 Murray Hill New York 

Howe's Lovemakers 4 Gayety Pittsburgh 

Liberty Girls 4 L O 11 Gayety Minneapolis 

Marion's Dreamlands 4 Star Brooklyn 11 Em- 
pire Brooklyn 

Marlon's Own Show 4 Folly Chicago 11 
Gayety Detroit 

Mollie William's Show 4 Gayety Milwaukee 

Queens of Paris 4 Casino Brooklyn 

Roble's Beauty Show 4 Standard St Louis 

Rose Sydell's 4-6 Jacques Waterburv 7-9 Park 
Bridgeport 11 Westminster Providence 

Roaey Posey Girls Grand St Paul 11 Gayety 
Milwaukee 

Social Maids 4-6 Holyoke O H Holyoke 7-0 
Empire Albany 11 Miner's Bronx New York 

Star A Garter 4 Columbia Chicago 11 Gayety 
Cincinnati 

Taxi Girls 4 Casino Boston 

Trocaderos 4 Gayety Kansas City 11 Gayety 
Omaha 

Vanity Fair 4-6 Empire Albany 7-0 Worcester 
Worcester 11 Gayety Boston 

Watson Sisters Show 4 Music Hall New York 



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Where C follows name, letter Is In 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where 8 F follows name, letter is In 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

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Almes Noetto 
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Albergs The 
Alexander A Scott 
Alfreds Two 



Allen Francis 
Allen Geo H 
Allison Alice 
Antrim Harry (C) 
Armin Walter 
Arnold Dick (SF) 
Arnold Dick 
Arnold Fred 
Asher Jack 
Ashley Bob 
Ashley A Canfleld 
Ashley Lillian 
Atherton Paul 
Ayers Ada 

B 

Baldwin Mrs R C 
Baldwins Flying 
Bards Four 
Barlows Breakaway 

(C) 
Barnold'a Circus 
Barry Bobby 
Barry Kathleen 
Bernard A Neal (C) 
Barton Roy (C) 
Beaumont Louise 
Becker H 
Belden Mllo 
Bell William 
Bellclalro Henri A 
Belmont Grace 
Bennett Lillian 
Bennett Wallace (C) 
Berch Sally 
Bernard Sam 
Bissett A Scott 
Blalsedell Bill (C) 
Bonomor Arabs (C) 
Bourne William 
Bowers Fred V 
Boyd Mrs Ernest 
Boyer Patsy 
Boyne Hazel G 
Bradley Wallle (C) 
Bristol Lew R (C) 
Brown Ada 
Browning W E 
Burkhart Mrs Rose 
Burt Bessie 
Busch Trio 
Butler Frank 
Byrnes Jene 



Carle Grace 
Carroll Nellie 
Cate B J 

Charlan A Charlnn 
Chick John A A (C) 
Clark T J 
Clark Joe (C) 
Clayton A Drew 
Clemmons Marguerite 

(C) 
Clifford Nellie (C) 
Cllftcn Helen (C.) 
Clucas Carrol (C) 
Coogan A Oilman 
Cooper William H 
Costaln George 
Countiss Catherine 
Courtney Sisters 
Crawford Alva 
Creighton Mrs Jas S 
Cummtngs Flo (C) 
Cushman Flo 
Cyril Mrg Lottie 



Dslbeant 



Dale Billy 
Dale Marcus O 
Dandy Ned 
Davis Dora F 
Davia Llonal (C) 
Day Mabel 
De Lacey Mabel (C) 
De Michelle Bros (C) 
Delmore A Onlda (P) 
De Loss A Pearl 
De Trlckey Coy 
Dlnklns Sunnle 
Dodge Billy 
Dolen Addison T 
Dowzetti Al 
Dumend George 
Dunedln Queenle 
Dunham Jack (P) 
Dwyer W (C) 

E 

Edwards Al 
Ellis Harry A 
Emert A A (C) 
Ernst E as ton 
Espe A Paul 
Eva A Bell 
Evans Ernest 



Falls Agnes (C) 
Fanton J 
Fanton P (SF) 
Faust Victor 
Ferguson Dave (P) 
Fife R 8 
Fisher W 
Fleming Jean 
Flo A Wynn 
Flynn A McLaughlin 
Ford Gene 
Ford Hal 
Fox Eddie S 
French Kathlyn 
French Stanley 
Fuller Mrs Clyde 

G 

Gardiner Dora W (C) 
Gardonnce Sisters 
Gavin Jennie 
Oprmalne Florrle (C) 
Gilbert Katherlne 
Gllden Blanche 
Godfrey Phil (C) 
Golden Max 
Golding & KeatinR 

(C) 
Cordon & Klfiln Sis 
Ornham Clnra 
Graham Grade 
Groh E .1 

II 

Hark Wm 
Hahn A II 
Hall Alfred K 
Hallcn & Fuller 
Hampton & Dauman 
Harrourt Daisy (C) 
Havel Arthur 
Haverly Tom (SF) 
Hnynmn H 
Hayes A Aldrlch 
Hayter A .Teanottc(C) 
Haywood Jos R 
Hess Slaters 
Hoey Charles 
Howard A Lillian (P) 
HuntlDf Hazel 



Hwa Chung Com 4 O'Neill Ray B 
Hyde Thomas Os-Ko-Mon (C) 



I 
Irving Paul 



Jessop Wilfred 
Jordan Leslie 

K 
Karger Max 
Kelly Fred J (SF) 
Kelly Harry P 
Kentucky Trio 
King Gertrude 
Kitchen A Foy 
KM f ton Roberta 
Knapp Eddie (C) 
Knowles A White 
Kole A Snow 
Kulervo Brothers 



La Noles The (P) 
La Telle Morris (C) 
Laurenze Bert 
Lavlgne A Jeffle 
Lawson A Namon (C) 
Lee Florence 
Lennle Francis (C) 
Lensburg Julius 
Lesso (C) 
Lester A Moore 
Letelller Albert (SF) 
Lewis A Lake 
Llnney Horace J 
Linton H B 
Ixirlmer A Larmon 
Lowe Mrs Walter (I>) 
Lloyd Herbert 
Lubin Dave (C) 
Lyons A Cullln (C) 

M 

MacLellan Kenneth 
Mark & Bennett (C) 
Mark & Irwin 
Mark Ollle 
Madcap Amy ((') 
Manhattan Newsboy 4 
Martin Red 
May Rita (C) 
Maynard Grace 
Meade Girls 
Mead Vera 
Melnotte Twins 
Merrill Sebastian (SF) 
Millard Miss G D (C) 
Miller Walter H 
Mitchell Russel (C) 
Moeller Mrs Arthur 
Montgomery Duo 
Montrose Edith (P) 
Montrose Otta 
Moore George A 
Mortimer Sisters (C) 
Motto A Vonn 
Murray Dill (C) 
Myers Belle 



Padula Margueretta 
Palakata Helen 
Palmer Louis 
Parish Frank 
Parker Texas 
Pauline J R 
Peck Family (C) 
Piatt Tom 
Pools Gabrlal 
Powers John T 
Prior Ernest (C) 
Prager Reglna 



Qulnlan Dan 



Radln James 
Rajah Princess 
Raymond Frankie 
Reed Gus (C) 
Reeves Blllle 
Relsner Charles 
Reisner A Goers 
Rensler Hal A 
Richards Bros 
Richards Harry 
Ri* Violet 
RodgerB Jean 
Rosenbaum Rosalie 
Roy Eddy (C) 
Rudolph A Lena 
Ruf A Cuslck 
Ruge Willie 
Ryan A Lee 
Ryan Margt (C) 

S 
Sales Chick 
Sawyer Delia 
Sawyer Harry Clinton 
Scott Helen 
Seymour Bessie 
Sberherd Bert 
Sherman Jacques 
Simmons Chas B (C) 
Simpson Anna 
Smith Ed 
Smith Ella 
Snow Ray W 
Spedden A Hereon 
Spooner F El 
Statzer Mrs C 
Steele Ted A Clara 
Steward Frank 
Stewart Frances 
Rummers A Gonzalez 
Sunshine Girls 
Swift Dan W (C) 



Tulcott & Talcott 
Terry A Elmer (C) 
Tojettl Alice 
Townshend Beattle 



N 

Nash Mac 
NVh^r & Kappcl 
Newell Dorothy 
Nip Tom 
Nordstrom Frances 



V*n Dyke Paul 
Van & Davis 
Vera Eleanor 
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W 

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Ollphant Mrs J Norrln Walton A Brandt (C) 
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VARIETY 




According to on© of the "Dallies," London 
la only 20 years behind America with the 
telephone system. Not far. 

To see 7 men, 1 boys and 1 woman stand 
on the sidewalk and watch a man draw oil 
Into a bucket from a cart has given the medaJ 
to London for being the real boob village. 

A certain member of "(iee Whiz Co." has 
ail the features of Napoleon. He asked an- 
other member, one Joe Mark. If he didn't 
think he would be able to play Napoleon's 
part In a certain sketch well. Mack answers 
that he didn't know, as he had never seen 
Napoleon. (And he meant It.) He's still 
wondering why they threw him out of the 
dressing room. Summerscomely yours, 

Vinton, Perry and Wilber 

VARIETY, LONDON 




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The somewhat different Gym- 
nastic act away from the others. 

Booked Solid. 

Birection "KING" LEE KIAUS 




Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves 

Playing Pantages saw. 

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West Al H 
Westcott Eva (C) 
Weston Al S 
Whalen George 
Wheeler Nellie 
Whitehead Ralph (P) 



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Wilcox Bert 
Wlldman Frederick 
Wllhat Troupe 
Williams Jack C 
Wllllama Lawrence 



Wilson Miss Blllle C 
Wilson Eleanor B 
Wilson Grace 
Winkler A 

Wood Mr & Mrs Chas 
Woodle Harry J 
Woods Mildred 



Yalto Mrs Karl 
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JULIA CARLE 

IN VAUDEVILLE 
WITH GERTRUDE HOFFMANN 

M. LE ROY and 
Mile. MONfe 

Jardin d« Derm since January 7, 1914 
Featuring their 

"PONY TROT" 

LAST WEEK NEW YORK ROOF 



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LAUGH CREATORS 
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In "GOOD BYE BOYS'* 

By Junle McCree 
DlrectloD, HABBY SHEA. 



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Opaned March Oth with "HBLLO TANGO" in London and mada 

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38th St. (Between Broadway and 8th Ave.), N. Y. City 

New Fireproof Building. A Stone's Throw from Broadway 

5 o TWO IN 

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DAY ROOM 



$1 



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Biff Reduction* to Weekly Oueets 
Every room hae hot and cold running- water, electric light and 
long diatance telephone. 
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Furnished Rooms, With or Without 
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Maison Chevalier 

Where all performers should mako their 
headquarters. Profeaa lon a l rates. Enr opsaa 
or American plant. Luncheon, see. Dinner, 
•8c. 

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NEW YORK CITY 

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170 W. SOTH ST. Phono Greeley S4St 

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New fireproof building. 
Just completed, with hand- 
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Private bath, telephone, 
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Comfortable and excel 
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Situated In the heart of the city 
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A home-like hotel for the Theatrical Fse- 
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weekly. Telephone Bryant 1881. 






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NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1914. 



PRICE TEN CENTS. 







VARIETY 




The International Ventriloquist 




Assisted by Mrs. TROVELLO 



Introducing the Big Ventriloquial Comedy Drama Entitled 

"The Little Chauffeur at 



THE ROAD HOUSE 



JJ 



Playing a successful engagement at the Ameri- 
can and Orpheum Theatres, New York, this 
week (May 4) 





Featuring 



"THE DIAMOND VIOLIN 

ZENITA wishes to state that she is the 
Original Lady Dancing Violinist, 

having done this specialty since MAY, 1910, and was the 
Only Lady Dancing Violinist 

until NOVEMBER, 1911. 

ZENITA can verify the above statement. 

ZENITA is also the originator of the DIAMOND VIOLIN AND BOW. 

(Patent Applied For) 
Address Care VARIETY, New York 



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NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1914. 



PRICE 10 CENTS 






F. F. PROCTOR MAY BE OUSTED 
FROM OFFICE AS U. B. 0. OFFICIAL 



E. F. Albee and John J. Murdock Said to be Figuring 

How to Get Rid of Their Associate in Directory of the 

United Booking Offices. Don't See Why Proctor 

Should Have Piece of Profits. 



Although F. F. Proctor may not be 
aware of it, he is in danger of losing 
his official designation as vice-presi- 
dent of the United Booking Offices. 
The position carries with it a certain 
share of the profits of the big time 
vaudeville agency. While Proctor's 
associates would be agreeable to his 
retention of the title and even the of- 
fice, they don't relish Mr. Proctor 
carting away any real cash that might 
be split among others, meaning them- 
selves. 

E. F. Albee and John J. Murdock 
have put the cases on Proctor, as a 
member of the U. B. O. directory. 
It looks as though he would have to 
go, sooner or later, although there is 
no certainty when the axe will fall. 
Albee and Murdock are figuring it out, 
just how to do it without becoming 
involved in a lawsuit they could not 
win. 

Proctor beat the B. F. Keith forces 
in law once before, over the Fifth Ave- 
nue theatre. Albee doesn't want to 
take any longer chance than he must, 
in handing Proctor the outward curve 
this time. 

The profits of the U. B. O. are con- 
siderable each year. The legitimate 
net earnings amount to a very large 
sum, at least $350,000, and with the 
illegitimate profits arising out of the 
"split commission" scheme the U. B. 
O. has over $600,000 annually to 
divide. 

Proctor was admitted into the Keith 
council and through that to the U. B. 
O., when Proctor was influential as a 
vaudeville manager and booked his 
houses with William Morris. Keith 
went into partnership with Proctor. 
The Keith-Proctor sign was in evi- 
dence all around New York. About 
two years ago Pr*~ •♦■ , jv.ked for an 
accounting of t>* * ) . orte Jcablea : o among 



other things, one allegation being that 
Keith had tried to put something over 
on him with the Fifth Avenue theatre. 
The Maine courts decided Mr. Keith 
had, and Proctor was credited with a 
legal victory that caused him to retain 
the Fifth Avenue as* his own house, 
something he may have regretted 
since. The Fifth Avenue now plays 
pop vaudeville with feature pictures at 
25 cents, top. 

Following the death of B. F. Keith 
and the redistribution of the money 
that flows into the U. B. O. through 
"commission" (and 25 per cent "splits" 
for "franchises"), the presence of 
Proctor as entitled to a share was* 
again noted by Albee and Murdock. 
Murdock is said to receive a percent- 
age of the earnings of the U. B. O. as 
his salary as "executive manager." 
This, according to report, is 12 per 
cent. Why Murdock should be inter- 
ested in the removal of Proctor as a 
factor in the operation of the United 
or as a sharer in the earnings' hasn't 
become known, unless Albee. told John 
if he could find a way to dispose of 
Proctor without a civil war in vaude- 
ville being declared, Murdock might 
have a division of the Proctor interest, 
the only two others interested (Albee 
and A. Paul Keith) splitting up the 
remainder. 

Some time ago it was said Albee, 
et al were calculating upon forming a 
new corporation to absorb the U. B. 
O. and incidentally freeze out Proctor. 
The late Mr. Keith may have stood in 
the way of this plan. 

Percy G. Williams was giv m a large 
interest in the earnings of the T . B. O. 
when he joined the agency, but trans- 
ferred his holdings there when slip- 
ping Mr. Keith via Albee the $5,000,- 
000 "Williams Circuit." 



The OFFICIAL NEWS of the 

WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION and 
ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, 



as formerly printed 
exclusively in 

•ppwn on Pago 8 of this itue. 



flMYR 



CORT GETS NEW HOUSE. 

The new playhouse at 90th street 
and Broadway, to be called the Stand- 
ard, will be under John Cort's direc- 
tion when completed. The Standard 
will open September 5, with Laurette 

Taylor in "Peg o' My Heart" there 
'for one week's performance. The sec- 
ond week's attraction will be the Mc- 
Intyre and Heath show. 

The new Broadway house will have 
a $1 top price, and will play combina- 
tion, with pictures offered on Sunday. 

Eddie Cort will manage the Stand- 
ard. The Standard is the property of 
the Gillette estate. 



TULLY ENGAGEMENT DENIED. 

Los Angeles, May 6. 

Both Richard Walton Tully, author 
of "The Bird of Paradise" and "Omar, 
the Tentmaker," and Mrs. Anita Bald- 
win McLaughrey, daughter and heir 
to the "Lucky" Baldwin millions, to- 
day denied the reported engagement 
and prospective nuptials. 

"I know Mr. Tully, but our rela- 
tions have been purely business, not 
social," she said. 

Tully, whose wife, Eleanor Gates, is 
about to be divorced from him on the 
grounds of desertion, is away on a va- 
cation. 



essiona! 



Irene Fenwick With Frohman. 

Irene FenWick will not be with the 
"Along Came Ruth," which gets go- 
ing again early in September from the 
Henry W. Savage office. Miss Fen- 
wick has signed with Charles Froh- 
man. 

If you don't adverting In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



OTIS SKINNER QUITS K. & E. 

Otis Skinner, who closed his' tour in 
"Kismet" Saturday night, will not be 
under the direction of Klaw & Er- 
langer next season. Skinner, now in 
New York, has other plans in view 
and will likely be seen in a play un- 
der new management. 

"Kismet" will go to the storehouse 
with little likelihood of its going out 
without Skinner. 



PRODUCERS WANT STRAND. 

Since the Strand Theatre opened 
with pictures, several legitimate pro- 
ducers have approached the Mitchell 
Mark people with a view of securing 
the house for next season, placing a 
production on the stage. 

While Mr. Mark admitted over- 
tures had been made to his folk, he 
stated there is no present intention of 
changing the policy. 



Manager Reciprocating. 

New Orleans, May 6. 
Vic Perez is offering at his No Name 
theatre a musical comedy company 
and six reels of pictures for a nickel. 
Perez has a sign outside reading: 
"You Made Me Rich. It is Now My 
Treat." 



Lee Shubert Back June 1. 

The Shubert office has been advised 
Lee Shubert will return to New York 
June 1. 



Tango Sketch Now. 

"The Tango Teacher," a comedy 
sketch introducing ballroom dancing, 
written by Edward A. Weil, is to be 
presented in vaudeville by Walter Jar- 
vis "• Co. Jarvis is a prominent danc- 
ing lastcr of Philadelphia. 



well. 



VARIETY 



LONDON SHOW MANAGEMENT 
VOLUNT ARILY R AISES SALARY 

Reported Enormous Success of "Potash & Perlmutter" 

in London Borne Out by Whole-Hearted Action of 

Show's English Producers Toward Member of 

Cast. Seldom Happens Even in "Hits." 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 6. 

The American actors engaged for 
the successful English production of 
"Potash & Perlmutter" are elated over 
the liberal treatment accorded them by 
Edward Laurillard. Gus York was 
signed for $25 less than his asking 
price and during rehearsals was told 
that his salary would be the figure he 
had personally set. 

On the first salary night he found 
still an additional $25 in his pay enve- 
lope, with a note of qfngratulation and 
word that the enclosed amount would 
he his salary for the engagement. 



OEST HAS MUSICAL COMEDY. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 6. 

Morris Gcst, just returned from the 
Continent, has bought a big success- 
ful musical comedy, but is not divulg- 
ing the name. He is understood to 
have done much more speculating 
than Loo Shubcrt, who was with him. 



Marie Cahill Too High. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 6. 

Marie Cahill sailed Sunday on the 
Imperator. She was offered vaude- 
ville dates here, but her salary was 
altogether too big for local assimila- 
tion. 



More Time for Wayburn. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 6. 

The big revue booked for the Ox- 
ford is being paid to lay off, to per- 
mit Ned Wayburn's "Honeymoon Ex- 
press" to play two more weeks. 



EMPIRE WANTS HAZEL DAWN. 

(Special Cable to Variety • 

London, May 6. 

The Empire, which is to mount a 
new revue June 1, would like Hazel 
Dawn as principal woman in it. 

The management has cabled New 
York to secure Miss Dawn, if she may 
be had. 



ROYALTY ATTENDS. 

(Special Cable to Vamiety > 

Berlin, May 6. 

Reinhardt brought "The Miracle" 
pantomime to the Circus Busch, and it 
proved a great success with the au- 
dience on the opening night. The 
Crown Prince and Crown Princess 
were present. It was a splendid per- 
formance, especially with Maria Carmi 
as the Madonna, and Mattray as Spoel- 
mann. 

Reinhanlt lias been trying for years 
to get the Kaiser to attend the 
Deutsehos theatre, where his produc- 
tions were being presented. He 
worked indirect 1 ) through powerful 
friends at court. First he succeeded 
in securing one <»f His Majesty's sons. 
Prince Eitel : then another son. and 
now hns been honored by the C r »wn 
Prince's visit to niie of his attrai ions. 



He has hopes of ultimately securing 
the Kaiser himself, who, however, does 
not want to be unfaithful to his own 
Hof theatre. 



"POUSSIERE," FAIR SUCCESS. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 6. 

"Poussiere," in three acts, by H. R. 
Lcnormand, succeeded "La Tontine," 
and the revival of "Les Petits" (put on 
when Tristan Bernard's comejdy, 
"Force de Mentir failed), April 30, at 
the Theatre Antoine. Manager Gemier 
ably holds the role of an old country 
man and Mile. Marie Kalff that of the 
heroine, who is a native of Java. The 
action is laid in France. 

The other parts are well played by 
Escoffier, Saillard, Vallee, Clasis and 
Mme. Dux. The semi-tragedy, "Pous- 
siere," met with a good reception and 
is a fair success. 



ALHAMBRA'S MAY PROGRAM. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 6. 

The May pcogram at the Alhambra, 
commencing Friday last, comprises 
Viviana and Co., Moran and Wiser, 
Charlene and Charlene, Camille Trio, 
Bcrnardi, Baptiste and Franconi, Foot- 
gers, The Girl and the Seal, Ethel 
Mack, The Rangers, Conn and Conrad. 

Bernardi scored a success, as did 
also The Girl and the Seal, (Judge's 
Seals) and Ethel Mack fared nicely. "" 



TRAGIC OPERA SCORES. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 6. 

The new opera "Scemo," by Charles 
Mere and Alfred Bachelet was given 
at the Paris Opera House tonight, and 
well received. 

The principal roles are held by 
Yvonne Gall, the Russian tenor Atch- 
evsky, Grcsse, Lestelly. It is tragic 
in subject. 



Bayes Sailing With Gaby. 

When Gaby Deslys sails for the 
other side from New York, May 16, 
on the George Washington, she will 
have for companionship Norah Bayes. 
who may appear in a London show, 
if the proposition submitted by her is 
accepted over there. Miss Bayes 
wants $1,500 weekly when first open- 
ing. There has been no riot among 
London managers as yet. over it. 

Harry Pilccr may not accompany 
Gaby abroad on the same boat, de- 
laying his departure to undergo an 
operation. 



Cantor and Kessler Team. 

Eddie Cantor has given his notice 
to Gus Edwards and sails on the Bal- 
tic. June 4. to appear in a London re- 
vue as half of a team with Sammy 
Kessler. 

If you don't n«lvertl(M* In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



NEW REVUE MAY PULL UP. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 6. 

The Alhambra revue started slowly, 
the first part being almost hopeless, 
hut a zig-zag slanting walk built from 
under the stage, as high as the esca- 
lade, is a new effect that put the show 
over. 

Connie Ediss is disappointing; 
George Grossmith and Robert Hale 
make the best of a poor book; Phyllis 
Monkman is popular and well dressed. 

The scenery is good and the show, 
like the last one here, may pull up af- 
ter only a fair start. 



ACTORS IN MEXICO. 

New Orleans, May 6. 

Many of the refugees arriving here 
from Mexico include artists. They 
tell of harrowing experiences. Car- 
mine De Phillipe was arrested as a 
spy and just escaped being hung. A 
mob attacked the theatre where Sted- 
man and Harris were playing, de- 
manding to know if any American acts 
were on the bill. The artists got away 
by assuming they were Germans. 

While Welton's Circus was giving a 
performance at Progreso, a crowd of 
several hundred peons broke into the 
arena, suspending the entertainment 
immediately. By the sheerest luck the 
circus got its paraphernalia away. 

Tito, a Spanish clown, saved the 
lives of several dramatic actors by 
interceding in their behalf. 



THAW SHOW CLOSING. 

Chicago, May 6. 

The Evelyn Thaw show as it is 
called, headed by Evelyn Nesbit (as 
Mrs. Thaw prefers to be known here- 
after), will close its season May 16, at 
Duluth. 

Miss Nesbit has been playing since 
last summer, when she opened at 
Hammerstein's, New York, later go- 
ing on the road with her own troupe 
under the management of Comstock 
& Gest. The steady work has tired 
the young woman, who has been in 
receipt of $3,250 weekly as salary, and 
with her bank account rather of high 
grade, Miss Nesbit is looking toward 
Europe for a vacation. It is at her 
request the tour comes to an end. She 
has done very big in the larger cities, 
better than on the one-nighters. 

It is said Flo Ziegfield, Jr., will 
manage Miss Nesbit next season.- 
H. B. Marinelli continues as her 
representative. Mr. Marinelli has 
given up the idea, according to report 
of taking Miss ' Nesbitt and Gaby 
Deslys out on a joint starring whirl 
in America next season. 



TWO LONDON PRODUCTIONS. 

(Special Cable to Variety » 

London, May 6. 

Thomas W. Broadhurst's biblical 
play, "The Holy City," produced at 
the Comedy yesterday, and playing 
matinees only, is not stirring things. 

At the Vaudeville "The Dangerous 
Age." acted and written by II. Y. Es- 
mond, was '' t jlendid!y received. 



.vlovies Show in London, 

(Special Cable to Variety. ) 

London. May 6. 

"The Queen of the Movies" is said 

t<> he the next show to follow "The 

Pcan Girl" into the Shaftesbury. 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 E. 14th street, New York: 

May 7, Jean Hamilton (Baltic); Ar- 
thur Hoops, Roland Buckstone, Mr. 
and Mrs. Edward Porter, Mr. and Mrs. 
Arthur Lehing, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 
Ford and Miss Ford (Kr. Aug. Vic.) ; 

May 7, Edwin S. Porter, Hugh Ford 
and six Famous Player Co. members 
(Auguste Victoria). 

May 9, Maurice Rose, 4 Kasracs, 
Constance Collier, Jules Hurtig, Truly 
Shattuck (Olympic) ; 

May 13. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Errol 
(Coronia) ; 

May 14, Fred Melville and Motogirl, 
The Escardos, Bert La Mont Co., 
Fisher and Green, 3 Alex, Kalma and 
Co. (Adriatic) ; 

May 16, John Kesselly (Imperator) ; 

May 19, Alice Lloyd, Tom McNaugh- 
ton, Daisy Bourne-Naughton, Sidney 
Wood, Dorane Sisters (Lusitania) ; 

Boston, May 6. 
May 19, Eric and Nora (Arabic). 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 6. 

May 2, Sam Liebert (Caronia). 

May 6, B. Obermeyer (Kr. Cccilie). 

May 2 (For South Africa), Lottie 

Belman (Apollo). 






UNITED AND FOX FRIENDLY. 

A certain friendliness that has be- 
come apparent to booking men is ex- 
isting between the United Booking 
Offices and the William Fox Circuit, 
in New York. 

The two agencies are favoring one 
another with acts. The fact is ac- 
cepted by the agencies about as an in- 
dication that the approaches or nego- 
tiations for Fox to enter the U. B. O. 
have progressed farther than believed. 

It was reported in Variety last 
week the United was attempting to in- 
duce Fox to enter the big agency. 



MARY WANTED "RAISE." 

Chicago, May 6. 

Chicago opera circles were much 
excited this week when it was an- 
nounced Mary Garden had been 
"fired" from the organization. It was 
stated Sig. Cleofonte Campanini did 
the firing. 

Charles G. Dawes, one of the most 
prominent officials, said the company 
had been completely reorganized and 
that Miss Garden had been elimin- 
ated. 

SvVtriJ reasons were advanced for 
the change. It is rumored that the 
I arn.storming trip of the company 
which resulted in big financial losses 
was one of the reasons. It is also said 
that Miss Garden demanded an in- 
crease in her terms which have been 
about $1,800 a performance. Being 
refused the "raise," there was no al- 
ternative for the singer but to "re- 
tire." Among the new members of 
the company are: Edythc Walker, 
Louise Edvina, Maria $arricntos and 
Maria Kousnietzoff. 



Tyrone Power a Father. 

Cincinnati, May 6. 
Tyrone Power, now in London, has 
a son, Tyrone, jr. Mrs. Power lives 
her-, and has cabled the news to papa 
that both are well. 



VARIETY 



$31,000 THE WEEK'S GROSS 

OF CAS TLES' D ANCING TOUR 

Big Box Office Takings by Castle Show, Playing Single 
Day Stands Only. $7,500 in Boston; $6,200 in Phila- 
delphia. Many Other Dancing Couples Now 
Preparing to go on Road. Big Castle Tour- 
nament at Madison Square Garden. 



Thirty-one thousand dollars was the 
gross takings on the tour of Mr. and 
Mrs. Vernon Castle, in the first week, 
ending Saturday night at Buffalo. The 
Castles will remain out until May 23, 
likely terminating the trip with a big 
"Castle Dancing Tournament" at 
Madison Square Garden, New York, 
one night during the following week, 
with admission ranging from one to 
five dollars. 

The Castles opened the tour a week 
ago last Monday, at Boston, to $7,500 
on the day (two shows). Their next 
biggest stand was at Philadelphia, 
Friday (two shows), to $6,200. Tues- 
day at Springfield, Mass., the show 
did not do alarmingly big business, 
nor at Pittsburgh, where it played 
Thursday. Wednesday at Washing- 
ton in the afternoon and Baltimore 
at night, the receipts were quite large. 
Saturday the show played Rochester 
for the matinee, and Buffalo in the ev- 
ening, bringing the total to the round 
figure of $31,000, which is claimed as 
the largest week's receipts of a regu- 
lar road show playing to $2 and $2.50. 
Monday of this week the Castles 
opened at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 
for two performances, and are now 
playing day stands in the larger cities 
of the middle-west. 

The show buys the house in each 
town played. The Castles receive 35 
per cent, of the gross receipts. Last 
week they were given by the manage- 
ment over $10,000 for their six days' 
work, the show not playing Sundays. 
Settlement is made daily with Eliza- 
beth Marbury, in New York, for the 
Castles. 

Last Friday while in Philadelphia 
the Shuberts served an order to show 
cause on the Castles while they should 
not be restrained from appearing un- 
der other management, alleging a con- 
tract with the dancers for "The Belle 
of Bond Street." The motion was re- 
turnable in Philadelphia yesterday, 
when O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, 
representing the Castles, will attempt 
to have the case moved into the fed- 
eral courts. The Shuberts threatened 
proceedings in each city, although 
taking no further steps to date. 

M. A. Shea, Arthur Hopkins and 
Archie Selwyn are interested in the 
tour of the Castles, originally laid out 
for three weeks and now extended to 
four. Fred Meek is manager with the 
company. It carries six dancing in- 
structors besides the Castles, and 
eighteen pieces in Europe's, colored 
orchestra. When the jump is beyond 
a stated distance, the management 
must provide a special car for the 
dancers. 

Following the reported success of 
the Castles, professional dancers all 



over are thinking of touring. The trip 
for Joan Sawyer has been announced. 
It is to open May 20 in Boston, also 
playing in a whirlwind way. 



EVA TANGUAY'S SHOW IDEA. 

Chicago, May 6. 

Eva Tanguay has a new idea for a 
next season production, a series of 
sketches under a unit title of "An 
Evening with Eva Tanguay." Miss 
Tanguay figures to appear in each 
number, offering her specialty during 
the action of one, or dividing it to 
allow for a song in each skit. 

It will afford the public a glimpse 
of Tanguay's private life, for the 
sketches will be written around actual 
incidents and situations. Miss Tan- 
guay's road show closed last week in 
Cleveland for the season. 



THE THURSTONS DIVORCED. 

The Howard Thurstons were di- 
vorced April 24 by the Superior Court 
of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Thurston 
brought the action against his wife, 
Beatrice Fleming Foster Thurston. 

The couple were married May 28, 
1910. The hearings were held before 
a committee, which reported defend- 
ant and Dr. Q. M. Eakins of Pitts- 
burgh occupied a room at the Hotel 
Walton, Philadelphia, in September, 
1913- 



SAYS MANAGER ASSAULTED. 

Cleveland, May 6. 

Proctor Seas, manager of the Pris- 
cilla theatre, is being sued for $1,000 
damages by Lillian Graves, actress, 
on the charge of assault. The peti- 
tion in the suit was filed last week 
after the actress, according to her 
story, had been ejected from the man- 
ager's office. 

According to the petition, Miss 
Graves was billed with three other 
women to appear at the Priscilla last 
week in a Mexican war skit. They ap- 
peared but were informed the con- 
tract had been canceled. Miss Graves 
went to the office of Manager Seas 
to remonstrate. There, she avers, she 
was given a cold reception, and, when 
pressing for reasons, was told to leave 
the office. She insisted on a reason, 
and the manager then assisted her 
by force to leave, she says. 



Ted Zamorm Injured. 

Chicago, May 9. 

Ted Zamora of the Zamora Troupe 
was seriously injured last week while 
playing the Standard theatre, resulting 
in brain concussion that may keep him 
out permanently. 

Evylyn Zamora and her sister are 
constructing a double aerial act which 
they will shortly introduce to replace 
the family offering. 



SUN LEAVES LOEW OFFICE. 

John Sun is no longer at the Loew 
booking office in New York, as repre- 
senting the Sun Circuit, which John's 
brother, Gus, operates in the middle- 
west. 

The Suns seemed to be trying out 
the Loew place as a source for new 
acts, but John Sun, during the few 
months there, did very little booking. 



TIM CRONIN A CANDIDATE. 

Tim Cronin has announced himself 
as a candidate for the office of Big 
Chief of the White Rats of America 
at its forthcoming election, in oppo- 
sition to Frank Fogarty, who was 
waited upon by a committee of three 
comprising the present incumbent, 
Junie McCree, George Delmore and 
Will J. Cooke, and requested to accept 
the nomination on the regular ticket. 

Cronin claims his candidacy is by 
popular demand. 

Charles J. Ross has been induced 
by the Rats Committee, appointed to 
frame the regular ticket, to run on it 
for vice president, with Mr. Fogarty. 



HODKlftS' CONNECTION. 

Chicago, May 6. 

The Charles Hodkins Agency has 
suspended booking activities for the 
summer season, the extreme hot 
weather in the south necessitating 
an early closing of his theatres in that 
section. Hodkins has been booking in 
conjunction with the Frank Doyle of- 
fice since the latter's opening with 
Jones, Linick & Schaeffer, but the 
new Loew - Sullivan - Considinc deal 
which includes the Doyle agency in 
the consolidation leaves Hodkins 
without any booking connection. 

Negotiations are pending between 
the Southern agent and several of the 
larger agencies and some definite move 
will be shortly announced. Hodkins' 
popularity in the south among his 
many managers, precludes the possi- 
bility of any of the other agencies 
taking his time away during the dull 
season and it can comfortably be 
claimed that Hodkins will swing his 
southern string with any connection 
he may see fit to make. 



Two Days in Cleveland. 

Cleveland, May 6. 
Ringling Brothers circus is to be in 
Cleveland two days this year. The 
city authorities have become lenient 
with the tent shows and given them 
two days this year instead of one. 
Merchants have complained against 
the circus on the ground that it takes 
too much money out of the city. 



Weather Closing Pop Houses. 

Chicago, May 6. 
The early arrival of summer has 
crimped small time vaudeville in the 
middle-west to a large extent, a num- 
ber of pop houses having already hung 
out the "closed for the summer" sign, 
while others have turned to pictures 
and "percentage" stock as a rent 
payer. 



Reopening With Pop Vaudeville. 

Cincinnati. May 6. 
Keith's theatre closes its doors Nfay 
10, and reopens with pop. vaudeville 
May 24. 



KEITH HOUSE REFUSED LICENSE. 

Syracuse, May 6. 

The farewell week at the Grand 

(Keith) this week may turn out to be 

a real 'farewell' owing to the, theatre's 
failure to secure a license. The build- 
ing is owned by George V. Fowler of 
New Yoik. He leases it to the Shu- 
berts who sublet to Keith's. The 
building has been criticised as to its 
structure and as a result the city au- 
thorities have 'neglected' to issue a 
license. This nullifies the leases all 
around, leaving Fowler with the thea- 
tre on his hands and the city refusing 
to tell him what improvements are 
desired. 



SUNDAY NIGHTS ONLY. 

For the remainder of this season 
the Sunday vaudeville permormances 
at the Cecil Spooner theatre in the 
Bronx, now under the direction of the 
Shuberts, will be at night only. Mati- 
nees will be played on the Sabbath in 
the fall. At that time also the legiti- 
mate bookings through the Shubert 
office will commence at the house. 

The first Sunday show was given 
this week. It held several acts that 
also played the Winter Garden, which 
is Sunday-vaudeville booked by Jule 
Delmar. Ten turns made up the 
Spooner bill. Admission is up to 50 
cents. The house seats around 1,700. 

A pipe organ has been installed in 
the Spooner and the house is now 
ig a picture policy. 



playijii 



Morrow and Shelberg Separated. 

Chicago, May 6. 
The Morrow and Shelberg team has 
been finally separated by a decree of 
divorce entered April 24 by Judge Bald- 
win of this city. 

Verda Shelberg made the applica- 
tion against her husband, William 
Morrow. 



Divorce from Circus Agent. 

Cincinnati, May 6. 
Suit for divorce has been filed here 
by the wife of Frank Bell, agent for a 
circus now in Mexico. Mrs. Bell claims 
her husband was too attentive to other 
women. He was formerly doorkeeper 
at the local Orpheum. 



4 *101 Ranch" Satisfied. 

The "101 Ranch" closes its New 
York engagement at Madison Square 
Garden Saturday night and immedjate- 
ly pulls stakes for its next big stand, 
Philadelphia. The management has 
been entirely satisfied with the busi- 
ness at the Garden and as a result of 
its three week's stay there looks for- 
ward to a bigger road season than last 
year. 

The "101" show and Ringlings play 
the same city and date this season, 
clashing ^t Easton, May 18. 



Cabaret Singer As Single. 

The Palace. New York, is dickering 
with Jim Hallcy, the redheaded singer 
at Shanley's, to appear at the New 
York vaudeville house as a single. 

Mr. Halley is willing if thev come 

across with regular money, and takes 

his bank book with him when calling 

at the United Booking offices. 

If you don't advertu* In vA^FStT, don't 
advertise at all. 



VARIETY 



KEITH'S, ATLANTIC GTTY 

LOOKS LIKE REAL BLOOMER 



New Expensive House on Garden Pier Doing No Business. 

Management Hopeful Season of Two Months Will 

Pull House Out on Year. 35 People at 

Sunday Matinee. 



Atlantic City, May 6. 

It looks as though Keith's theatre 
on the new Garden Pier has been shot 
to pieces as far as vaudeville is con- 
cerned. 

Last. wWk it is said that not over 
1,000 people in all during the entire 
seven days visited the theatre. At 
the Sunday matinee thirty-four per- 
sons were in the house. 

The location of the pier and its 
prices are said to be against drawing 
the natives. The management be- 
lieves business will be better during 
the season here, July and August. 

The vaudeville acts played are of 
the first grade kind, at a "cut," but not- 
withstanding the house is estimated to 
have lost over $3,000 last week. 



LOEW-MILES STORY EXPECTED 

Chicago, May 6. 

Walter Keefe and C. H. Miles ex- 
pected to leave for New York some 
time this week to confer with Marcus 
Loew and Joe Schenck. It is said 
Schenck will visit Chicago during the 
week, probably returning east with 
Kecfe~and Miles. 

While as yet no definite announce- 
ment has been made of the Miles- 
Loew Consolidation, the fact that a 
number of acts have been routed over 
the Sullivan-Considine time for next 
season, including a tour over the Miles 
time, bringing them into the east from 
Kansas City via the J. L. & S. and 
Miles string, signifies that an ar- 
rangement has been reached. 

Added to this, the optimism of Wal- 
ter Keefe has its own significance and 
the report that Miles and Loew have 
reached an understanding should be 
shortly confirmed. Keefe's connec- 
tion will probably bring him into an 
executive position in either the New 
York or Chicago office. His ability to 
construct a show, together with his 
general acquaintance and popularity 
in the middle-west, makes him a valu- 
able man for any post for which he 
might be selected, although a Chicago 
connection would probably be to the 
best advantage of all concerned. 



"VERSATILE KING" CONVICTED. 

Cincinnati, May 6. 

A jury at Detroit has found Edwin 
Von Walden, aged 20, of Cincinnati, 
an alleged sketch and monolog writer, 
guilty of robbing a night clerk at the 
Metropole Hotel in the former city. 
Von Walden can be sent to the peni- 
tentiary for life. He is alleged to have 
stolen $300. 

Von Walden testified in court that 
he usually drank 40 glasses of absinthe 
a day, with a couple of dozen cigarettes 
on the side. Von Waldcn's mother is 
a club-woman and leading suffragist of 
this city. In an advertisement in a 
theatrical paper the modest youth re- 



cently referred to himself as "The King 
of Versatile Originality," and declared 
that "American and European headlin- 
es play with my brain-children." 



EAST-WEST SHOW LACKING. 

Cedar Rapids, la., May 6. 

The Young Buffalo Wild West and 
Col. Cumins Far East show gave two 
performances in this city May 2 to 
fair business. The show is new, this 
being its first season. The entire 
equipment is brand new and it might 
be added that the live stock shapes 
up well with the best of the bigger 
circuses. Business was probably dis- 
appointing, but the fault lies with the 
show itself, for the towif was poorly 
billed in advance and very little pub- 
licity was accorded the event upon its 
arrival. A wedding scheduled to take 
place in the arena was expected to cre- 
ate some "noise," but the local scribes 
discovered it to be a frame-up and re- 
fused to pay any attention. 

The show lacks the essential fea- 
tures and grew tiresome near the fin- 
ish, although it runs rather short, 
the time measuring an hour and a half. 
The riders made a good showing, like- 
wise the Indians, but a few novelty 
acts are needed to give it a touch of 
class. 

Texas Cooper as Young Buffalo 
looked well in the part, and with Col. 
Cummins made quite a showing. The 
absence of a shooting act, Cossacks, 
Texas steers, Arabs and the conven- 
tional features that naturally belong 
to an east-west combination was 
rather conspicuous. A flag drill is 
featured to good advantage. The city 
officials tabooed the "cooch" dance, a 
side show feature. 

The troupe will play around the 
middle-west during the season. 



FOX WONT BE THERE. 

Harry Fox won't be in the new Win- 
ter Garden show, unless the path is 
smoothed over before it opens. Fox 
called at the Shubert offices Wednes- 
day, and before leaving announced he 
wouldn't play. 

Agents were hunting for Tom Mc- 
Naughton the same day, for the place 
Harry Fox left, but McNaughton in- 
tends sailing for England in a couple 
of weeks and would not alter his plans. 



Saxe's Original Way. 

M. H. Saxe, who books a couple of 
pop vaudeville houses through the 
U. B. O. Family Dcpt., has evolved an 
original scheme for securing acts at a 
minimum wage scale. 

Mondays he visits the Union Square, 
sees such acts as he deems desirable 
for his house, runs back stage and 
says to them: "Do you want $30 for 
the last half?" 

If .von don't advertliw In VARIETY, don't 
ji Overt I «e at nil. 



SONGS RUNNING THE SHOW. 

"Single women" on the Colonial 
program this week almost made an 
admission Monday it is the songs .and 
not themselves that "get over." The 
conflict on a bill happens often now- 
a-days. The confusion at the Colo- 
nial's Monday morning rehearsal arose 
when the Melnottc Twins, the first of 
the women to be programed for an 
appearance, were found to have a "war 
song" Adele Ritchie didn't like, and a 
comic number Fannie Brice is also 
using. 

Miss Ritchie is not singing the same 
"war" selection, but she has another 
from an opposition publishing house 
that likewise furnishes "guerrillas" in 
boy scout uniforms to "plug it." Miss 
Ritchie voiced the opinion that if the 
Melnotte girls sang their patriotic rag 
ahead, her "war song" would be use- 
less. On top of this Miss Brice de- 
manded that the Melnotte Twins take 
the comic out of their routine. 

The Melnottes ventured the opinion 
they could not frame a new act be- 
tween rehearsal and the matinee. The 
booking office seemed in sympathy 
with the sisters, but in fear of the 
"singles," so it requested the Melnottes 
to defer their Colonial appearance un- 
til next week, which the girls agreed 
to. 



HILL ABSORBS CAHN'S GUIDE. 

For about 17 years past, Julius Cahn 
has been getting out a theatrical guide 
but a deal has just been put over 
whereby Cahn turns over the entire 
book for next season to Gus Hill. 

The Julius Cahn name connection 
passes with the new ownership and it 
will hereafter be known as Hill's Na- 
tional Theatrical Directory. Hill has 
been at work on his new Guide for 
some time. 



BAKER KILLS HYPNOTIST. 

Kansas City, May 6. 

W. H. Hawkins, formerly on the 
stage as a hypnotist, was shot and 
killed here yesterday by Frank K. 
Kobos, a baker, when Kobos found 
Hawkins in a room with his wife. 

The woman declares Hawkins had 
hypnotized her for months and that 
in the spell he cast over her she was 
forced to do as he said. 

Kobos will plead the unwritten law. 



Another Gov. in Vaud. 

Chicago, May 9. 
Barrett O'Hara, lieutenant governor 
of Illinois, has decided to emulate 
Mayor Shank and carry his ideas to 
the vaudeville stage. O'Hara has dele- 
gated Johnny McGrail to secure him 
a five-week route to open at the ear- 
liest date possible. 



Co-operative Booking Agency. 

The Associated Vaudeville Agency, 
Inc., has been established as an inde- 
pendent booking agency for indepen- 
dent vaudeville managers, who win be 
invited to come into the fold and par 
ticipate in the profits of the scheme 
of booking in 5/ndicatc form, at the 
same time rendering them immune 
from participation in any losses that 
may prise. 

Its founders are William T. Gregg, 
Jr.*, of Springfield, and Jos. Kaliske. 



U. B. O.'S WHITE ELEPHANT. 

Boston, May 6. 
An inspired rumor which started less 
than a thousand miles from the build- 
ing where the United Booking Offices 
are located was circulated this week 
that the spacious Grand opera house on 
Washington street in the South End 
where Dr. George E. Lothrop operat- 
ed his second Progressive franchise 
had been condemned by the building 
commissioners. 

The story apparently has no truth 
BUT— the U. B. O. has on its hands 
a hopeless proposition in the form of 
the big National which seats 3,800 and 
which is at present darker than the 
furthermost corner of the Lethean 
stream. 

The U. B. O. would not be heart- 
broken nor indignant if Dr. Lothrop 
made them a fat offer to take the white 
elephant which is eating its head off in 
taxes and interest. 

"I wouldn't take the National if it 
was given to me," said George E. Loth- 
rop, Jr.. to a Variety- representative. 
"I don't want to call any names on 
this matter of the story that the Grand 
was to be condemned other than to 
say that it is untrue. But it is in- 
spired." 

The disposition of the National is 
still a tough proposition, but it is un- 
officially understood the U. B. O. will 
unload it on anyone who makes an 
offer backed with real money. It they 
cannot sell it, as the situation would 
indicate at present, it will probably 
open next fall with U. B. O. vaudeville 
and meet with the same sort of busi- 
ness that has marked the house ever 
since it opened despite. the use of some 
clever men trying to swing it. From 
the, top balcony of the National the 
performance looks like a marionette 
show. s 



"Powder Puff" Chorus Home. 

Boston, May 6. 
The famous "powder puff" chorus in 
"The Queen of the Movies" had its 
ranks shot to pieces before the com- 
pany left the Colonial Saturday night 
for Chicago. The K & E. interests 

had trouble in inducing some of the 
beauties' to even come to Boston, but 
they were lined up and "bawled out." 
After being given an ultimatum to 
the effect that they would never play 
a "syndicate" show again if they quit 
before opening in Boston they came 
along, but one by one during the past 
week the majority of them headed back 
to Broadway. 



WM. H. CRANE'S 69TH. 

Cincinnati, May 6. 

William H. Crane celebrated his 69th 

birthday anniversary at the Grand last 

week. A celebration was held on the 

stage. Crane was presented with a 
diamond-studded pencil and a cake 
adorned with 69 candles. 

E. T. Harvey, veteran scenic artist 
at the house, reminded Crane that the 
star had sung bass in the Holman 
Juvenile Stock Co. at Pike's Opera 
House in 1865. Mr. Crane blushingly 
admitted it. 



VARIETY 



COAST BURLESQUE IS DEAD; 

TIRED OF STOCK COMPANIES 



Pieces by "Coast Defenders/ 9 Playing in the Far 
West for Years, Now Dropping Off. Several Shows 
Reported Closing, With No Successors in Sight. 



San Francisco, May 6. 
Judging from the late reports that 
have come in here from various 
sources, the Pacific Coast is promised 

an early respite from the pop bur- 
lesque shows that have been so much 
in evidence out here these last few 
years. For the last few months busi- 
ness is said to have been very light 
among the "tab" musical show im- 
pressarios and as a result there has 
been a surprisingly large number of 
closings. 

Prominent among these are Jim Post 
and his "Honey Girls," who gave their 
last performance May 2, at the Wig- 
wam. It is understood the manager- 
comedian is scheduled to reopen early 
next month at the Spreckles, San 
Diego, and there is a strong possibil- 
ity that the company with a reduced 
personnel, may put in the month of 
May on a tour of one-night stands in 
Northern California for the purpose 
of enabling Post to keep his players 
together. Charles Alphin, who re- 
cently revived pop musical comedy at 
the Century (formerly Olympic), Los 
Angeles, has closed down. 

From every direction comes the 
news the pop diversion is on the wane. 
Of the many companies that have 
played cities an,d larger towns for a 
period as long as six months or more, 
Dillon and King in Oakland, appear 
to be the sole survivors. Keating and 
Flood, who control the Lyric, Port- 
land, and the Tivoli, Seattle (where 
for several years stock burlesque has 
been the policy), have lately gone over 
to vaudeville and pictures. Ed Arm- 
strong and his "baby dolls" parted 
company a couple of weeks ago in 
Kureka, Cal. 

From Stockton comes the announce- 
ment of an early disbandment of the 
Monte Carter Company at the Garrick. 
The George Spaulding show found 
the sailing bad in Honolulu and sev- 
eral members of the company have 
lately returned while the remainder 
are understood to have fixed up a 
vaudeville show under the command 
of Captain Spaulding and have since 
been barnstorming through the 
Islands. 

Ethel Davis (in private life Mrs. 
Kd Armstrong) is headed this way 
with a "tab" over the Pantages Cir- 
cuit. 

The only burlesque shows left Tri 
this vicinity are the ack Golden com- 
pany at the Wigwam and the Basco 
troupe playing the tanks in the upper 
part of the state. 

Whether or not there will be a re- 
vival of interest hereabouts is proble- 
matical. At present it is dangerously 
close to i v p "dead line." 



den, which is to house the Progres- 
sive Wheel shows. A description of 
the plans of the house were given as 
well as of the Wheel. 

In a corner was a small coupon to 
be filled out by anyone who would like 
to subscribe for stock in the new house 
which is also to have a roof garden 
and restaurant. The stock is for sale 
at $100 per share for the preferred and 
$10 for the common. A small diagram 
showed the house should make a year- 
ly net profit of $38,97872 which would 
be divided among the stockholders. 

C. P. Crawford is one who is said to 
have been granted the franchise which 
is for 20 years. 



INDIVIDUAL STAGERS. 

It is said the fourteen shows, more 
or less, of the Operating Co., an East- 
ern Burlesque Wheel formation, will 
be produced next season by individual 
producers, rather than to allow one 
man to stage the majority of them. 

Most of the burlesque companies' 
put out in previous seasons by the 
Operating Co. were staged by John 
Jermon, of Jacobs & Jermon. For 
the coming season it *is said Mr. Jer- 
mon will not give his attention to any 
production, other than the four com- 
panies his firm annually sends over 
the Wheel 



NO SHOW AT COLUMBIA. 

For the first time since the Eastern 
Wheel's Columbia, New York, opened, 
there will be no attraction on its stage 
this summer, unless the present plan 
is changed. Hurtig & Seamon were 
to have put on a show for the hot 
weather, but reversed themselves last 
week, when the Columbia manage- 
ment decided to keep the house dark 
until the regular opening of the new 
season. 

All offers to rent the theatre for 
pictures were turned down. 



Robinson Going Back. 

Charles Robinson, who operated 
"Robinson Crusoe Girls" on the Pro- 
gressive wheel this season, will switch 
to the Columbia wheel next fall. 

Andy Lewis and his "International 
Girls" will replace the Robinson show, 
with Lewis his own manager. 



OFFERING STOCK FOR SALE. 

Jn the Brooklyn papers Sunday ap- 
peared a half-page advertisement con- 
cerning the new Brooklyn Wintergar- 



Trying Stock Burlesque. 

Trenton, N. J., May 6. 

Chase's Broad Street theatre is this 
week making a trial of stock burlesque 
and if successful will continue it dur- 
ing part of the summer. 

"The Broadway Belles," here last 
week, has been retained by the house 
and will give a new show each wesk 
under a different title. It is planned 
to bring other principals here from 
time to time. 

Lester Allen and Michael Mark *ood 
are the comedians. 



COLUMBIA AFTER HOUSES? 

New Orleans, May 6. 

The Progressive Circuit is complet- 
ing arrangements for its entry into 
the south next season, leasing the 
Lyric here, which opens in the fall, 
according to report. Ed. Schiller per- 
fected the arrangements. 

The Columbia Amusement Co. has 
been reported this week in secret con- 
ference with the owners of certain 
houses on the Progressive Circuit, 

with a view to annexing them to the 
Columbia wheel. 

From various sources this week 
came the rumor that the Columbia 
had acquired the playing privileges 
of several of the best stands on the 
Progressive wheel. Among the houses 
mentioned were the Cadillac, Detroit; 
Englewood, Chicago, and the Pro- 
gressive house in Pittsburgh. The 
Progressive executives made an em- 
phatic denial of the reports and said 
they were nothing more than canards. 
The above mentioned houses are still 
under contract to the Progressives 
and will be when the new season 
opens next fall. 

Just how the rumors originated is 
not known, but as Sam Levey, presi- 
dent of the Progressive Amusement 
Co. of Detroit, which controls the Cad- 
illac, and also the Empire, Cleveland, 
was here last week, and was seen in 
conversation with some of the Colum- 
bia officials whom he knows person- 
ally, may have had something to do 
with the report. 



"MILLION-DOLLAR DOLLS." 

A new show on the Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wheel next season will be 
"The $1,000,000 Dolls," starring Lewis 

and Dody (the Two Sams). Dan 
Dody will produce the show, and also 
put on the five shows Hurtig & Sea- 
mon will again have out on the East- 
ern Wheel. 



Cleveland a Recruiting Station. 
* Cleveland, May 6. 
Cleveland lays claim to the distinc- 
tion of supplying burlesque and musi- 
cal comedy shows with more "ponies" 

and show girls than any other city out- 
side of New York and Chicago. Show 
managers declare that more applicants 
come from the Sixth City than from 
any except the two largest. This sum- 
mer finds many Cleveland girls at 
home, awaiting offerings or chances' to 
"sign up" for next season. Many of 
the girls will not work this summer, 
though the two stock burlesque shows 
here will be supplied with local 
choristers. 



Guarantee for Mollie Williams. 
New Orleans, May 6. 

H. M. Chisholm and Arthur B. Leo- 
pold arc seeking to secure the Mollie 
Williams show for two weeks at the 

Greenwall, commencing May 24. They 
have offered Max Spiff?! $1,500 guar- 
antee weekly, and 50-50 over $3,000, 
with transportation to New Orleans. 
"East Lynne" in film form is sched- 
uled for the Greenwall for week of 
May 17. 



SUMMER BURLESQUE STOCKS. 

A number of the houses attached 
to the Progressive wheel will have 
summer burlesque stocks in operation. 

Jack Sutter and Joe Leavitt, who 
had "The Queens of the Cabaret" on 
the Circuit this season, have leased 
the Olympic, New York, for the sum- 
mer, and starting May 18 will offer 
burlesque bills, changing weekly. 

Most of the members of their Pro- 
gressive show, augmented by people 
from other organizations, have been 
engaged for the Olympic hot weather 
season. 

Jean Bedim and his "Mischief Mak- 
ers" open a summer stay at the Cad- 
illac, Detroit, next Sunday. After May 
18 burlesque stock will be seen in the 
Empire, Cleveland. Summer stocks 
will also be operated in the Trocadero 
and People's, Philadelphia, starting 
next Monday. 

In Philadelphia the People's will try 
the tab burleycue thing. 

Johnny Kirk, manager, Haymarket, 
Chicago, is promoting a summer bur- 
lesque chain that will embrace four 
houses — the Haymarket and Engle- 
wood, Chicago; Dewey, Minneapolis, 
and the Star, St. Paul. Four com- 
panies will alternate at the four 
houses. Edward Beatty will continue 
to look after the Englewood's in- 
terests. 



CIRCUS' $1,000 BOSTON LICENSE. 

Boston, May 6. 

An unexpected switch in the booking 

of the Barnum and Bailey circus' has 

allowed the 101 Ranch Wild West 

show to get first crack at this city, 
coming in for the regular "circus 
week" in Boston which starts May 25. 
The Barnum and Bailey top will not 
go up until the week of June 14 and the 
reason is given as the desire to get in 
on the June 17 holiday which is a big 
local affair — Bunker Hill Day. 

Mayor Curley has insisted that cir- 
cuses playing Boston shall pay $1,000 
for the week, this being a return to 
the figure which Mayor Fitzgerald, his 
predecessor cut to $750. Both shows 
will play the old American League 
grounds on Huntington avenue. 

The Wild West show will only pay 
$500 because it is not a "circus" and 
because the permit was obtained earlier 
in the season. Big tops' playing Bos- 
ton this year will find the press situa- 
tion "on the fence." There has always 
been two policies in Boston, one a 
stiff rate under the dramatic and music 
price scale with readers and cuts ap- 
portioned in accordance to the space 
purchased and the other a liberal dis- 
tribution of courtesies and an abund- 
ance of reading notices. Just how the 
situation will work out is speculative 
as last year there were supposed to be 
no readers in excess of a publishers' 
mutual agreement but during the mid- 
dle of the week someone got a lot of 
tickets and a story was slipped over. 



Phil Hunt Booking Progressive. 

Phil Hunt in the Putnam Building 
is booking the artists for the Progres- 
sive Burlesque Wheel shows next 
season. 

If you don't «<lvrrtL«- In VARIETY, don't 
advertise nt aJl. 



8 



VARIETY 



BOSTON'S DANCING CARNIVAL 
FOLLOWED BY WEBER AND FIELDS 



Boston Theatre to Show German Comedians at Popular 

Price of SO Cents for Run. Dancing Craze to be 

Taken Advantage of by Billy Wood, to Turn in 

Some Profit for House. 



Boston, May 6. 

The biggest combination of theatri- 
cal surprises ever pulled in Bo'ston be- 
came unoflicially known this week 
when William Wood, the manager 
brought over from New York \yy the 
Keith interests to try and save the 
enormous Boston theatre, returned 
from a trip to Broadway. 

May 18 Wood will offer a $15,000 bill 
of dancing stars and May 25 Weber 
and Fields with a company of 60 will 
come in for two weeks at popular 
prices, playing matinees with the high- 
est price seat in the house selling for 
50 cents. 

The Boston theatrical interests re- 
fused to believe the story that Weber 
and Fields were personally coming in 
at this unprecedented price, but Wood 
today told a VARiKTr representative 
they would positively play at this 
figure and that the highest price for 
any seat in his house at any time dur- 
ing the Weber and Fields engagement 
would be a dollar. 

The dancing carnival, according to 
Wood will include any big time danc- 
ing act that is available for the week 
of May 18 and that he will pay their 
price if they have the goods. 

Tentative bookings so far include 
Joseph Santley, A. Baldwin Sloane, 
Grace Field, Louise Alexander, Joseph 
Smith and Francis Dcmarest. 

This afternoon an emergency crew 
of carpenters started laying a special 
hardwood floor for the dancing. Seven 
solid silver prize cups are to be given 
to the amateurs who will contest every 
night, these cups to be given by the 
Boston papers and the professionals 
to be judges. 

The Weber-Fields engagement will 
be the first time the two comedians 
have appeared together in BosfOn 
since 1904 when they played "Whoop- 
Dc-I)oo" at the Globe. In this en- 
gagement they will use "Hokey- 
Pokcy." 

Wood is showing some .of the first 
signs of real aggressive campaigning 
for business in this city for years and 
i' looks as if he would pull the house 
out of the hole it was in before he was 
brought over as a life-saver. 

EM-ANA, CLUB'S NAME. 

The newly formed association of 
managers and agents has been entitled 
the Km-an-a club. It held an import- 
ant meeting Tuesday afternoon at Bry- 
ant Hall at which times the constitu- 
tion am! .>y-laws were approved. The 
election of officers also occurred ami 
the members made arrangements for 
the initiation fees. 

The Km-an-a Club starts out with a 
membership of 125 with a number of 
applications to be voted upon. 

Just where the managers and agents 
will have their club quarters has not 
been decided, but they will not take 



over the former quarters of the Vaude- 
ville Comedy Club as the rental asked, 
$12,000 a year, is considered too high. 

Despite the rain of Tuesday there 
were about 50 members at Bryant Hall' 
for the meeting. The secretary pro 
tern read that quite a number had sent 
in their initiation fees but would be 
unable to attend the meeting. 

The election* of officers resulted as 
follows: President, Frank L. Bixby; 
Vice-President, J. H. Hewitt; Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, George F. Hopper; 
Sergeant-at-Arms, Grant Luce; Direc- 
tor for three years, George Costain; 
Director, two years, Frank Chapman; 
Director, one year, George Roberts. 

The Managers and Agents' club will 
hold another meeting at 2 o'clock next 
Tuesday afternoon at Bryant Hall, 
when a permanent place of meeting 
will be decided upon. 



SHOWS IN FRISCO. 

San Francisco, May 6. 

The Peggy O'Neill Co., in "Peg o' 
My Heart," is reported as registering 
$13,500 at the Cort last week. 

Business is very light at the Gaiety, 
where "The Girl Behind the Counter" 
is in its second week. 

Stock is drawing fairly well at the 
Alcazar. 

Robert Hilliard's box office results at 
the Columbia are light, and the pros- 
pects for the remainder of the en- 
gagement discouraging. 



K. & E. SHOWS LEASED. 

"The Pink Lady," which closed a long 
season last week, is going to be sent 
nut again through the sticks by Fisher 
& Stevens. Practically the same com- 
pany that was out this season will be 
re-engaged for next fall. 

Several managers are after "The 
Count of Luxembourg" for the one- 
nightcrs next season. 

Klaw & Erlanger plan to send out 
"Ben Hur" again next season. 



ACQUITTED OF MURDER. 

Cleveland, May 6. 

Mrs. Maria Huettl, Tyrolean opera 
singer, was acquitted Saturday, of the 
charge of murdering her husband, 
Carl Huettl, Jan. 19. The trial was 
begun April 27. The jury was out but 
a short time. 

Huettl was killed by his wife when 
he attacked her. She fired a gun in 
self defense. After her trial Mrs. 
Huettl declared she never would sing 
again on any stage. 



CHILD VIOLATION CHARGED. 

Los Angeles, May 6. 
Frank Kgan. manager of the Little 
theatre, was summoned into court, 
charged with violation of the child 
labor laws in having employed chil- 
dren six years old in a production of 
"The Wan of Wood." 



RAY COX IN "TWIN BEDS." 

Pittsburgh, May 6. 

"Twin Beds" had a very successful 
premiere at the Nixon Monday night, 
with Margaret Mayo, the author, pres- 
ent. The story is about a husband who 
moves his wife to another apartment 
to escape the tenor ho is eyeing her. 
The tenor's wife has also moved him 
— to the same apartment. The tenor 
comes home drunk and mistakes the 
floor, disrobes and goes to bed in the 
first couple's flat. The husband ar- 
rives late from the club, and compli- 
cations ensue in rapid order. 

Ray Cox, of vaudeville fame, made 
a hit as the tenor's wife; Madge Ken- 
nedy played the wife and John West- 
ley the husband. 



GRAND 0. H.'S BAD SEASON. 

The Grand opera house may have a 
summer policy. Arrangements are on 
foot to install a feature film program 
there. Several persons are understood 
to be negotiating for the house for 
that purpose. 

The Grand has had a bad season 
legitimately, the only attraction mak- 
ing any big profit being Chauncey Ol- 
cott, who played the neighborhood for 
a month. 

Klaw & Erlanger, who took over the 
bookings from Cohan & Harris, have 
sent show after show there this win- 
ter but the people passed them all up. 

Although the legits fared badly the 
Sunday shows have been big winners. 
Feiber & Shea are playing pop vaude- 
ville shows and up to last Sunday had 
been turning them away Sunday 
nights. The mats have always been 
big until the first real warm Sabbath 
kept the people outdoors. The Feiber 
& Shea tenancy has been a big item 
in paying the K. & E. rental for the 
house. 



New Face in "Peck o' Pickles." 

Chicago. May 6. 
Anna Wilkes will take the role in 
"Peck o' Pickles" at the American, 
formerly played by Olga Steck. Miss 
Wilkes went into the cast for several 
performances this week, and will be- 
come a permanent fixture next week. 
It is said around the American that 
Miss Steck had begun to feel that she 
was indispensable to the show and 
considerable friction arose over the 
matter. 



Fresno Theatre Reopening. 

Fresno, Cal., May 6. 

After being dark for two weeks be- 
cause of financial troubles with the 
musicians and stage employes' unions, 
the Theatre Fresno will reopen Friday 
with the New York Grand Apera Co., 
in "Faust." 

Fred Verght, the manager, has 
agreed to pay one-half of the back 
salaries down and the balance in 30 
days. Many road shows are booked 
at the theatre before it will close for 
the summer for repairs. 



Savage Producing "Mr. Wu." 
The American rights to "Mister 
Wu," the foreign piece which several 
Broadway managers have been trying 
to land, have been obtained by Henry 
W. Savage, who will give the piece a 
New York showing early in the fall. 

If 70a dan't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise *at all. 



SHOWS IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, May 6. 
Three shows new to Chicago will 
make their initial appearance here 
Sunday night. "The Queen of the 
Movies" at the Illinois replaces Elsie 
Ferguson who closes a two-week 
stand there in "The Strange Woman." 

"Twin Beds" will open at the Olympic. 
It is a farce comedy presented by Will- 
iam Harris, Jr., and is the product of 
Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo. 

At the Garrick "Madam Moselle" 
will move out to allow Kitty Gordon 
an opportunity to show Chicago "Pret- 
ty Miss Smith," a musical comedy 
with a pretentious production and a 
prominent cast. 

Billie Burke opened Monday night 
at the Blackstone in a comedy called 
"Jerry," by Catherine Chisholm 
Gushing. The piece is not remarkably 
well written, and it was only through 
the excellent work of Miss Burke it 
was saved from being rather disagree- 
able. 



Donald Brian closes next Satuday 
night in Albany while the Julia Sander- 
son show closes the same day in Har- 
risburg, Pa. Brian and Miss Sander- 
son will be reunited next season for a 
co-star tour with Joe Cawthorne an- 
other important member of the com- 
pany. 

"The Traffic," came into New York 
at the Royal, Bronx, where it did lit- 
tle business and aroused no storm 
from public' or press. The show closed 
its season Saturday night. 

The William H. Crane-Douglas Fair- 
banks show, "The New Henrietta," 
will close at the end of its Toronto 

engagement next week, Fairbanks hav- 
ing been dated up for a reappearance 
in vaudeville. He opens at the Palace, 
New Yo'k, May 18. 

"The Master Mind" Co. closed Sat- 
urday night in Cleveland. It had been 
playing the Stair & Havlin circuit this 
season. 

"A Butterfly on the Wheel" winds 
up its season in Paterson, N. J., this 
week. 

Chicago, May 6. 
The burlesque tab "Going Up" is to 
close in another week. 

Philadelphia, May 6. 
William Collier's "Forward March" 
(the renamed "Love Among the Lions"} 
closes at the Forrest, Saturday. Dur- 
ing the summer months George M. 
Cohan will write entirely new sec- 
ond and third acts, to be ready for 
presentation in the fall. 



Business Better on Coast. 

Los Angeles, May 6. 
Theatrical business here is improv- 
ing. "The Passing Show of 1913" is 
doing capacity at ^he Majestic; "The 
Echo," fair business at 'orosco's; 
"The Thief" is reviving sto<. interest 
at the Burbank; "The Missouri G\V 
is having good popular price takiVrs 
at the Mason. j 



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Vol. XXXIV. 



May 8, 1914. No. 10 



Johnny Stanley is reported as quite 



ill. 



Bernard Gorcey has, replaced Snitz 
Edwards with "High Jinks." 

Nazimova, who closed her road tour 
a week ago, sailed Wednesday for the 
other side. 

"Side Tracked" is getting ready for 
a trip through the sticks under L. M. 
Greenhaw's management. 

Billie Burke will continue next sea- 
son under the management of Charles 
Frohman. 

Harry Sheldon, the veteran Chicago 
agent and manager, is convalescing 
from a recent hospital operation. 



Lakeside Casino, Akron, O., opens 
with a six-act show May 18. Harry 
A. Hawn is manager. 

Bert Leslie and Co., in "Hogan, the 
Painter," opens at Toronto Monday for 
the Loew Circuit. 



Henry Ritter wishes to deny the re- 
port his brother, Max Ritter, died. 
He says Max has been gaining a little 
of late. 



Gertrude Ewing will be featured in 
"Camille" which opens a tour of the 
Middle West under William N. Smith's 
direction. 

Pauline Baker, known profession- 
ally as Pauline Glenmarr, and Ray- 
mond Lewis, were married in Vir- 
ginia. 



Frank and Clara Little John are 

celebrating the arrival of a little 
Frank Littlejohn, Jr., who came into 
the world April 26. 



Boyle Woolfolk has placed Paul 
Quinn and Joe Mitchell under contract 
to appear in his "Funny Mr. Dooley" 
cast next season. 



George M. DeVere has announced 
the marriage of his daughter, Florence 
DeVere, to Thomas McDonough, April 
28. The latter will make their home 
in Terrafville, Conn. 



Thomas W. Ross, Jessie Busley, 
Douglas Fairbanks and William Nor- 
ris will head prospective companies in 
vaudeville sketches within a month, 
all produced by Jos. Hart. 

Fay Pulsifer and Helen Carrington, 
recently with the "Belle of Bond 
Street" company, are preparing an act 
for vaudeville, to be launched shortly. 
It will consist of singing and pianolog. 



Franklyn Ardell, late of "The Fam- 
ily Cupboard," is back in vaudeville 
with a new playlet entitled "Her 
Honor The Mayor," a companion 
piece to his former act 

Helene Violette, for the past two 
seasons with "Court By Girls," is seri- 
ously ill in a sanitarium. Her sister, 
Mrs. Annie Miller, 4350 E. Thompson 
street, Philadelphia, is taking care of 
all her correspondence. 



Arthur Aylesworth, supported by 
Beulah Poynter and two others, will 
open shortly in a new vaudeville sketch 
by Miss Poynter, entitled "Dear Doc- 
tor," under the direction of Alf 
Wilton. 

In the freight depot of the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. 
Co. (132nd street and Lincoln avenue) 
are two chests marked "L. Bradley," 
there on the "astray list" awaiting the 
proper claimant. 

Miner's Bronx, People's (Bowery), 
and Miner's, Newark, will open May 
11, with pop vaudeville booked 
through Freeman Bernstein. Prices, 
5-25, with seven acts and pictures to 
each bill. 



The William Fox agency base ball 
team is composed of Walter Greene 
lb, Lou Edelman 2b, Sam Fawlow 3b, 
Ben Piermont ss, Flo Rheinstrom rf. 
Barney Edeleman cf, Jack Elms If, 
Jim Sheedy p. The nine is shy a 
gatcher. 



The sketch, "Hanged," to be shown 
at Hammerstein's, May 18, has had its 
title changed to "Electrocution." 
Hanging was abolished for capital 
punishment in New York state some 
years ago. Electricity is now used for 
the condemned. 



Perry Kelly, who had out "Girl of 
My Dreams" this past season in joint 
partnership with John E. Coutts, has 
acquired the road rignU to "The 
Prince of Pilsen" from Henry W. Sav- 
age, and will send out a company in 
the well known piece next season. 



Henry Lifif (bandmaster) and his 
Veteran Corps Artillery military band 
will play a series of concerts the en- 
tire week of May 17, at the Twelfth 
Regiment Armory, for the benefit of 
the Parks and Playgrounds Associa- 
tion of New York. 



"Alma, Where Do You Live?" is go- 
ing out again. The former Joe Weber 
show will play a summer tour of Nova 
Scotia and the Canadian provinces un- 
der the personal direction of Adelaide 
French, opening the latter part of 
May. 

Alexander Pinkerton, who gave up 
all connections with show business tor 
several years to regain new health 
in the mountainous region of New 
York, is back, having formed a new 
agency combination with Arthur S. 
Gillard. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 

By Thomas J. Gray. 

We notice they are thinking of giv- 
ing Colonel Roosevelt a big welcome 
upon his return from South America — 
must we work up his entrance every 
time he leaves the stage? 

Joe Raymond served in the Spanish- 
American War as a Rough Rider. He 
says he refuses to take an encore be- 
cause the Mexicans are better shots 
and he nose (knows) what they'd 
shoot at. 

Bob Russak received the following 
telegram: "If you have a good war 
song you can pay me twenty bucks a 
week for using, I will sing it." Gen- 
eral Huerta. 

What They Say After They Close 
Their Season: 

"Well Bo, we never went bigger in 
our lives." 

"I'm through with vaudeville, guess 
I'll cop out a production job next sea- 
son." 

"No more quartets for me, a nice lit- 
tle act with the wife for next season." 

"Say, if it wasn't for me that guy 
would have starved to death." 

"If we don't get a raise then we 
won't work." 

"Say we could show you a book of 
press notices that would knock your 
eye out." 

"Wc followed nothing but headliners, 
too." 

"Now for the big farm" (three 
rooms, a leaky roof and a cellar full of 
water). 

"Wait till you catch us next year, 
some wardrobe." 

"Next season the wife is going to cut 
out her dancing and we'll finish on our 
mugging." 

There arc two things in this world 

that we can be sure of — Death, and 

Society Dancers at the Palace each 
week. 

The picture man was grinding fast, 
While dodging shot and shell, 

The film fight was o'er at last, 
And he said "War is Hell." 



BERNSTEIN'S INSIDE STUFF. 

"Got a minute? Well, wait, I hear 
a manager coming, and listen, bo, I'll 
let you in on the inside stuff so you 
can sec how I work," said Freeman 
Bernstein Tuesday, while he carefully 
placed one and two-dollar bills in his 
nine outside pockets. 

"What am I doing this for?" he 
said, as he undid his shoes and hid a 
hundred in each, "Well, you know, 
there's nothing but swift touches 
around here, and when I gets one, I 
says, says I, 'This has been the rotten- 
est day I've had for months with coin, 
but I'll split with you,' and then I shell 
out, taking a one from my vest pocket 
and a two from my pants,' giving the 
other fellow the two, and he walks 
out, saying 'Gee, I hear 'em panning 
Bernstein but that guy's all right/ 
See, kid, it's a cheap ad, but hist, get 
this now. This fellow's a manager. 

" 'Heard you were in town. How's 

biz over there? Same way all over 

the country, from what I get. That 
girl act I sent did some business for 
you last week. Yes, it did. I heard 
all about it. What a sucker I was to 
put that in that cheap. I could have 
had $50 more for it in New Britain, 
but I said to Paddy McMahon, 'No, 
Paddy, you can't have it. There's a 
guy out of town that's been using me 
all right, and I am going to take care 
of him.' Paddy will never speak to 
me again, but to hell with him if he 
feels that way, I'm going to look af- 
ter the regular fellows.' 

"W # hat kind of closing act do you 
want? When, next week? Wait a 
minute, I'll look at the sheet. Com- 
edy? Give you anything from a grand 
opera production to a dinge single at 
twenty. How's your bill running, any 
singing and talking on it? Plenty? 
Well, then you just want to stick this 
act on to close, it will follow them all 
and be the riot of the show. How 
much? Never mind the coin, play 
them and pay them what you think 
they are worth at the end of the week. 
Good? Never heard of them! Hey, 
Sam, did you hear that? Never heard 
of that three-act that stopped the 
show at Worcester the last half. 
Never mind that act, it's not a closing 
one, Sam, this is the act I am speaking 
of. 

"Well, I'll tell you, but don't men- 
tion it for that Philadelphia crowd 
would holler murder if they knew, this 
act gets one fifty every week it works 
and it hasn't lost a clay in two years, 
but I will put it into you for a hun- 
dred and I won't make a dime. They 
play for me Sunday in the Bronx and 
I'll get them right over to you. Send 
that girl in here. Take this wire. 
Booked next week. Ship photos and 
billing special immediately.' Sign my 
name. 

"'Good-bye. If that act doesn't tear 
up the town, you can have anything I 
got.' 

"Sec, ho, I Kf>t it over didn't I, but 
Sam almost queered that one. How 
much will the act really net? Just 
between us or for publication? Well, 
if it's just between us, sixty." Rlmr. 



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VARIETY 



OTHER CITIES ASKING FOR 
ACTORS' FA IR, AFTE R NEW YORK 

General Scheme for Week's Fun Looks [So Good, May 

Travel. Queen of the Fair to be Selected. Female 

Minstrel Show Added to Afternoon Program. 

Publicity Campaign Started. 



The general publicity campaign for 
jhe big Actors' Fair, which the White 
Rats are to inaugurate in their club- 
house a week from tomorrow (Satur- 
day, May 16) evening went over with 
a bang last Monday, when every morn- 
ing newspaper in Manhattan carried 
more or less extended advance bulle- 
tins of the infinite variety of fun in 
store for visitors during the eight days 
of the exposition. 

The Associated Women Actresses of 
America, adjunct of the men's organ- 
ization, turned in a fine rally for a spe- 
cial meeting held last Tuesday in the 
W. R. clubhouse, and elected the final 
girl committees for the big share of the 
work which the feminine organization 
is to shoulder during the carnival. 

All the petticoat who's who in cur- 
rent Broadway showdom were dis- 
cussed pro and con at this meeting, 
with Lillian McNeill in the chair, and 
just who was to be what and when 
and where in the women's departments 
at the Fair was considered and prac- 
tically decided. 

The A. W. A. of A. will send com- 
mittees to the different show shops of 
the big street this week, and round up 
their feminine volunteer colleagues 
from the current local casts. A special 
committee of the same women's body 
has been despatched to Philadelphia, 
Washington and Baltimore to confer 
with girl members of companies now 
playing those cities who will be in New 
York during the big Fun week, to 
school them in advance in the several 
duties allotted them by the commit- 
tees. 

Another committee, headed by 
Frankie Bailey, has been sent to Bos- 
ton for a similar corral of all the fair 
maids who will be in Manhattan Fair 
week. 

All the important Broadway man- 
agers have fallen into line to see that 
the Fair goes through with credit to 
the profession generally. In the lob- 
bies of all the houses along Broadway 
and its environs can now be found the 
ultra-nice device of a bronzed Shake- 
speare head and tasteful placard an- 
nouncing the Fair. Many of the man- 
agers have also written the promotion 
committee budgets of suggestions and 
proffers of substantial support. 

Another sign of the close proximity 
of the big carnival's inaugural is pres- 
ent throughout the length and breadth 
of Manhattan in gaily-lithographed 
posters indicating some of the tidbits 
of amusement to be found at the fes- 
tival. 

At a special meeting of the W. R. 
held Tuesday evening, the initial as- 
signments were given players of the 
parts and "doings" they were expected 
to "put over" at the opening. At this 
meeting Junie McCree's suggestion of 



a tabloid Hamlet, with everyone in the 
cast but Ophelia, an acrobat, was ap- 
proved. Olga Petrova will be the Ophe- 
lia for this 10-minute skit, which is to 
be given several times nightly and once 
every afternoon. The "worst" 10 min- 
utes of "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," 
to be given in another tab., were also 
selected, with the bar room scene the 
locale; the duel scene in "The Corsican 
Brothers," the temptation scene be- 
tween Sir Francis Levinson and Lady 
Isabel in "Ea6t Lynne," the flogging 
scene in "Uncle Tom," the "come- 
back" scene in "The Silver King," and 
the escape scene in "The Count of 
Monte Christo" were also decided upon 
as the best bad spots for the other 
"rep." pieces to be given in the "Town 
Hall" shows. 

George Monroe, Ed. Begeley, Eddie 
Garvey, Otis Harlan and other Broad- 
way lightweights have been elected as 
opening night Fatimas for the dime 
oriental dance tent show. 

From an advance once-over given 



slated by representatives of the ""High 
Jinks" production at the Casino, the 
Julian Eltinge show at the Knicker- 
bocker, the Henry W. Savage "Sari" 
piece at the New Amsterdam and other 
current local successes. 

Nominees thus far listed include 
Frances Starr, Olga Petrova, Louise 
Dresser, Elizabeth Murray, Mizi Ha- 
jos, Stella Mayhew and Stella Ham- 
merstein. 

The selection is to be carried out 
with all the ceremonials of a typical 
political convention save that an elastic 
and original code of parliamentary 
rules will govern the proceedings. 

Junie McCree will be the chairman 
of this meeting, Johnnie Gilroy, serg- 
ant-at-arms, and Tim Cronin, bailiff. 

Nominators will be allotted but three 
minutes to voice the particular claims 
of their candidates, adjudged in con- 
tempt for excesses over that period, 
and imprisoned in a jail already built. 

The votes will be circus spangles, 
one for each delegate present. These 
will be weighed on a miner's scales. 
Special precautions will be taken to 
prevent "repeating" and fraudulent 
votes. 

The conditions are expected to bring 
out all the best of Broadway's rapid- 
fire spellbinders, together with all the 
trickery of attending show politicians. 

A special place of honor will be al- 
lotted the Queen of the Fair in the 
• souvenir program, and a specially deco- 
rated booth be assigned to her during 
the exposition. 




(The matter on this pag« has bean furnished VARIETY by the White Rate 
Actors* Union of America, and le vouched for by that organisation. 
VARIETY. In Ite editorial policy, le not reeponelble for It.) 



the seating capacities of the Fair's 
Town Hall, Diving Nymphs, Grotto, 
Burlesque Wild Animal sideshow, Ori- 
ental Dance Theatre and Rube Roof 
Cabaret. Elizabeth Murray as a fe- 
male Ballyhoo was a new item of the 
week's harvest of volunteers. 

It was also decided at last Tuesday 
night's meeting to add to the inaugural 
briefs on the opening night a recital of 
"The Actor," one of the first satirical 
versifications of a player written in 
English, credited to Robert Lloyd and 
written about 1750. 

The afternoon program for the eight 
days of the Fair had a female minstrel 
show added to its infinite variety by 
the Associated Women Actresses of 
America at their last Tuesday meeting. 
Prominent comic feminine stars will 
interlocute and hold down the ends. 

The Fair looks so good to people 
who have seen it acquiring shape that 
already the White Rats' organization is 
in receipt of guarantee offers for its 
presentation in Boston, following its 
clubhouse stay, and thence, after two 
weeks, to Philadelphia for a week, At- 
lantic City for three days, and Wash- 
ington, D. C, for a closing three days' 
showing. 

The queen of the Fair will be elected 
at a convention of show folk to be held 
in the clubhouse next Sunday after- 
noon. Nominees have already beer 



SHOWS IN BOSTON. 

Boston, May 6. 

Shows next week include the 
premiere of "Phyllis" at the Cort, 
E. H. Sothern at the Shubert, "Adele" 
for a hoped-for summer run at the 
Tremont and "The Ghost Breaker" in 
stock at the Castle Square. 

The Globe will drop its combina- 
tion show Saturday night of this week 
with the close of the "Bringing Up 
father" engagement and start Monday 
for a run with reels. 

The season has taken a horrible 
slump despite favorably cool weather 
and the minute the thermometer starts 
going up Boston is going to be a tough 
proposition as a show town. "Phyllis 7 
appears to be a fair possibility. 
Backed by Boston money, the produc- 
tion will be headed by Grace Freeman. 
There will be a chorus of 50 and an 
augmented orchestra. The music is 
by Harold Vicars and the book and 
lyrics by James Cunningham Gray. 



DUES SHOULD BE PAID. 

Members of the White Rats Actors' 
Union and Associated Actresses of 
America are notified that unless they 
hold due cards paid to October 1, 
1914, they are now in bad standing. 

A member in bad standing is not en- 
titled to any of the privileges of the 
organization. 



"BOND ST. BELLE" CONTINUING. 

From reports the Shuberts are de- 
termined to continue "The Belle of 
Bond Street" at the Shubert, notwith- 
standing Sam Bernard and Gaby 

Deslys are to leave the piece. Early 
in the week the Shubert staff was at- 
tempting to persuade Mr. Bernard to 
remain, and it was said, had a chance 
to overcome the objections that caused 
the announcement he would leave. 
Gaby will remove herself and $4,000 
weekly salary by mutual consent. 

Negotiations are on for Louise 
Dresser to replace Gaby with the pro* 
duction, in the principal feminine role. 
If Mr. Bernard does not hold over, 
his German character will likely be re- 
written into a straight part. 

Negotiations are on for Sam Ber- 
nard to go to London to open there 
at the Prince of Wales' theatre next 
September, to be starred in a new play 
by George Grossmith, under the man- 
agement of Grossmith and Edward 
Laurillard, to be followed by a reper- 
toire of Bernard's former American 
successes. 

Meantime Bernard will pose for a 
feature film for George W. Lederer, 
based upon his old Casino success, "A 
Dangerous Maid." 

Grace La Rue who sailed for Eng- 
land Tuesday, was called into the Shu- 
bert office Monday and offered the 
Gaby role. Miss La Rue asked $850 a 
week, then sailed. 



"FOLLIES" OPENING JUNE 1. 

Flo Ziegfeld's new "Follies" will 
open at the Amsterdam, New York, 
June 1, first showing the Monday be- 
fore (May 25) at Atlantic City. The 
book and lyrics by Gene Buck and 
George Hobart, with music by Dave 
Stamper and Ray Hubbell, have been 
completed. Leon Erroll is staging the 
show. 

Among those in the cast to date are 
Bert Williams, Mr. Erroll, Ed Wynn, 
George McKay, Bernard Dyllyn, Vera 
Michelena, Cecilia Wright, Rita 
Gould, Louise Meyers, Gertrude Van- 
derbilt, Ann Pennington. 

"Sari," which did over $11,000 last 
week at the Amsterdam, may be 
shifted to another theatre if business 
keeps up when the new Follies show 
comes in for its Ne*w York opening 
the first week in June. The Knicker- 
bocker will probably be available at 
that time. 



ACTOR AND MANAGER FIGHT. 

Robert Pitkin, one of the principals 
with "High Jinks" at the Casino, and 
Hughey Grady, manager of the show 
for Arthur Hammerstein, engaged in 
an exchange of fisticuffs Monday af- 
ternoon about 1:30 with both combat- 
ants suffering as a result. It was a 
personal fight between the men, but 
Hammerstein told Pitkin that he was 
through at rehearsal time and refused 
to permit him to go through his lines. 
Pitkin claimed the fight with Grady 
had nothing to do with the show. Pit- 
kin's notice was in anyway, but being 
dismissed before the end of the week 
will result in Pitkin bringing suit for 
the week's salary. 

Those who saw the clash say it was 
a hummer. The looks of Pitkin and 
Grady after proved it was rough. 



VARIETY 



ii 



GOING WEST ON WIRES. 

On many occasions, through 
Variety the White Rats have warned 
their members against accepting west- 
ern time without first receiving con- 
tracts for same. 

It is an old dodge of the west- 
ern manager to use an agent as a 
means to the end in order to get acts 
out on the promise of ten or twelve 
weeks on a telegram signed by the 
agent. 

The act invariably falls' for this kind 
of "bunkum/' with the result that on 
arriving in the Windy City or a point 
further west, he finds himself after the 
first week with no work on his hands 
and only a lot of promises or an offer 
at a greatly reduced salary. 

If the actor would only use a bit of 
common sense and apply the same 
business methods to his business as 
is employed by men in the commer- 
cial business world, he would not 
meet with these keen disappointments. 



PLEASE COMMUNICATE. 

Will the following kindly communi- 
cate with Vv ill J. Cooke, 227 West 46th 
street, New York city, on a matter of 
importance concerning them: Felix 
Adler, Jim Cook, Hal Davis, Jack 

Goodman, Bert Lewis, Billy McDer- 
mott, Ned "Clothes" Norton, Jack 
Princeton, Herman Timberg, Weber 
and Wilson, Adolph Yoscary. 



THE BLANEYS SPLIT. 

Harry Clay Blaney and Charles E. 
Blaney have come to the parting of 
ways. Just what caused the brothers 
to cut loose ffom each other is not 
known publicly. 

Harry C. and Chas. E. have been 
partners in the Blaney-Spooner 
Amusement Company which had out 
legits, operated stock and which re- 
cently began a movie production of 
"Across the Pacific." The picture 
plans no sooner get under way than 
the brothers tome to words with 
Harry announcing that in no way is 
he to be connected with the Charles 
E. Blaney attractions nor will he have 
anything further to do with the 
"Across the Pacific" photoplay. This 
is the show in which Harry Clay ap- 
peared on the road for -several seasons. 



THEATRE AD IN R. E. COL. 

In the real estate advertising col- 
umns of the daily newspapers of New 
York there appeared this week a large 
sized advertisement of "Too Many 
Cooks" now at the 39th street, which 
the press agent was able to insert: at 
a considerably cheaper rate *hn : is 
charged fcr the amusement columns 

It is on original idea for sccurf-.g 
aniuscmert publicity at less than the 
regular rate per line for that class of 
display. Tre interesting point is that 
the papers accepted the evasion. 



PROF. ARMAND WINS CASE. 

The following cablegram was re- 
ceived from Prof. Armand, addressed 

to Secretary Cooke of the White Rats 
Actors' Union: "Win case without 

If you don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



jury leaving box. Prof. Armand." 
This' is another victory for a mem- 
ber of the White Rats Actors' Union 
of America and proves that it is worth 
while belonging to the actors' big or- 
ganization. 

Prof. Armand was booked to appear 
in England with his act. He opened 
at one of the Moss Empire houses and 
was cancelled after the second, per- 
formance. He .refused to accept the 
cancellation, and unlike other artists 



who have been handled the same way 
in England, he did not take the boat 
back to America but reported to the 
Variety Artistes' Federation, which in 
turn took up the matter with the White 
Rats, stating in a cable the Profes- 
sor had a very good case. 

The White Rats immediately au- 
thorized the prosecution of the claim. 
To further harass Prof. Armand, the 
Moss Empire people demanded $500 
be deposited with the court as security 



for costs in case Prof. Armand lost. 
Prof. Armand being a non-resident of 
England, it was necessary to put up 
this amount, which was done by the 
White Rats. 

Prof. Armand remained in the coun- 
try playing his act with much success 
until the time of trial, which resulted 
as above stated. 

This is only one of the concrete 
things that the White Rats are doing 
every day for their members. 



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BILLS NKT WEEK (May 11) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Less Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise Indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "8-C" following name (usually "Empress") are on the Sulll- 
van-Consldlne Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's." are Indicated 
l>y (pr) following t li<* name. 

AgenclcB hooking the houses are noted by single name or Initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit — "U. B. O.." United Booking Offices — "W. V. A.." Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
elatlon (Chicago)- "H. C." Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit — "P," Pantages Circuit — "Loew." Marcua 
Lot w Circuit — "Inter." Interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.) — "M.." James C. Mat- 
thews (Chicago) — "J- 1-8," Jones. Llnlck A Schaeffer (Chicago). 



New York 

HAMMERSTEINS 
(ubo) 
Mario Lloyd 
Henry E Dlxey 
Adele Ritchie 
McCutcheon & Maxwell 
Melville ft Hlgglns 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Why Girls Go Wrong 
Charlotte Davles 
Sydney Baxter 
Mollle Wood Stanford 
Marvelous Mells 

PALACE (ubo) 
Alice Lloyd 
Montgomery A Mooro 
WllBon ft Batie 
Mary Nash Co 
George Damercl Co 
Hans Kronold 
Maria Los PoBing 
(Others to fill) 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Clark & Hamilton 
Jack Norworth 
Sloane ft Fields 
Marie Shaw 
Derkln's Circus 
Swor ft Mack 
(Others to fill) 

ALHAMBRA (ubo) 
Sawyer A Jarrot 
"The Beauties" 
Gallagher ft Carlln 
Hen Welch 
Claude Golden 
i^velccn Dunsmore 
Brooks ft Bowen 
Onro Bros 
(Others to fill) 

BRONX (ubo) 
Gertrude Hoffmann Co 
Herron ft Gaylord 
El Rey Sisters 
Burke ft Harris 
Edwin George 
(Others to fill) 

AMERICAN (loew) 
LeFcvre Duo 
Slaynian's Arabs 
Kelly & Qalvln 
Sagor-Mldgely Co 
Mabel Johnston 
Cabaret Trio 
Juggling DeLlsle 
Lew Fltzglbbon 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Nat Aldlne 
Joyce ft West 
Bernard A Lloyd 
Carroll A Spencer 
Dunn A Dupree 
Keefe A Coogan 
r» Martells 
(Two to All) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Herbert A Dennis 
Mnntllla ft Lloyd 
Maurice Samuels Co 
Lew Wells 
Cliff Ballev 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Al K Hall 
O*onr Lorraine 
"Side Lights" 
Bessie LeCount 
Milton Boys 
(One to fill) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Leslie Thurston 
Carroll ft Spencer 
John P Wade Co 
Kcefe ft Coogan 
Ml Hon Bros 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
LoFevre Duo 
Elizabeth Cutty 
"Desperate Desmond" 
Kollv ft Oalvln 
Cliff Bailey 
(Three to All) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Alf Rlnon 
Ward Boll ft Ward 
Mrs Tiouls Jnmes Co 
Violinist ft Singer 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Nlrholl Sisters 
Karl ft Curtis 
Burton. Ha ft Cantwell 
LaVler 
(Two to fill) 

orpiteum (loew) 

Rav's Hordes 
Fll7.aheth Cutty 
Morton ft Austin 



Plsano ft Bingham 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Fagan A Byron 
Mabel Johnston 
Dave Jones Co 
Herbert A Dennis 
Ados Troupe 
(Two to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Snyder A Hallo 
Hoyt ft Wardell 
Earl ft Curtis 
Haydn Bur ft Haydn 
• r » Martells 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Tom Mahoney 
VII Still Pursued Her 
Farley ft Morrison 
Juggling DcLlsle 
(Three to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
Joyce A West 
Bessie LeCount 
Dunn ft Dupree 
Burton Ha A Cantwell 
Nat Aldlne 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Jean Baldwin 
The Valdos 
Sam Harris 
"The Tamer" 
Haydn Bur ft Haydn 
McOlure ft Dolly 
(Two to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
Sam Harris 
Dave Jones Co 
OBcar Lorraine 
Hastings ft Wilson 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Snyder A Hallo 
Hoyt A Wardell 
W H St James Co 
Violinist A Singer 
Ward Bell A Ward 
(One to All) 

Brooklyn 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Joseph Santley 
Fannie Brlce 
McRae ft Clegg 
Lyons A Yosco 
Buckley's Animals 

BUSHWICK (ubo) 
Valerie Bergere Co 
"School Playground" 
Brown Bros 
Van ft Schenck 
Schooler ft Dickinson 
Gordon ft Rica 
(Others to fill) 

FULTON (loew) 
Tho Valdos 
Holmes ft Riley 
Nichols Sisters 
VII Still Pursued Her 
Bernard ft Lloyd 
Dollar Troupe 

2d half 
John P Wade Co 
Morton ft Austin 
Clarence Wilbur 
Man t Ilia ft Lloyd 
(Two to fill) 

SHUBERT (loew) 
*Erdman ft Rubens 
"Side Lights" 
McClure ft Dolly 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
Holmes ft Riley 
Alf Rlpon 

Mrs Louts Jnmes Co 
Slavman's Arabs 
(Three to All) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Ruth Powell 
W H St James Co 
Tom Mnhoney 
Adas Troupe 
(Three to All) 

2d half 
Cabaret Trio 
Snger-MMnely Co 
l/ow Wells 
(Four to All) 
COLUMBIA (loew) 
Murphv ft Terrlll 
Tho Westmans 
Pavment Co 
4 Rooders 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Mcdlln CI A Townes 
Ha<tlnps ft Wilson 
(Four to All) 



LIBERTY (loew) 
Anna Bell 

Constance Wlndom Co 
Woods Animals 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Aerial Budds 
"In Wrong" 
Herz ft Sbeehan 
(Two to All) 

Atlanta 

FORSYTHE (ubo) 
Nat Wills 
Ball ft West 
McConnell ft Simpson 
Eva Shirley 
Alexander ft Scott 
(Others to All) 

Atlantic City 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Bernard Relnold Co 
Volant 

Will Rogers 
Max ft Mabel Ford 
Miller Moore ft Gar 
Chas J Mooney 
Caron A Herbert 
EvereHt'B Monkeys 

Baltimore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs C DeHaven 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Will Oakland Co 
Mme Hermann Co 
Grace De Mar 
Samaroff A Sonla 
(Others to All) 

Battle Creek, Mien. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Nolo's Collies 
Metropole 4 
Archer A Bel ford 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Florenz 3 

2d half 
O Herbert Mitchell 
Musical Bugs 
Johnson Howard A L 
(Two to All) 

Bar City, Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Ryan A Mabelle 
Mike Berkln 
Campbell A Yates 
Sullivan A Mason 
Lockhart A Leddy 

2d half 
LaVelle Twins 
Burns A Lynn 
Cathryn Chaloner Co 
Copeland ft Payton 
Les Mun fords 

Blrsnlmrham. Ala. 

LYRIC (Ubo) 
"Trained Nurses" 
Rert Levy 
Fred Lindsay 
Cabaret 3 
Toney A Norman 
(Others to AM) 

Boaton 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Orford's Elephants 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Paul Conchas 
Edmund Hayes Co 
Luplno Lane 
Klrksmlth Sisters 
The Brads 
Carl McCullough 
Morris ft Densmore 

ST. JAMES (loew) 
Fennell ft Tyson 
Olga Cooke 
Hermsn Lleb Co 
■Bell Boy Trio 
Hanlon ft Hanlon 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Floyd Mack 
May ft Klldorf 
El Cleve 

"Bachelor Dinner" 
Anthonv ft Ross 
Chas L"degar 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Flovd Mack 
May ft Klldorf 
El Cleve 

"Bachelor Dinner" 
Anthonv ft Ross 
Chns Ledepar 
(Two to fill) 

2rl half 
Ceo Evers 
Hanlon ft Hanlon 
Fennell ft Tyson 
Ol^a Cooke 
Herman Lie!) Co 



Bell Boy Trio 
(Two to All) 

BnnTalo 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Lambert A Ball 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
Hal A Francis 
(Others to fill) 

LYRIC (loew) 
Harry Sterling • 
Anderson A Evans 
Zara LaVare 
The Stantons 
Great Alexander 

ACADAMY (loew) 
Robin 

Bruce Mor A Betty 
Marcou 
Delaphone 
Anna Bell 
Altus Bros 

Botte 

EMPRESS (sc) 

3 Falcons 
Moscrop Sisters 
Hallen A Fuller 
Dick Lynch 
"More Sin Again" 

Calgary, Can. 

LYRIC (m) 
Pollard Opera Co 
Alls Zandoff Co 
Chas Kenna 
Kallnowskl Bros 
Leona Guerney 

Chicago 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Llna Abarbanell 
Murphy Nichols Co 
Bankoff A Girlie 
Lai Mon Kim 
"Double Cross" 
Doc O'Nell 
Dooley A Sales 

4 Kasaracs 
Pantzer Duo 

PALACE (orph) 
Trlxle Frlganza 
"Green Beetle" 
Harry Breen 
Pallenberg's Bears 
Carlisle A Romer 
Gertrude Des Roche 
Elphye Snowden Co 
Smith Cook A Bran 
Bert Melrose 

McVICKER'S (11s) 
Casad Irwin A C 
Murray K Hill 
LeVerlng Troupe 
LaBelle Clark 
Hilton A Hughes 
Will H Fox 
Hal Davis Co 
(\ Abdallahs 

COLONIAL (Jls) 
Beatrice Sweeney Co 
Mlckev Curran 
Elliott A Mapes 
Zlska ft Saunders 
Arno Troupe 
June Roberts Co 
Whyte Pelzer ft W 
Klttner Havnes a M 

2d half 
Hager ft Goodwin 
Stanton ft Carter 
"The Rake Off" 
Flying Valenflnos 
Ellna Gardner 
Prentice 3 
Eckert ft ^Francis 
Hlashl Troupe 

CROWN (jls) 
Elina Gardner 
Eckert ft Francis 
Marr ft Evans 
Lucler ft Ellsworth 
Holland ft Dockrlll 

2d half 
Onetta 

Harry A Flo DuBols 
Tangomanlacs 
Trlxle McCoy 
June Roberts Co 

OAK PARK (Jls) 
Paoll Cromonosi Co 
Willy Zimmerman 

2d hnlf 
Hawley Walters Co 
Ln France Bros 

WHITE CITY Mis) 
Holland ft Dockrlll 
Three Blondys 
Haader LaVelle Tr 
Hans Bros 
*rno Troupe 
Power's Elephants 



ASHLAND (jls) 
Onetta 

J as F Fulton 
Troy Comedy 4 
Raymond A Hall 
Trlxle McCoy 

2d half 
Marr A Evans 
Willy Zimmerman 
Walter Reynolds Co 
Ell wood A Snow 
Lucler A Ellsworth 

Cincinnati 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Red Heads" 
Ahearn Troupe 
Arthur Deagon 
Duffy A Lorenz 
Lelghtner A Jordan 
Nelson A Nelson 
Hartley Wonders 
(One to All) 

Cleveland 

MIL/ES (tbc) 
Russell's Minstrel 
Julie Ring Co 
The Wilson 
"Fair Coeds" 
Earl A Neal 
Buch Broa 

Davenport, la. 

COLUMBIA (wya) 
Julia Nash Co 
Foster A Lovett 
Scott A Stone 
The Youngers 
Hendricks Belle Isle 

Co 
(Others to All) 

Denver 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Stalne'a Circus 
Mack A Atkinson 
Edith Clifford 
Kara 

Fanton's Athletes 
Klernan Walters A K 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Belle Story 
Harry Hayward Co 
Beaumont A Arnold 
Howard A Ratcllff 
Hockney Co 
(Others to All) 

MILES (tbc) 
Saona Co 
Link A Robinson 
"The Runaways" 

P.dmonton. Can. 
PANTAGES (m) 
Harry Gerard Co 
Basy Russian Troupe 
Orpheus Comedy 4 
Harry Jolson 
Woodward's Dogs 

Fall River. Nhm. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Farley A Morrison 
Frank Stafford Co 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Delmore A Light 
Bert Melburn 
Black A White 
(One to All) 

Flint. Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Uw Hoffman 
Campbell A Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Crelghton A Belmont 
The Valdares 

2d half 
Rouble Sims 
O'Nell A Dixon 
Harcourt Sullivan Co 
Stone ft Hayes 
Heras ft Preston 

Grand Raplda, Mich 

COLUMBIA (ubo) 
Ed Revnard 
Lucy Daly Co 
Ward ft Cullen 
Mang ft Snyder 
(Others to All) 

RTohnken. N. .1. 

LYRIC (loew) 
Aerial Budds 
Herz ft Sheehan 
"In Wron*" 
Jarvls ft Harrison 
Watson's Farmvard 

2d half 
Holmes ft Holllston 
Ruth Powell 
Busse's Dors 
(Two to All) 

FTnnMnn 

MAJESTIC (Inter* 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Balllnger ft Reynolds 
Rutan's Birds 
Inez McCaulev Co 
Havlland ft Thornton 
Gwcnt Welsh Singers 
3 T^elghtons 
Diaz's Monkeys 

Indianapolis) 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
'Woman Proposes" 
Burns .£ Klssen 
Olympic 3 



Martin A Fabrlnl 
The Le Orohs 
(Others to fill) 

Jaekaan, Mica. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
"Sun's Cabaret" 

2d half 
Lewis A Norton 
Mrs Bob Fltzlmmons 
La Toy Bros 
(Two to fill) 

Jacksonville 
ORPHBUM (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Musical Oormans 
Fagan 

Warren A Conley 
3 Renards 
Howard A Wolfe 

Kalasaaaoo, Mien. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
G Herbert Mitchell 
Musical Bugs 
Johnson Howard A L 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Nolo's Collies 
Metropole 3 
Archer A Belford 
Cooper A Robinson 
Florenz 3 
Kanana City. Mo. 
EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open , Sun Mat) 
Dennis Bros 
Berke A Korae 
McMahon A Chapelle 
Rossow Midgets 
R E O'Connor Co 
Murray Bennett 

l<aaalnsr. Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Rouble Sims 
O'Nell A Dixon 
Harcourt Sullivan Co 
Stone A Hayes 
Heras A Preston 

2d half 
Lew Hoffman 
Campbell A Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Crelghton A Belmont 
The Valdares 

fjlnroln 

ORPHEUM 
Rae Samuels 
Kingston A Ebner 
Matilda A Elvira 
Kaufman Bros 
(Others to All) 

f.lttle Rook. Ark. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Edgar Berger 
Gladys Vance 
The Sharrocks 
I'na Clayton Co 
Sherman Van ft Hy 

2d half 
John Hlgglns 
Carter ft Waters 
Winch ft Poore 
Allen's Minstrel 
Llle Lavalne Co 

Loh Aasrelen 

ORPHEl A 

David Blspham 

John ft Emma Ray 

Els ft French 

Crouch A Welch 

Ruth Roye 

Cheebert Troupe 

Kartells 

(Others to All) 
EMPRESS (sc) 
(Onen Sun Mat) 

Will Morris 

Thornton ft Corlew 

Dirk Bernard Co 

"Quaint Q's" 

Orville Stamm 

PANTAGES (m) 

Harry Bulger 

Tom ft Stasia Moore 

Vera Berliner 

Bettina Bruce Co 

Tuegllner Wagners 

Terry Troupe 

Mllwanke* 

CRYSTAL (tbc) 
Aerial Eddys 
Sallle Stamhler Bros 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Cruto Bros 
"nsehel^rs Dream" 
MAJESTIC (orph) 
Mercedes 
"Three Types" 
rinude ft F Usher 
"Barbarous Mcxleo" 
Buster 

Clark ft Vardl 
K^no ft Green 
The Turners 

Mlnne«i»nlta 

ORPHEUM 

(Open Snn Mat> 
"Hcnutv Skin Deen" 
Willa Holt Wakeflelrl 
John ft Mao Rurko 
Helen Gannon 
Brltt Wood 
(Others to fill) 

MILES (the) 
Hiers 
Olive Briscoe 



"Aladdlns Lamp" 
John Neff 
Delmore A Lee 
UNIQUE (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Cavana Duo 
Sam Ash 
Byren A Langdon 
Joe Cook 
"Minstrel Kiddles" 

Montreal, Can. 

FRANCAIS (loew) 
Geo Murphy 
Simpson A Dean 
Lightning Weston 
Gerard A Gardner 
Margaret Farrell 
Klnzo 

Newbnrajk, N. Y. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Medlln CI A Townes 
"Desperate Desmond" 
Clarence Wilbur 
Grey A Peters 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Erdman A Rubens 
Payment Co 
Dollar Troupe 
(Two to All) 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 

LOEW 
Al K Hall 
Ryan Richfield Co 
(One to AID 

2d half 
Grace Doyle 
Ryan Richfield Co 
(One to nil) 

Oakland, Cal. 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Neptune's Garden" 

Theo Roberts Co 

Hufford A Chain 

Chas Weber 

Monita 5 

Moralis Bros 

(Others to All) 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Allsky's Hawaiians 

Oreo 

Danny Simmons 

Comer A Sloane 

Togan A Geneva 

De Alberts 

Harden. Utah 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
Eddie Marshall 
Maye A Addis 
CanAeld A Carlton 
Frank Mullane 
Pekinese Troupe 

Philadelphia 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Louis Mann Co 
Hyams A Mclntyre 
Ethel Green 
Conlln Steele A C 
Morris A Allen 
Monroe A Pusey 
Ergottl's Lilliputians 
(Others to All) 

Rlttnhurvh 

GRAND (ubo) 
"House Warmers" 
Henry Lewis 
Kenny No A Piatt 
Byal A Early 
Ishakawa Japs 
(Others to All) 

Portland. Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Hobt T Haines Co 
Bessie Wynn 
Matthews ft Shayne 
Wheeler ft Wilson 
Aerial Lloyds 
(Others to All) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Berry ft Berry 
"Barefoot Boy" 
"Salvation Sue" 
Morrlssey ft Hackett 
I'ieehianl Troupe 

PANTAGES (m) 
Fields ft Lewis 
Toreat's Roosters 
Tracev Oootz ft Tracey 
The Halklngs 

RneheMer. ^. Y. 

FAMILY (loew) 
''aul Stephens 
Ley tons 
'•eaiiA ft Fey 
Ku^ePc 
Eva Wcstcott Co 

Sitern***«*ntn 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Dorsch ft Russell 

Harrv Rose 

"»n Old New York" 

I'sher 31 

Ceclle Eldrhl ft C 
*«»irlniiw Ml*»h 
JEFFER'S (ubo) 

LaVelle Twins 

''urns ft Lynn 

Cithrvn Chaloner Co 

• 'opelnnd ft Payton 

Lc* Munfords 



2d half 
Ryan A Mabelle 
Mike Berkln 
Campbell A Yatea 
Sullivan A Mason 
Lockhart A Leddy 

Salt Lake 

EMPRESS (sc) 

(Open Wed Mat) 
Moffat Clare 8 
Hong Fonc 
J as F Sullivan Co 
Olivetti Troupe 
"Top World Dancers" 
San Antonio 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Seymour A Robinson 
Cummings A Gladyingi 
Lester 3 

MCCormick A Irving 
Rosalind Coghlan Co 
3 Du For Boys 
Merian's Dogs 
San Diego 
SAVOY (m) 
Adgie's Lions 
Milt A Dolly Nobles 
Arthur Rigby 
Howard 3 

Richards A Montrose 
Phil La Toska 

San Praaelaee 
ORPHEUM 
Odlva 

Master Gabriel Co 
Jarvls A Dare 
Mabelle Adams Co 
Klmberly A Mohr 
Nick Verger 
Blanche Bates Co 
McDevitt Kelly A L 
Roshanara 

PANTAGES (m) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Ba molds Dogs 
Barrows Lancaster Co 
Wood ft Lawson 
Tom Kelly 
Jerome A Carson 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Louis Granat 
The Punch" 
Bob Hall 
-Mermaid A Man" 

St. Panl 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Todd Nards 
Ronalr A Ward 
Klnkald Players 
Savoy A Brennan 
■'! Harbys 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
Ed Foy A Family 
Marshall P Wilder 
Harry Lester 
The Kramers 
Belleclalre Bros 
(Others to All) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
"J Newmans 
Kammerer A Howland 
Clem Bevlns Co 
Coakland McBride A If 
Robinson's Elephants 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Truth" 
Flnley A Yates 
Clayton A Lennlc 
Cycling Brunnettes 
."» Garjonis 

Sionx Cltv 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Madge Maitland 
Cameron ft O'Connor 
Demarest & Chabot 
Welcome A Welcome 
(Others to All) 

*nnknne 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

2 Georges 

Rathskeller 3 

Tnm Xswin ("o 

Mary Gray 

Onalp 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

•Slums of Paris" 

Kumry Bush ft Robin 

Romano ft Carml 

Co Wilson 

DeVItt ft DeVItt 

SprlnKMelil. Mas*. 

POLLS (ubo) 
Mortis Cronin Co 
Mattie Timherfc 
eliding O'Mearns 
x,, ri;il Shaws 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
T »)e Skatellos 
Cre.n McIIenry ft D 

'••"'Mir of a Kino"' 
Julian Rose 
Azard 3 

PANTAGES (m) 

Soul Kiss" 
Jos Remington Co 
Skipper Kennedy ft R 
Seott ft Wallace 
Wartenherg Bro' 



VARIETY 



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Tcrre Haate, lad. 

VARIETIES (wva) 
Oh Look Who's Here" 

2d half 
Norwood ft Hall 
Musical Fredericks 
Laura Ordway 
Maurice Freeman Co 
I.uola Blalsdell Co 

Toroata 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Bell Family 
Belle Blanche 
Rem pie Sis Co 
Joe & Lew Cooper 
Gould a Aahlyn 
Ooleman's Family 
(Others to nil) 
TOUNGB ST (loew) 
Barton a Lovera 
McDermott a Wallace 
"Day at Circus" 
Zelaya 

Freeman & Dunham 
Bert Leslie Co 
Jos K Watson 
Espe ft Paul 
Frank Rogers 
(One to nil) 

Vaneoarer, B. <'. 
ORPHEUM 
Valeska Suratt Co 
Jas Cullen 
DeLeon ft Darla 
Alleen Stanley 
Stelllng A Revel 1 
(Others to nil) 

PANTAOBS (in) 
Ethel Davis Co 
Martha Russell Co 
Halllgan ft Sykes 
DotHon ft Gordon 
Juggling D'Armo 

IMPERIAL (si) 
<;reat Johnstone 
Hljou Russell 
Porter J White Co 
Demarest ft Doll 
circus Days" 

Waaklavton 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Cecelia Wright 
Lane ft O'Donnell 



Nellie Nichols 
Rube Dickinson 
Daniels ft Conrad 
Ernie ft Ernie 
(Others to fill) 

Wtaalpc-BT* Caa. 

ORPH'EUM. 
Wrong From Start" 
Julius Tannen 
Doris Wilson Co 
Gardiner 3 
Flying Henrys 
(Others to Oil) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Newport ft Stlrk 
"Violin Beauties" 
"Their Get Away" 
Grant Gardner 
Oxford 3 

PANTAGES (m) 
Hip ft Napoleon 
Gallerlnl 4 
Barnes A Barron 
Calloway ft Roberts 
Alpha Troupe 

Madrid, Spala 

CIRCUS PARISH 
H Meteors 
Mandos Troupe 
Gobert Belling 
Mazzolis 
Mrao Orbasany 
Kredlanls 
The Words 
Tumllets 
Maria Racko & 

Charles 
l-'ilpa Dery 

Paris 

ALHAMRRA 
Vivlana Co 
Moran ft Wiser 
Charlene Charlene 
Camille 3 
Mernardl 

Haptlste & Fraiuonl 
Footgera 
•Girl k Seal" 
Ethel Mack 
The Rangers 
Conn A Conrad 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

XEW YORK. 

"A PAIR OF SIXES"— Longacrc (8th week). 
A SCRAP OF PAPER" (revival) (John Drew 
-Ethel Barrymore)— Empire (May 11). 
•HIGH JINKS"— Casino (21st week). 
"KITTY MacKAY"— Comedy (17th week). 
"LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" (Margaret 

Anglln) -Liberty (6th week). 
"PINAFORE"- Hippodrome («th week). 
"PANTHEA"— Booth (6th) week). 
"PEG O MY HEART"— Cort (73d week). 
•POTASH AND PERLMUTTER" Cohan (3!>th 

WGfik ) 

•SARI"— New Amsterdam (18th week). 
SEVEN KEY/S TO BALDPATE'— Gaiety 

(33d week). 
"THE BEAUTY SHOP" (Raymond Hitchcock) 

— Astor (5th week). 
"THE CHARM OF ISABEL" Rlliott (2d 

"THE CRINOLINE GIRL* (Eltinge)— Knick- 
erbocker (l>th week). 

"THE MIDNIGHT GIRL" 4l!h Street (12th 
week ) • 

"THE DUMMY" -Hudson (5th week). 

"THE TRUTH" (Grace George) — Little (">th 
week) 

"THE WHIRL OF THE WORLD" -Winter 
Garden. 

"THE YELLOW TICKET"— Eltinge (lith 

W6©10 

"THINGS THAT COUNT" -Playhouse. 
"TO-DAY"- 4Sth Street (31st week). 
"TOO MANY COOKS"— 30th Street. 



CHIC%«JO. 

"PECK O' PICKLES" -American (10th week. 
"JERRY" (Blllie Burke)— Blackstone (1st 

week). 
"HELP WANTED"— Cort (21st week). 
"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"— Cohan's 

Grand (13th week). 
"PRETTY MISS SMITH" (Kitty Gordon) 

Garrlck (1st week). 
"QUEEN OF THE MOVIES"— Illinois (1st 

week ) . 
"THE TRAFFIC"- Imperial. 
"BROADWAY JONES" National. 
"TWIN BEDS"— Olympic (1st week). 
"DADDY LONG LEGS"— Powers' (ftth week). 
"THE THIRD PARTY"- Princess (5th week). 
"BLINDNESS OF VIRTUE" Victoria. 



First Straus Opera Released. 

For the first time an Oscar Straus 
opera has been released for stock, 
although numerous attempts have 
been made to secure his works by 
musical stock producers. 

Hans Rartsch. American representa- 
tive for the Viennese composer, has 

persuaded the musician to permit him 
to place "The Walt/ Dream" in stock. 
The play broker lias had this plan 
in mind for the past two years, before 
he was able to secure the consent of 
the composer of "The Chocolate Sol- 
dier." 




Paper." 



STOCK BILLS NEXT WEEK. 

BROOKLYN (Crescent) "One Day" ; (Goth- 
am "Madam X" ; (Whitney) "A Romance of 
Mexico." 

ATLANTA (Lyric) "Are You a Mason?"; 
(Bijou) "Beggar Prince" (Leo Adde's Co.). 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN., (Park) "Ninety and 
Nine" (Corse Payton Co.). 

BUFFALO (Star) "The Woman." 

CANTON, O.. (Opera House) "Girl In the 
Taxi." 

DAVENPORT. IA., (American) (10-13) 
"Why Girls Leave Home" (14-16) "Love 
Pirate" (Oliver Players). 

EDMONTON, CAN., (Lyceum) "Wildfire." 

ELIZABETH, N. J., (Hippodrome) "Bought 
and Paid For." 

KANSAS CITY (Auditorium) "Ghost Break- 
ers." 

MILWAUKEE (Shubert) "The Conspiracy." 

PITTSBURGH (Duquesne) "Scrap of 

iper " 

PORTLAND, ME., (Jefferson) "The Rain- 
bow." 

PHILADELPHIA (Chestnut St. O. H.) "Mrs. 
Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch"; (Orpheum) 
"The Deep Purple"; (American) "The De- 
coy." 

RICHMOND, VA., "The Rose of the Rancho." 

SCRANTON. PA., (Poll's) "Hawthorne U. 

SYRACUSE (Empire) "The Little Minister." 

TORONTO, CAN., (Royal Alexandra) "The 
Temperamental Journey" (Bonstelle Players) 
(opening week). 

WILKES-BARRE, PA.. (Grand) "The Lit- 
tlest Rebel" (Frank Fielder Players) (opening 
week ) . 

ZANESVILLE, O., (Orpheum) (1st half) 
"Our New Minister" (2d half) "Slaves of 
Russia" (Barret Players). 

FALL RIVER, MASS. (Savoy) "Girl" (Mal- 
ley Dennlson Co.) ; (Bijou) "Girls' Raffles." 

MINNEAPOLIS (Bijou) "Shore Acres"; 
(Shubert) "The Man In Hiding." 

NEW ORLEANS (Crescent) "Bocacclo." 

SCHENECTADY, N- Y. (Van Curler) "Baby 
Mine." 

ST. PAUL (Shubert) "The Rosary." 

WILMINGTON, DEL. (Playhouse) "The 
Barrier." 

CLEVELAND (Cleveland) "The Yoke"; 
(Colonial) "The Thief." 



REILLY TO WEST END. 

Ed. Reilly, who has been managing 
Corse Payton's new Far Rockaway 
stock house, has resigned, to go to 
the West End stock. His place was 
filled this week by Harry Cullen, for- 
mer treasurer of the Bronx Opera 
House. 



DAVIDSON STOCK PLAYERS. 

Milwaukee, May 6. 

Kathleen McDonald, who has been 

playing in "Bought and Paid For," is 
to be the leading woman of the David- 
son Stock which opens its season May 
11 at the Shubert. Second leads' will 
he handled by Maud Allen. Catherine 
Bronson will be ingenue. 

The old favorites returning are 
Priestly Morrison, John Daly Murphy, 
Billy Mack, Frank Jamison, Donald 
Foster and Louis Kimball, while Ann 
Warrington returns to play character 
parts. The leading man has not been 
announced. 

The Davidson company succeeds the 
Shubert Theatre Stock company, which 
i? winding up its season this week with 
"The Concert." Some of the members 
will become identified with the other 
organization. 



RELEASED FOR STOCK 



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A Viennese Operetta In Three Acts by OSCAR STRAUS 

Sol" 



Composer of "The Chocolate Soldier" 

HANS BARTSCH, Sole Agent 1482 Broadway New York 



NEW STOCK IN TRENTON. 

Trenton, N. J., May 6. 

At the Trent, beginning Saturday, 

a summer season of dramatic stock 

will be inaugurated. Frank L. Calla- 
han will be the director. The engage- 
ment is to be opened next Saturday 
night with "The Conspiracy." Mr. 
Callahan may try the stock star 
system. 

Richard Thornton will be the perma- 
nent leading man and Eleanor Parker, 
leading lady. The cast is to be known 
as the Calburn Company and will also 
include Francis Bryne, William J. 
Kane, Worthington L. Romain, and 
Eleanor Sydney, Edward Darney, 
Robert McClurg, Hervey Miller, 
Emma DeWeal. 



Morton Co. Remains Three Weeks. 

Syracuse, May 6. 

After playing three weeks of a 
scheduled sixteen weeks' engagement, 
the Lew Morton Stock Company at 
the Wieting, has departed. It will 
open at the Temple, Rochester, for 
four weeks. 



Closed Without Pay. 

Niagara Falls, N. Y., May 6. 

The Dorner Players closed here Sat- 
urday night with two weeks' salary 
coming to the company, headed by 
Ruth Gates and George Stilwell. The 
players stuck here for a week on the 
Commonwealth plan. 



STOCKS CLOSING. 

Halifax, N. S., May 6. 

The stock company which has been 
playing at the Academy of Music 
closed for the summer. Saturday 
night. The same company will re- 
open here the early part of September. 

The Wadsworth, uptown. New York, 
will commence playing vaudeville and 
pictures May 18. Charles Bierhauer 
will rave charge of the house upon 
the change of policy from stock. 

The Salem, Mass.. stock company 
closes its season Saturday night 



Mary Servoss in Cleveland. 

Cleveland, May 6. 
The Mary Servoss Stock will open 
at the Prospect, May 18. This will he 
the first appearance of Miss Servoss 
in Cleveland as a stock star, though 
she is well known locally for other 
work. "The Runaway" will he the 
first play. 



Thurlow Bergen Married. 

Thurlow Bergen and Elsie Esmond, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Stur- 
kow, were married April 11 at St. 
Paul's Episcopal Church, Hohoken, 
N. J., by Rev. Waldo Adams Amos. 

^"iTyou Tfon't iHlvrrtlNe In ' VAltllCTY. flnn'l 
it<h«TtlN<> at nil. 



STOCKS OPENING. 

The summer stock season has got- 
ten a good start with more compa- 
nies under organization for openings 
the last of the month. So far the out- 
look presages well but there's no tell- 
ing how hot the summer is going to 
be and just what developments are 
in store in Mexico. 

In New York the Academy, now 
trying the star-stock system, the 
Royal, getting under way May 14, the 
West End, Wadsworth, with several 
other theatres talked of as probable 
stock starters, the season is doing 
fairly well, while over in Brooklyn 
the business is reported as above the 
average. 

Springfield, Mass., May 6. 
The Associated Players, playing 
Michael Morton's "The Runaway/' 
opened last week at the Court Square 
theatre. The company includes Carl 
Brickert, Edna Baker, Alice Bentley 
and Rollo Lloyd. 

Toledo, May 6. 
The Keith . Players opened their an- 
nual summer season at Keith's last 
week. The leads are Lorin J. How- 
ard and Elinor McEwen. 

Ottawa, Can., May 6. 
The local stock got a good start at 
the Dominion, Monday. 

Hamilton, Ont., May 6. 
Stock will be given its summer start 
at the Temple theatre here, Monday, 
when the new company opens. 

Montreal, Can., May 6. 
The Orpheum Players opened a 
season of summer stock at the Or- 
pheum, Monday. 

Elizabeth, N. J., May 6. 
Dixon, McGill & Bond put their new 
local stock into operation at Gordon's' 
Hippodrome last week. This week, 
'The Fortune Hunter." 

Wilkesbarrc, Pa., May 6. 
When the Frank Fielder Players 
open May 11 at the Grand, the starter 
will be "The Littlest Rebel," with 
Mary Miles Minter in her old role as* 
the littlest rebel. 

Allentown, Pa., May 6. 
Central Park, under W. D. Fitzger- 
ald's management, opens a IS weeks' 
musical comedy stock policy May 25. 
Forty persons will be in the company. 

Kansas City, May 6. 
Billy Grigg is in Kansas City en- 
gaging players for a new stock com- 
pany for Joplin, Mo. The players will 
use the Princess theatre and open 
within a short time. 

Ottawa, Out., May 6, 
Roma Reade and Co. arc to open 
at Dry's Arena, May 18. Miss Rcade 
and players were at the Grand and 
Britannia Auditorium last summer. 



Poli's, Scranton, Leads. 

Scranton. May 6. 
Poli's - will commence its stock Mon- 
day, with "Hawthorne, U. S. A." The 
leads are Marion Barney and Walter 
Richardson. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 



Initial Presentation, First Appoarai 
or Reappearance In or Around 
New York 



"Why Girls Go Wrong," Hammer- 

steii's. 
George Damerel and Co., Palace. 
Hans Kronold, Palace. 
Melaotte Twias, Coloiial. 



Joseph Santley and Co. (2). 
Songs and Dances. 
15 Mins.; Two. 

Palace. 

For Joseph Santley's premiere in 
vaudeville at the Palace this week, 
there were with him two young women, 
Ruth Randall and Gladys Zell, Miss 
Randall, a blonde; Miss Zell, a bru- 
nette, with Santley, one of the 
stage's best singing and dancing light 
comedians between them, each of the 
trio spelling class, with a good routine 
of song and dances, well laid out, and 
the gross result was the the inevitable, 
a hit. Mr. Santley sang alone, with 
Miss Randall, with Miss Zell, with 
both of them, in dances also, and all 
they did, they did well, in a neat, 
stylish way, a professional way, too, 
didn't kiss one another, nor sing about 
themselves, nor steal a bow, nor make 
a speech — they acted like performers 
in vaudeville — and from the legit ranks 
at that, first time in. Some of the 
speech-making-bow-stealers on the 
vaudeville stage who are fooling the 
audiences twice daily might take a les- 
son from Mr. Santley's deportment. 
It's a clean-cut act Santley has turned 
out. The young women were with him 
in "When Dreams Come True." Miss 
Randall did the best dance with Mr. 
Santley, a rag, with some improvised 
steps that finished the turn very 
strongly, the couple first singing "I'm 
Here" and dancing to the strains of 
the best rag music of this season. 
Santley and Miss Zell did a pretty 
floating waltz, called "The Aviation," 
and the first two also did a Tango, of 
the convential kind. Mr. Santley used 
Berlin's "Along Came Ruth" for the 
opening, following it by "I Can't Get 
a Girl," a new one written by Bert 
Kalmar. Each blended with the at- 
mosphere of the act, for these three 
people do create atmosphere, that of 
neatness and daintiness. Santley has 
a regular for his vaudeville tour. 

JOfime. 



Aida Overton Walker. 

Dancing. 

11 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

Miss Walker now offers the prevail- 
ing "ballroom" dancing act, assisted by 
Lackey Grant. They have their own 
colored orchestra just like the others, 
but their tur.i differs in that they open 
with the so-called Maxixe and a Hesi- 
tation Tango to follow. They do much 
more of the away-from-each-other step- 
ping than their Caucasian contempo- 
raries. Then comes a Negro Drag and 
finally what is called Jiggeree. These 
latter consist of considerable hip gy- 
rating and swaying, finishing with 
some jigging and pirouetting. A good 
pair of dancers, but the act is not 
sensationally effective. Jolo. 

advertise at all. 



Al Davis, Bonnie Glass and Orchestra. 

Dances. 

15 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Majestic, Chicago. 

Chicago, May 6. 
Direct from the College Inn to a 
soft spot on the Majestic program, 
hack-grounded with a sextet of South 
State street harmonists, a swell set 
and a made-to-order audience. Pretty 
soft, eh, wot? And oh. yes, the flow- 
ers. Two great big slathers of red 
roses, handed right over the footlights' 
to the blushing little tangoist who 
never even dreamed of such a gift, 
but would probably have felt pretty 
tough if they hadn't come. A great 
opportunity and Davis and Glass might 
as well pounce on it and get all the 
cream, for the tango craze will sure- 
ly wilt during the hot weather and 
that easy dough is going right away 
from here. But the colored musicians, 
particularly the ones employed by 
Davis and Glass, looked as though they 
were yanked out of a grab-bag. One 
bird wore a shiny toupee, another, the 
comic at the drums, had a red bonnet 
that was meant for comedy but devel- 
oped into pathos and the whole flock 
of them, true to the usual form of such 
orchestras, keeping just a beat and a 
half behind throughout. An early 
Tuesday morning rehearsal looked 
necessary Monday night. But back to 
the principals, for a column to a tango 
team is good cause for a ten-day sus- 
pension. Miss Glass wore a beautiful 
gown, yellow and blue with panta- 
loons to the ankles, a great appear- 
ance and a nifty dancer, but just why 
the continual fixed facial expression is 
problematical. She worked all through 
the act with a sort of half-smile-half- 
frown not a bjt becoming. If natural, 
Bonnie should overcome it, and if fixed 
in the wings for exhibition purposes, 
she ought to make up before a glass. 
Davis was the conventional dancer, no 
expression and little personality above 
his waist line. The routine covering 
the field from the tango to the gavotte 
is all right, nice to look at and even 
good for big time vaudeville, but if the 
accompanying properties, human and 
otherwise, were added for class and 
salary, they failed. The couple do 
nothing startling in any of the dances, 
just a continual rhythmic glide with 
the semi-sensational steps. They drew 
some strangers, no doubt of that, but 
as a vaudeville fixture, Davis and Glass 
without the orchestra, likewise the fa- 
cial fixture of Miss Glass, are just 
along the stereotyped groove. If they 
can kid the managers, more power to 
them. Get the coin while it's coming, 
for it may be a lean season for the 
tango next year and its hard to get in 
with a legitimate act at any time. 

Wynn. 



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Brothers Arco. 

Gymnasts. 

6 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Settings). 

Hammerstein's. 

Two stockily built Germans, backed 
up by a set made up of very much be- 
spangled drops, every spangle of which 
was sewed on by their own hands, 
which makes a pretty setting for a 
good hand-to-hand series of lifts. One 
of the brothers does some physical 
culture posing. Attractive act on any 
bill. Jolo. 



Sascha Piavtov and Kitty Glaser. 

Dances. 

Palace. 

Sascha has named one of the dances 
after himself, so he must be good. He 
should be, for Sas has been dancing 
around for a long while, ever since he 
opened at Churchill's before he owned 
a dress suit, and afterward with the 
Hoffmann show at the Garden. Now 
Sascha is in big time vaudeville danc- 
ing with Kitty Glaser, a brunette, who 
seems worried the act won't do so well 
while she is dancing around. The act 
did all right at the Palace Monday 
night, closing the show, no thanks to 
whoever arranged the bill. It was the 
third dancing turn, and followed the 
Santley act on similar lines, with but 
one number between them. That was 
putting a tough handicap on Sas. Pia- 
tov is just one of the professional 
dancers. He dances like the others', 
but unfortunately had no Osborne 
crowd like the Castles to make him 
and Miss Glaser a $2.50 drawing attrac- 
tion. Let's hope all the dancers are 
accumulating a bank-roll, for some day 
they will be working again. Sime. 



De Haven, Nice and De Haven. 
Songs and Dances. 
9 Min.; One. 
Palace. 

De Haven, Nice and De Haven are 
a boy and two girls. Later on in the 
Palace program Joseph Santley and 
two girls also sang and danced, but by 
that time it is odds on not a person in 
the house recalled this trio, opening 
the show, although in a similar frame 
up as a turn. It doesn't mean, how- 
over, that De Haven, Nice and De 
Haven make a bad act — to the con- 
trary, they are their middle name as 
an opening number, sing badly but 
dance very well, eccentric acrobatic 
style that gets over easily, then is for- 
gotten. That is the difference between 
the two trios, but De Haven may be 
a Santley yet. He's certainly a hard 
working boy who is always trying, and 
the act can fit No. 1 or No. 2 on any 
big time bill. iBime. 



Franks and Addington. 

Songs and Bag Punching. 

10 Mins.; One and Three (Interior). 

Bronx O. H. (May 4.) 

As one of the women remarks "we 
just came out to fill up the stage" 
hits the act to a T. Notwithstanding 
that these women are decidedly 
"plump" the act pleased a slim audi- 
ence at the Bronx Sunday afternoon. 
The best thing is the bag punching by 
one of the women. The bag puncher 
hands out a little line of talk, pre- 
sumably to catch her breath, but as 
the woman is a bag puncher and not 
a comedienne, the result was not pro- 
nounced. The other woman is there 
to sing and she does fairly well. 
Franks and Addington dress their 
turn well. The act should pass in the 
pop houses. Mark. 



Flying Rollers. (4) 

Aerialists. 

7 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hamilton. 

Three men and a woman in 1 cast- 
ing act showing a few new twist- and 
tosses. Girl very graceful and eisy 
in her work. Good closing turn on 
any bill. J Jolo. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Legitimate 
Attractions in New York. 

"A Scrap of Paper" (revival) (John 
Drew-Ethel Barrymore) — Empire 
(May 11). 



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The Red Slave of Niagara" (7). 

Melodramatic. 

17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Hammerstein's. 

The programing reads: "George H. 
Mills presents the first successful at- 
tempt to reproduce the mighty falls of 
Niagara with 'The Red Slave of Nia- 
gara,' vaudeville's most stupendous 
melodramatic production." If it isn't 
the first successful attempt, it is un- 
doubtedly one of the finest, for the ef- 
fect is wonderful. But it is a pity 
that George H. Mills, whoever he may 
be, couldn't have built a good sketch 
around his production. It's a long 
yarn about an educated Indian, who is 
a bad boy with booze and women and 
is finally killed by one of the victims 
of his brutality. There is supposed to 
be comedy and Indian dialect. Neith- 
er are manifest. There is a company 
of seven, made up of bad actors who 
play almost in the dark, showing ex- 
treme consideration on the part of the 
producer. Jolo. 



Princess Zallah. 

Dancing. 

3 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

With a short bodice, then a band 
sustaining half a skirt suspended from 
the thighs, the mid-riffs in fleshings to 
represent bare flesh. Zallah does a 
"cooch" that would reflect credit on 
any side-show in the world. The act 
was short but violent. For that kind 
of an act Zallah is "there." She has 
been used in burlesque for a drawing 
card, in towns where "cooch" dancing 
is considered high or low art. Jolo. 



Mack and Stilwell. 
Songs and Piano. 
12 Mins.; One. 
Hamilton. 

Two men in evening clothes with 
some jet buttons* very much in evi- 
dence. The boy at the piano handles 
the "straight questions" while the other 
looks after the comedy. Some of the 
talk got laughs. The biggest score 
came on the numbers by the latter, his 
"Bells" and rag selections being the 
best received. The couple were a hit 
at the Hamilton Tuesday night. Team 
can hit any pop house and get away 
with it. Mark. 



Lyrica. 

Singing. 

10 Mins.; One. 

American. 

Good cultivated soprano, sings first 
two songs in French and two follow- 
ing in English. Merely a straight 
singing turn. Jolo. 



Three Halstons. 

Dancing. 

9 Mins.; One. 

Hammerstein's. 

Three young men, usual song open- 
ing, and good eccentric team stepping 
Neat small timers. Jolo. 



VARIETY 



15 



Harry Lauder Singing-Talking Pic- 
ture*. 
Palace. 

The Harry Lauder Singing-Talking 
Pictures as a vaudeville act and at- 
traction are there. The fame of Lau- 
der is too potent to be overlooked by 
the manager who likes to tell the pub- 
lic there is nothing vaudeville will not 
pay for, but notwithstanding the same 
manager admits he prefers the Lauder 
Pictures at one-fifth of the money he 
would have to pay for Lauder himself. 
Still, that is another story that could 
be used in connection with the impor- 
tation of Lauder to America by Wil- 
liam Morris, after the managers who 
are now playing his reproduction on 
the sheet refused to engage the Scotch 
star at $500 a week. But that may 
have been a matter of business policy 
or showmanship, probably business, 
for everybody knows the big time vau- 
deville managers are the greatest show- 
men in the world — that's why big 
time vaudeville is so healthy just now. 
And it certainly is fine business acumen 
when the greatest vaudeville theatre in 
Ajmerica can have a three-sheet of 
Lauder outside its doors, with Harry 
Lauder in four-foot letters, and 'Sing- 
ing-Talking Pictures" in one-inch 
letters, advertising Lauder as an 
attraction at the house in that way, 
at one-fifth the cost of Lauder 
himself, even if it does happen after 
a regular vaudeville attraction (as 
Lauder is — in London) has appeared 
over here for several years. But every- 
body makes mistakes, even Lauder, 
who didn't come to America soon 
enough. Morris is presenting the 
Lauder Pictures. On the sheet 'Arry 
sings four of 'his best liked numbers, 
"She's Ma Daisy," "Saftest o* the 
Family," "Parted on the Shore" and 
"AVee Deoch and Doris." In the lat- 
ter the camera caught Lauder chest 
high, bringing him close to the photo- 
graphing machine, and in this way, 
though in black and white, some of the 
tremendous personality Lauder is pos- 
sessed of, manages to get over the 
footlights. In the other pictures the 
black and white removes the person- 
ality, and as Mr. Lauder is in Aus- 
tralia now, it may be safe to say that 
personality always has been 90 per 
cent, of his stage success. But the 
Scotch melodies he sings' are ultra- 
popular, the Palace orchestra plays 
them and the audience is inclined to 
hum the airs between songs when the 
choruses are flashed, and besides which 
the songs, pictures and singer are per- 
fectly synchronized. Not a hair-slip 
in the four numbers, but again the 
fault of the phonograph tones sound- 
ing away from the singer's figure. For 
those who like Lauder and for those 
who haven't seen him, the Lauder 
Talker is a big act for vaudeville, and 
it gives the house the privilege of bill- 
ing the Lauder name. Maybe some 
day William Morris will let Mr. Laud- 
er play in Keith vaudeville, maybe. 
Just now big time doesn't require an 
extraordinary attraction — it is doing 
all the business the theatres can hold 
through the expert direction that tells 
acts the people want how much money 
they are worth, which is telling the 
vaudeville public what Vanderbilt told 
the whole public. 8tme. 



Richmond, Hutchins and Co. (1.) 
Comedy Sketch. 
12 Mini.; Three (Interior). 
Bronx O. H. (May 3.) 

It's about newlyweds, with a breezy, 
loquacious young man fearing trouble 
when his Uncle George finds out he is 
married and looks for a cloudburst 
when the comely, young wifey learns 
that he is a father by a previous mar- 
riage. By crazyquilt stunts, slips of 
speech and much talk, he keeps 'em 
both guessing, etc. There's luncheon 
for two with wine opened from a bot- 
tle that had no pop to the cork nor 
sizzle to the contents. Not much to 
the act but nonsensical twiddle-twad- 
dle that invariably appeals to the risi- 
bles of small time audiences. Mark. 



Vance and Perrine. 

Songs, Talk and Imitations. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Bronx O. H. (May 3.) 

The man is the bigger half physi- 
cally and in ability. He's one of those 
fat entertainers' with a merry chuckle 
and a catch expression "Ain't I 
Right?" He sings fairly well and has 
imitations that were enjoyed. The 
auto imitation was his best. The 
woman does a Spanish dance which 
gave the man a chance to get his sec- 
ond wind for the finale. An act that 
will find the most favor in the pop 
houses. Mark. 



Bert Merket 

Singing. 

13 Mint.; One. 

Hamilton, 

Man in dress suit, singing character 
songs, acting the comedy ones with 
rare unction and an intelligent appre- 
ciation of the points to be emphasized. 
Suggests Ralph Herz very strongly in 
method. Finishes with dramatic reci- 
tation, "The Man from Eldorado." 
big small timer. Jolo. 



Ford and McNeil. 
Talk and Dances. 
8 Mins.; One. 

This young pair of entertainers came 
close to carrying away the lion's share 
of applause at an uptown showing. -The 
woman has sufficient personality and 
voice to engage attention while her en- 
ergetic partner is catching his breath. 
He's a corking good dancer, with a 
breezy way. They have some old gags 
but they sounded new in the Bronx. 
The man's work is the piece de resist- 
ance. The act should not be idle. 

Mark. 



Neher and Kappell. 

Roller Skating. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Mixed couple, with usual routine; 
man doing a stunt on two-wheeled 
skates; they finish with waltzing on the 
rollers. Good of its kind. Jolo. 



Lady Alice's Pets. 

11 Mins.; Pull Stage (Special Cyc). 

Looks like an elaboration of an act 
that appeared at Hammerstein's some 
three or. four years ago. Swarm of 
rodents, a couple of cats and a dog, 
all put through a routine and working 
together. Its main attractiveness and 
povelty consist in the "natural ene- 
mies" in harmony. Jolo. 



"The Human Soul" (3). 
Dramatic-Illusion Sketch. 
14 Mins.; Full Stage (Special 

Settings). 
Hamilton. 

A freak offering if handled by good 
show people; might be worth a tour of 
the big time — or at least be boomed 
as a "sensation" for vaudeville houses 
out of town. A professor of advanced 
physics and chemistry has spent a 
good portion of his life in perfecting 
an apparatus that will make visible 
the soul as it leaves the body imme- 
diately after death. It becomes an 
obsession with him, to the exclusion 
of all else. He is even willing to sacri- 
fice his young wife in order to demon- 
strate his theory. The stage is set 
with electrical apparatus and is sup- 
posed to represent his laboratory. 
He confides his theory to his young 
assistant, who had been the wife's 
former suitor, and on the professor 
being called away on a case, the young 
man makes iove to the wife and asks 
her to go away with him. Professor 
returns to find them in each other's 
arms. He sends the young man 
away, telling him to return later. 
Then he deliberately injects a solu- 
tion of cyanide of potassium into 
his wife's vein, lays her on a bench to 
die and as she does the "soul" is seen 
flying upward. Professor cries de- 
lightedly: "I'm the first scientist to 
see the souU' Young man returns 
and falls sobbing across the body of 
the woman. A gruesome subject for 
a sketch, to be sure, but properly pre- 
sented and boomed, should create a 
lot of discussion of the sensational 
sort. Jolo. 



Murray and Ward. 

Slack Wire. 

8 Mine.; Full Stage. 

Woman on wire with man "comedy 
assistant." Ladder balance, bicycle, 
ball juggling, club swinging, lighted 
lamp on head while "mandolining," 
unicycle. Good small time closer. 

Jolo. 



Cole and Werner. 
Dutch Comedians. 
14 Mins.; One. 

Two old-style chin-pieced Dutch- 
men, with old tangletalk and reading 
ads from newspapers. Such humor 
as "The more I hate you I like you 
worse." Crude performers, but with a 
style of act, finishing with parodies, 
that is sure fire for small time. Jolo. 



Bessie Vernon. 

Singing. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Opens with fast song; a recitative 
philosophical story song with every 
gesture laid out as if measured to a 
nicety by a carpenter's rule; another 
rapid tempo number and then the card 
was changed. Jolo. 



Alinne and D'Arlot. 

Singing. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Man and woman offering a turn de- 
signed to be high class vocalizing — 
soprano and baritone. Awkward and 
lack proper stage presence. Turn too 
"legitimate" for variety circuit. 

Jolo. 



Henry and Westic. 

Dances. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Bronx O. H. (May 3.) 

From the looks of things Henry and 
Westie have been hitting up the 
new dance steps* on some remote 
cabaret floor. They offer a waltz 
Spanisetta, the man did a single rou- 
tine of steps with some Russian leg, 
maneuvers thrown in, the woman fol- 
lowed with an ordinary dance entitled 
Dance la Mour with an Argentine 
tango and maxixe to close. Henry 
and Westie are ordinary dancers, lack 
the class reach the bigger houses 
and should remain content with all 
pop bookings that come their way. 
The man, in particular, takes the work 
too seriously, watches his feet too 
much and seldom lifts his eyes from 
the floor. This detracts. There are 
so many doing the new dances nowa- 
days that the rush of tangoists to the 
theatres is helping to kill the craxe. 

Mark. 



Bonn Troupe. 

Wire Walkers. 

8 Mini.; Three (Exterior.) 

The Borus Troupe is now playing 
a pop circuit in New York and mak- 
ing a most favorable impression. One 
man and three women perform on the 
tight wire and have a routine that will 
hold any pop audience in for the fin- 
ish. The four have some excellent 
tricks and at an uptown house got 
considerable applause. The man at- 
tempts some comedy, funny in spots. 
One of the best feats is the balancing 
of a girl atop a chair on a table on 
the wire. A splendid opener or closer 
for the big small time. Mark. 



Pond, Wood and Jerome. 

Songi and Talk. 

9 Mint.; One. 

Bronx O. H. (May 3.) 

A singing trio that should get over 
in any of the pop houses. One man 
in blackface has a number of jokes 
well received in the Bronx neighbor- 
hood. The trio harmonize fairly well. 
The boys should try to inject more 
class into the turn. Mark. 



MILLER FAMILY MARRIAGE. 

The Caro-Miller Family returned 
from Europe last Friday. At the pier 
to meet them were Jim MacKowen, 
the Apollo agent of the west, and Dr. 
J. S. Sweeney. Big Mac was married 
to one of the Miller girls six months 
ago, in Chicago, the family leaving 
for Europe to fulfill contracts two 
days after the ceremony. Every orie 
was so interested in the re-uniting of 
the happy couple that Dr. Sweeney 
and Ruth Miller were overlooked. By 
the time the party began to ask ques- 
tions, Doc and Ruth were married 
and on their way west, honey- 
mooning. 

Mr. MacKowen will now take his 
belated honeymoon, spending three 
weeks in Atlantic City. 



Thurber and Murray Together. 
Leona Thurber and Marion Murray 
have formed a "sister act," and are 
trying it out in the wilds. Tommy 
Gray supplied the girls with their 
material. 



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VARIETY 



COLONIAL. 

Just when jhc Colonial bill was go- 
ing along and giving general satisfac- 
tion the show was shot to pieces l>y a 
song plugging exhibition in which a 
certain song writer made himself so 
conspicuous that there were many whu 
heaved a sigh of relief when the agony 
was over. If there isn't some stop to 
this wouldbe burst of song-writing 
enthusiasm and spoiling the show bills 
by the introduction of khaki clad song 
pluggers, taking advantage * of the 
Mexico controversy, some one will 
have to take the responsibility for 
what might happen to the offenders. 
Adele Ritchie was getting along swim- 
mingly until she "pulled" a war song. 
The audience didn't mind until it was 
stretched too far by the plugger. The 
best he could do, however, was to get 
in Miss Ritchie's way and cause her 
undue stage embarrassment. Barring 
the unpleasant deluge of stage patriot- 
ism, the show ran along in a nice 
groove. Chester Kingston was a novel 
surprise as a contortionist in the open- 
ing spot. The Melnotte Twins did 
not show and Dorothy Kenton sub- 
stituted. Miss Kenton does real well 
with the banjo but one can't hand her 
any bouquets on her dancing. Buck- 
ley's animals worked about six min- 
utes, the act having been shortened 
considerably by the omission of the 
former "police station" opening. The 
roller skating by the bear and mon- 
keys held it up. Lyons and Yosco 
were in favor. Rube Dickinson scored 
his usual laughing hit. Rube sports 
a disagreeable cold and a new straw 
katy. The cold hampered his work 
while the new bonnet made him look 
as slick as a new whistle. Rube's voice 
petered out on the "My Irene" num- 
ber. 

The first part closed with the Mae 
Murray-Clifton Webb dancing turn. 
Miss Murray sprung a new dress in 
white. She still lacks the expert touch 
of the makeup hand, but has plenty of 
time in which to learn. The act has 
been changed since the opening and 
the trap drummer is not now so con- 
spicuous. Miss Murray appears to be 
growing careless since her Palace de- 
but. That kicking she does in the "100 
Years Ago" encore is much higher 
than any of the great grandmothers 
lifted their petticoats. 

After intermission Miss Ritchie 
came on with a stunning new dress 
and a basket of whistles. There's 
something wrong with her enunciation 
as one could understand few of her 
words Monday night. Her best song 
is a "trifle blue" with the word "eggs" 
and "legs" striking the same note. 
It's a wonder she permitted such 
"plugging" horseplay that was un- 
covered Monday night, but then, she's 
been using the whistles a long time 
herself. 

Hen Ryan and Hcnrictte Lee had 
things their own way, their talk and 
Ryan's dancing getting big returns. 
Miss Lee is a hard working little miss, 
but the dress she wore Monday night 
doesn't seem to be the right one to 
help her stage appearance. She's a 
cute kid and dressing is a great help 
in keeping up the impression. The 
Frank Keenan act found little south- 
ern sentiment and with the people 
bored over the song-plugging inflic- 



tion a few rounds ahead did not warm 
up to the offering at first. When 
Keenan swore roundly as Luke Wain- 
wright it startled the folks and they 
were all ears then to the finish. It's 
not the best sketch that Keenan has 
ever had from a vaudeville standpoint 
yet there's some forceful language in 
it. When it's necessary to use some 
pointblank cussing to put over an act 
there's something wrong with it. 

Fannie Brice showed up next to 
closing with a trick black and white 
skirt. It (meaning the skirt) per- 
formed like a jelly fish and with a lot 
of Miss Brice's eccentric gestures 
thrown in the skirt proved "chief 
aide." On facia] expression, gesture 
making and doing "nut stuff" Miss 
Brice scores handily. That "swim 
back" can be classed with the "Rip" 
song from a suggestive standpoint 
and Miss Ritchie's "eggs-legs" number 
is in the same classification. Miss 
Brice sang an old boy at the finish but 
came up strong on her dancing steps. 

MacRae and Clegg, cyclists, closed 
the show, Miss Clegg is a capital rider 
and is the first woman seen this sea- 
son doing the single boomerang on a 
straight wheel. She works fast and 
has the pep that counts. 

The program says that "motion pic- 
tures will be a permanent feature at 
this theatre, with a complete change 
of films each week." Mark. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

The three-ring circus idea of pre- 
senting a triple set of acts at one time 
was tried at Hammerstein's this week. 
The idea isn't half bad and may de- 
velop into a time-saving stunt. At the 
opening and closing of the show it 
was put into practice, but why not 
double up the entire show, or even in 
threes? Then Willie could advertise 
his 24 acts and give it to them twice 
nightly, so his box office takings could 
be doubled in the evenings and the au- 
dience would only have to spend two 
instead of four hours viewing the en- 
tertainment. But one drawback exists 
to this brilliant idea — which one of the 
simultaneous acts should claim the 
applause? 

The first set of three were Galando, 
clay modeller; Maurice Prince, juggler 
and making pictures in rugs; Jonathan, 
cartoonist. Those closing the show 
were Zimmer, comedy juggler; Ethel 
Vane, ring act; Twisto, contortionist. 
The thing was all right and acceptable 
from the standpoint of time saving. If 
we really must have that grade of acts 
on a big time vaudeville bill, why not 
assemble thein in one pile and dispose 
of them en masse? Three Halstons, 
Brothers Arco, Aida Overton Walker, 
"The Red Slave of Niagara," Princess 
Zallah, (new acts). 

Aida V. Sullivan is still singing the 
same three songs. Claude Golden said 
to his straight man: "If you were good 
they wouldn't put you on so early." 
Max and Mabel Ford were attractively 
costumed and concluded with Tango 
stepping in wooden shoes for an origi- 
nal encore. Blossom Seeley has a 
bunch of new songs which she renders 
strenuously and effectively. Then she 
dances with her whole body. In some 
respects she is a sort of female Al 
Jolson in method, but that pulling of 
"Rube" upon the rostrum and kissing 



him has been done before by others. 
Roberta Menges-Tearle still thinks 
she is dancing. 

McKay and Ardine were the first~to* 
wake the audience up. It's a corking 
act, but George McKay followed 
Harry Fox's three weeks' engagement 
and pulled a number of the same gags, 
whoever they belong to. For example 
there are "It's a gift"— "Pretty isn't 
it?"— "Speech." McCay is one of the 
few dancers who can sing and Miss 
Ardine is a good stage partner. With 
just a few original gags they would 
have one of the smartest singing, 
dancing and talking acts. O'Brien 
Havel and Co. earned a wealth of ap- 
plause with their ever acceptable skit. 
Belle Story poses too much for a 
straight singing turn. Monday evening 
she wore a most' unbecoming dress. 

Morton and Glass were on too late 
for so quiet a turn, but did well never- 
theless. Fred Bowers and his com- 
pany whooped things up and made a 
fast get-away, while Charlotte Davies 
with her living picture poses drove 
people out in bulk. /oto. 



PALACE. 

The Palace program this week is 
full of singing and dancing. Either 
one or the other is going on all the 
time excepting in the "No. 2"' spot. 
The songs get on the picture sheet 
as well, with the Harry Lauder Sing- 
ing and Talking Pictures (New Acts) 
that opened after intermission. 

The bill looks as though it costs 
around $5,500 with Fritzi Scheff and 
Joseph Santley (New Acts) there be- 
sides. The dancing forced Piatov and 
Glass (New Acts) to close the show. 
The pair would have been more sensi- 
ble to have left the bill when the shift 
was made than to remain and follow 
the dancing in the Santley turn, just 
ahead of them. 

Miss Scheff closed the first part and 
looked like a nice little parlor enter- 
tainer in the midst of all the mad whirl 
that had led up to her position. The 
audience gave due appreciation to the 
prima donna, however, but these 
straight acts are not properly a part 
of present-day vaudeville. Vaudeville 
is reducing its circle of "variety" to 
rather close lines. There do not seem 
to be over five distinct divisions any 
more, and the continual repetition on 
bills will kill any one of these so 
quickly that the day isn't far distant 
when the big time will be up against 
a stone wall, if it doesn't sensibly try 
to find out what the public wants in- 
stead of deciding for them. 

The show was opened by DeHaven, 
Nice and DeHaven (New Acts), De- 
Haven having added another of the 
same name, a girl, to the turn. The girl 
dressed in pantaloons, with DeHaven 
still using his evening clothes. 

The late Charles Barnold was re- 
turned in spirit at least by Berkin's 
Animals, which have the Barnold rou- 
tine down as closely as it could be 
gotten, including the "drunk" which 
falls in the same way Barnold's "Dan" 
did. Derkin's dogs work well, and the 
act went as big before the Palace 
bunch as though Charlie Barnold had 
never shown his novelty animal turn 
in New York. 

The Palace audience was strong as 



well for the Stan Stanley Trio, now 
billed as Stan Stanley only. Stanley 
has improved the finish of the turn, 
but still needs to polish up the work 
in the orchestra, getting a smoother 
style that will not so quickly let the 
audience in. Perhaps someone on the 
stage who could really do something 
during this portion might help. Mack 
and Orth were next with talk, songs 
and mugging, getting laughter and 
applause but remaining around too 
long. The closing number in "one" 
could have been left out. 

After the Lauder pictures and Sant- 
ley came Raymond and Caverly, who 
kept their act down, singing but one 
parody and doing a travesty on the 
dance thing. The parody on "Get 
Out and Get Under" wasn't in the best 
of taste for the Palace, but the pre- 
ceding talk got over very big. As a 
"Dutch two-act" the team is about at 
the front in vaudeville now, and should 
remain there by keeping the material 
fresh. 

The picture review opened, letting 
the regular performance start at 8.30, 
which gives the first turn a chance 
at an almost quiet audience that is 
seated. Mime. 



AMERICAN. 

Attendance was light at the Amer- 
ican roof Tuesday evening and as a 
consequence the show went poorly. It 
opened with McClure and Dolly, a 
mixed team of equilibrists whose spe- 
cial setting made the act very attrac- 
tive. Lyrica (New Acts), followed by 
James Grady and Co., in the rural 
comedy-drama with pretty heart in- 
terest, named "At the Toil-Gate." 
Grady's make-up and characterization 
of the crabbed old man earned for him 
the approval of the few present. 

Weston and Young marred an other- 
wise acceptable big small time "bench" 
act by putting over a few decayed 
jokes like: "Which would you prefer, 
a book or a kiss? I can't read" — 
"Kisses are intoxicating; let's get 
soused." Those are the things that re- 
duce the batting average. 

Trovllo, ventriloquist, has a pro- 
duction as a back-ground for his act, 
which consists of smart, "fly" comedy 
crossfire, artistically rendered. He dis- 
plays enterprise by using for charac- 
ters "Mrs. Newlywed and her baby," 
readily recognized by the audience. 

El Cleve, xylophonist, makes a nice 
appearance in kilts and played well 
some Scotch airs, a melody of grand 
operas and a few choruses from the 
popular songs of the day. W. H. St. 
James and Co. offered "The Come 
On," by Grant Stewart, originally done 
on the big time by Hale Hamilton and 
Co., and failed to meet with much 
approval. A sketch on the three-a- 
day employing five people ought to 
have a bigger "punch" than Mr. St. 
James' present vehicle; besides which, 
it doesn't fit the star any too well. 

The American Comedy Four, old 
style comedy quartet made up of 
"cissy," straight, "coon" and "legit," 
were the second act on the bill to 
use the dropping-of-a-coin-into-a-hat- 
bit of "business." It isn't so very funny 
as to warrant its repetition and be- 
sides has been done for years. The 
Balton Troupe, comprising three wom- 
en and a man. do a good ring act 
neatly costumed. Jolo. 



VARIETY 



17 



--T* '•"■ ■■ ~<- 



STATE EXHIBITORS' LEAGUE 

CONVE NTION A T ROCHESTER 

Held Tuesday, with 100 Delegates Present. New Branch 
Organized in New York City Reported. Advocates 
Concentration on Sunday Opening. Delegates 
to Dayton Convention Elected , and Instruct- 
ed to Vote for Neff to Succeed Himself 

as 



Rochester, N. Y., May 6. 

The fourth annual convention of the 
New York State branch No. n, Mo- 
tion Picture Exhibitors' League of 
America, was held yesterday at the 
Hotel Seneca. Nearly ioo delegates 
from various parts of the state were 
present, in addition to local members. 

The convention opened at 10.30 a.m. 

and was addressed by Mayor H. H. 

Edgerton, who extended to the dele- 
gates the freedom of the city. He was 
followed by National President M. A. 
Ncff, of Cincinnati, who- told of the de- 
velopment of the picture industry, 
dwelling particularly on open houses 
Sunday, a matter of the utmost im- 
portance in many cities of the state. 

At the opening of the afternoon ses- 
sion at 2.30 o'clock, State President 
A. N. Wolff, of Rochester, read a tele- 
gram from New York City stating a 
new branch of Local No. 1 had just 
been organized with 25 new members. 
The announcement was greeted with 
applause. President Wolff said that 
this made 75 new members in the 
league during the past 30 days. 

Delegates to the National Conven- 
tion to be held in Dayton week of 
July 6 were then elected. They are 
A. N. Wolff, W. C. Hubbard, G. L. 
Tyler, of Rochester; E. M. Day, of 
Rome ; M. K. Fleischman, T. A. Kep- 
pler, J. J. Whitman, of New York 
City. The alternates are F. C. Gerling 
and T. W. Esterheld, of Rochester ; 
J. B. Flanagan, of Watertown ; Frank 
C. Pierce, of Geneva ; John Mullaney, 
L. S. Harris, J. L. Dugan, William 
Brandt, of New York City. 

The remainder of the session was 
taken up in discussing the Sunday 
movement and advances in the price 
of admission. Tobias A. Keppler, chair- 
man of the law committee, urged the 
men to fight more earnestly, stating 
that wherever a concentrated effort 
had been made, the Court of Appeals 
had upheld the exhibitor. 

A unanimous vote was taken to in- 
struct the delegates to the National 
gathering to vote for President Neff 
to succeed himself. 

A committee of five will be appoint- 
ed to prepare for the next state con- 
vention, to be held in New York City 
next October. A reception and ball, 
at which Crane Wilbur, Harland Moore 
and Claire Rae wen- present, ended 
the convention. 

St. Louis. May <>. 
The Illinois state branch" of the Mo- 
tion Picture Exhibitors' League ol' 
America at its recent meeting in 
Springfield, 111., elected these officers: 
G. M. Lutrell, Jacksonville, president; 
Thomas Leonard, Johnston City, and 



W. F. Sauvage, Alton, vice-presidents; 
W. Bradley, Ottawa, secretary; W. W. 
Watts, Springfield, treasurer, and C. J. 
Law, Pana, sergeant-at-arms. 



WHY PATHE LOST OUT. 

The shift from the Pathe Weekly 

Review to the Hearst-Selig Review in 

the United Booking Offices theatres is 
said to have arisen through a grouch 
acquired by E. F. Albee, the U. B. O.'s 
general manager, when he saw on the 
Pathe sheet a picture of Marcus Loew 
signing the contract to take over the 
Sullivan-Considine Circuit. 

The change came immediately upon 
orders from Albee, it is said, and wid- 
ened the breach between the General 
Film Co. and Pathe, the G. F. stand- 
ing with the U. B. O.-Selig on the 
matter. 



"ACTOR" INSTEAD OF "STAR." 

Chicago, May 6. 
Alfred Hamburger has been sued in 
the sum of $50,000 by Edward Abeles, 
the latter charging that the former 
has "placed him open to ridicule" by 
advertising him as an "actor" in a 
picture play, when in reality he is a 
"star." Suit was filed Monday. 



SIX HOUSES IN FIVE BLOCKS. 

Chicago, May 6. 
Struggle for picture patronage prom- 
ises to be strenuous in the vicinity 
of Michigan avenue this summer if 
plans now being formed are carried 
out. The Studebaker is already open 
with pictures, with a 25-cent charge. 
The Ziegfeld, a little south, is offer- 
ing pictures at the same price, and 
the Fine Arts (in the same building 
with the Studebaker), Orchestra Hall 
and the Auditorium will soon open 
with films. Tt is also said that the 



IMPERSONATING KERRIGAN. 

A man has been travelling through 
New York state claiming to be the 
representative of a large moving pic- 
ture concern, authorized to make ar- 
rangements for the housing of a com- 
pany of picture actors'. 

Recently he went to the Morgan 
House, Poughkeepsie, making the 
above representations and endeavored 
to cash a bogus check. Monday of 
the current week the same individual 
booked 12 rooms at the Ten Eyck, 
Albany, where he gave his name as J. 
Warren Kerrigan, and presented a 
draft on San Francisco for some $1,100. 

The Hotel Men's Association have 
been notified to keep a sharp lookout 
for the smooth individual, who has al- 
ready impressed a number of boni- 
faces with his plausible tale. 



FIRST SAVAGE PHOTOPLAY. 

The first of the Henry W. Savage 
play movies will be started next week 
when the Famous Players Co. begins 




Comedy, around in Van Buren street, 
will offer pictures later in the sum- 
mer. 

This makes six houses within a ra- 
dius of five or six blocks, all offering 
about the same grade of pictures and 
at practically the same price. 



SPOKANE BARS VICE FILM. 

Spokane, May 6. 
After a private exhibition yesterday, 
Mayor Hindley refused the manage- 
ment of the Auditorium permission to 
run the five-reel film entitled "The In- 
side of the White Slave Traffic." 



the making of "The County Chair- 
man." This feature is expected to be 
ready for release the first week in 
June. 

Macklyn Arbuckle is under contract 
to enact his old role in front of the 
camera. George Ade, who wrote the 
piece, has been invited to lend his co- 
operation in staging the comedy 
drama. 

Just vhat the second Savage film 
will be has not been fully decided upon 
but it will probably be "The Million," 
with William Burress in his original 
role. 




JAIL FILM INTERESTING. 

Chicago, May 0. 

Films showing the penitentiary at 

Joliet, 111., were exhibited last week 

in a State street theatre where they 

attracted wide attention. The films 

were made by the Industrial Moving 

Picture Company and show all de- 
partments of the prison, and give 
scenes from the prison life from the 
time the prisoner goes in until he 
comes out again. The photography is 
clear for the most part and the scenes 
shown are interesting in the extreme. 
Some of the most interesting scenes 
were those taken of "honor" men at 
Dixon, 111., where they went to work 
making good roads. Views taken in 
"Camp Hope" were novel. 



PICTURES REMAIN AT B'WAY. 

Marcus Loew no sooner withdrew 
his tenancy of the Broadway theatre 
than the Stanley Theatre Co. moved 
in and continues the picture policy. 
About June 1 the Broadway will close 
for interior repairs, reopening in the 
fall with pop vaudeville. Its nearest 
competitors will be Hammerstein's 
(big time) and American (Loew's). 



Damage in a Film Play. 

Los Angeles, May 6. 
W. Melville, of the Lubin Co. has 
brought suit in the Admiralty Court, 
asking $1,000 damages against the 
schooner Santa Cruz, claiming the ship 
rammed his launch used in a film play. 



ICED TEA WITH PICTURES. 

The New York theatre is going to 
adopt a couple of new policies next 
week, in connection with the display 
of moving pictures there. Japanese 
girls will deliver iced tea and rice 
cakes to inmates during the regular 
show hours, and the patrons, com- 
mencing Sunday, will hereafter see a 
mixed bill, of daily short releases, with 
a feature, the entire picture program 
changing every day. 

William Morris picked up the Jap 
tea and cake thing while out on the 
Pacific Coast. There will be two 
Japanese young women, already se- 
lected, but their nationality won't be 
guaranteed. It is said one of the girls 
won the Beauty Contest when the 
present Jardin de Danse on top of the 
New York was known as "Wonder- 
land" (those were the happy days — 
may they never come again). 



MIL IEL OSTRICHE 

of 1 lie THANHOUSKR forc-en (IcmlliK lady. Princess Features), who h;i* l»f«-n attracting 
considerable attention to herself In plctuies. 



THEM PICTURE CRITICS I 

Assembled one morning this week in 
the studio of a picture concern were 
about half a dozen reviewers of as 
many trade papers, waiting for the dis- 
play of a feature at a private showing. 
To kill time the critics started kidding 
one another, asking what each knew 
about pictures, criticism and other 
things. 

One mentioned he had just seen 
"The Heart of Midlothian" run off. 
Asked what that was, he did not 
know, nor did any of the other review- 
ers present. No one could spell "Mid- 
lothian" until investigation disclosed 
the title and story came from one of 
Sir Walter Scott's works. 

If you don't a. I vert I-.- In VAKIKTV. <lon< 
iiltertUe at all. 



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VARIETY 



FEATURE PICTURE BUSINESS 

HOLDIN G UP O N BROADWAY 

Comparing Very Favorable With "Quo Vadis" of Last 

Summer. Many More Houses Now Playing Pictures. 

Others Will Probably Drop in by Summer. 



Notwithstanding that the feature pic- 
ture is being displayed in several 
. Broadway theatres, the business is 
■Adding up. A feature like the Keller- 
(wiann picture at the Globe, doing $4,- 
JptJO last week at 25-50, is comparing 
very favorably in receipts with "Quo 
Vadis," the picture hit of last year, 
that had a long run over the summer 
at the Astor. 

"Quo Vadis" had no real competi- 
tion nearby as the present Times 
Square houses playing pictures have. 
It did an average of $5,000 weekly at 
the Astor for the first four weeks, then 
dropped off to an average of $3,500 a 
week until nearing the end of its long 
run. The same picture in four weeks 
in Cleveland did $36,000, having a 
larger capacity out there than the As- 
tor gave it, and might have charged 
beyond the Astor picture prices', "Quo 
Vadis getting 25-50 in the Broadway 
house. 

The Strand is reliably reported to 
have broken its box office record for 
its first week, on the period ending 
last Saturday night. It was claimed 
for the Strand it did $11,000 the first 
week, and it was conceded the house 
did between $9,000 and $10,000. The 
Broadway at 10-15 did capacity at 
night until the Loew picture policy 
was forced out through expiration of 
lease April 30. The Stanley at 7th 
avenue and 41st street, a 10-cent place 
that gives features, two reels or more, 
is always jammed in the evening. 

The New York theatre felt the com- 
petition of the other picture houses 
about, and following last week's busi- 
ness dropped the admission scale to 
25 cents, it drawing very well the early 
part of the week. The Globe gives two 
shows daily, the other theatres run- 
ning their pictures continuously. 

The "Quo Vadis" picture has been 
taken as the basis for all calculation 
of picture receipts, since its hit was 
instantaneous and the picture pulled 
wherever shown. In the light of pres- 
ent-day picture business, it would eith- 
er seem that there are other films with 
a drawing power equal to the "Vadis" 
feature or the picture patronage has 
been spread over an area that will 
ensure a certain amount of receipts to 
a recognized picture theatre. 

At the Republic in West 42nd street 
a vice film is shown, without attracting 
undue attention. It is reported under 
the direction of Felix Isman. 

Quite a number of local playhouses 
will be playing pictures by the time 
real summer is here, it is said. A war 
film (Mutual) is announced for the 
Lyric, opening this Saturday. 



PICTURE PEOPLE SAIL. 

The Famous Players company left 
on the Baltic Wednesday. Included 
among the sailors was Hugh Ford, a 
recent acquisition to the directing end 
of the F. P. staff. Mr. Ford and Edwin 



S. Porter, the F. P. general director, 
will stage three important film pro- 
ductions on the other side before the 
summer has passed. 

These are "Monsieur Beaucaire," 
with James K. Hackett ; "The Silver 
King," with Guy Standing, and "The 
Eternal City," with Marie Doro. The 
last named will be placed in the locale 
of the Hall Caine story, Italy, and will 
be as imposing a film drama as has 
been enacted before the photographer. 

Mary Pickford has some scenes to 
finish up in New York before she can 
leave to join the company and engage 
in her series of international subjects 
that will take in any number of for- 
eign countries. 



U. B. 0. PICTURE HOUSES. 

With the summer season close at 
hand, the United Booking Offices is 



50 CENTS TOO MUCH. 

Philadelphia, May 6. 

Movies with prices up to 50 cents 
seem to be too high for this city" and 
lack of patronage has forced the houses 
which started at high prices to come 
down. The Stanley which opened last 
week with "The Sea Wolf" as the fea- 
ture picture and Lina Abarbanell as 
an added attraction at $1,000 weekly 
fixed prices at 25-50 for two shows a 
day. 

This week all is changed and the 
management announces that the "sum- 
mer season policy" has been installed. 
The change brought about a reduction 
in the prices to 10, 15 and 25; and the 
program has been made continuous 
from 11 to 11 with a change of pic- 
tures daily. For the summer at least 
the weekly added attraction will be 
omitted. 

First run pictures are promised in 
the announcement, but it is hardly in 
accord with this policy that the Mr. 
and Mrs. Vernon Castle pictures were 
put on as the special feature for the 
entire week. They have been seen here 
before. 

A similar lack of appreciation at 
high prices was experienced at the 
Metropolitan where pictures followed 
the successful run of "The Whip." 




turning a raft of their houses and the 
Orpheum circuits into feature pictures. 
Several of the houses have already be- 
gun the summer policy. The Or- 
pheum, Salt Lake, and the Lyceum, 
Columbus, started last Sunday, while 
next Sunday the Orpheums, Des 
Moines, St. Paul, and Duluth; Colum- 
bia, St. Louis; Keith's, Louisville, and 
Keith's Hippodrome, Cleveland, have 
their first features. 

Other opening picture dates arc: 
May 11, Greenpoint, Brooklyn; Or- 
pheum, New Orleans; 17, Orpheums, 
Kansas City, Memphis and Sioux City 
and Keith's, Cincinnati; 18, Crescent, 
Brooklyn; Bronx and Alhambra, New 
York; 24, Orpheum, Minneapolis; 25, 
Keith's, Indianapolis, and June 8, Ma- 
jestic, Milwaukee. 

If you don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



Last week "The Great Diamond Rob- 
bery" was featured at 15-25-50. The 
enforced reduction sent the prices 
down to 10-15-25 with "A Million Bid" 
as the attraction. 

The smaller houses are not having 
any trouble of this kind and all over 
the city the usual evening price is 
being raised to ten cents. 

If the Exhibitors' League has its 
way every house will have a ten-cent 
admission Saturday night. 



Spreading Kellermann Film. 

The Annette Kellermann film, at the 
Globe, New York, will probably be 
shown in five cities commencing next 
week, booked through Klaw & Er- 
langer. 

Boston, Chicago, Detroit and San 
Francisco are mentioned as the towns 
that will get the Imp feature. 




MUTUAL TAKES CORT. 

The Mutual Film Corporation will 
plant its uptown banner at the Cort 
theatre on West Forty-eighth street, 
commencing June 1. The first picture 
to be shown is "The Escape." "Peg 
O' My Heart" closes there Decoration 
Day. 

The Mutual has been looking for 
a Times Square location for its film 
shows, considering several theatres in 
the vicinity and finally deciding upon 
the Cort, situated on a side street, a 
considerable distance from Broadway 
with no transient traffic past its doors. 

Weber's had been holding the Mu- 
tual shows for about eight weeks, un- 
til the picture distributor leased the 
house for the final two weeks of its 
term (ending this Saturday) for a fea- 
ture film showing by another firm. 
The Mutual at first almost decided to 
take the Princess theatre on West 
Thirty-ninth street, but concluded the 
capacity was too small. (It is a 299- 
seat theatre). 

There seems to be an idea held by 
the picture concerns which want to 
exhibit feature films in prominent 
New York theatres that if a smaller 
house is obtained, the picture show, 
if able to draw strongly, will keep a 
house of lesser capacity packed all the 
time, whereas the same crowd that 
gives the small theatre a full house 
might be lost in another one of much 
larger size. In this way, with a full 
house at all times, the picture men 
will talk about the capacity the show 
is drawing, whereas in the larger 
theatre they will say the house was 
not full, regardless of the difference 
in the holding size. 

This was brought out markedly the 
other day when it was said the Strand 
had five rows empty at the rear of 
the orchestra at 9:20 at night. The 
remainder of the Strand's* orchestra 
(total capacity downstairs 1,800) 
would have overflowed any other 
theatre in New York playing feature 
pictures the same night to prices not 
less than the Strand's (50 cents top). 

The smaller house is supposed to 
permit of a longer run for a big fea- 
ture if it appears like the "Quo 
Vadis" or Rainey Hunt, although 
these films were important items in 
the early days of feature films, and 
do not seem to have any followers, 
unless the Kellermann picture at the 
Globe should develop into one, as 
now seems possible, business not 
noticeably falling off there with the 
increase of admission to 50 cents, or- 
chestra and balcony. The longer the 
run or the stronger the report spreads 
of a house "doing business," the more 
may be secured for state rights, and 
the more anxious are the exhibitors 
to secure the feature that is drawing 
in New York City. 



BRUCE McR'r\E 

In "THE RING AND THE MAN," to be released May 20 by t*ae FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM CO. 



St. Louis Building Ruling. 

St. Louis, May 6. 

Building Commissioner McKelvey 
has notified the managers of all thea- 
tres of the requirements of the de- 
partment and says that unless several 
theatres are rewired and other changes 
made permits to operate next season 
will not be issued. 

The local fire scare cost several of 
the theatres big money the last few 
weeks, especially since the Missouri 
Athletic Club blaze. 



VARIETY 



19 



FILM FLASHES 



Jack Cohn. of the UnlYersal's preM depart- 
ment, announced "his first born ' last week. 
Jack la perfectly satisfied with the first flew 
of the release and will have a press exhibition, 
when "stills" will be distributed. ... 



Rusaell E. Smith Is writing a series of new 
detective scenarios for the Majestlo Co. 



The U. 8. Amusement Co., the new Herbert 
Blache corporation, will present a series of 
feature films having James J. Corbett for the 
central figure. 



The Universal has announced changes In re- 
leases commencing June 1. The Powers Mon- 
day brand will be replaced by a Sterling com- 
edy. The Sterling with Ford Sterling fea- 
tured will be released Tuesday. The Satur- 
day Frontier will be changed to Sunday. The 
Frontier release of Tnursday will be taken by 
the Sterling. The Crystal s Sunday comedy 
will be dropped, but the Crystal Thursday re- 
leases continue. The Universal will have 28 
releases weekly with the shifts. 

C. J. Hlte, president of the Thanhouser con- 
cern, has purchased the Francis Wilson home 
In New Rochelle, and will reside there. 



Though the dallies are carrying war stories 
anent the movements of the Mexican generals, 
Huerta, Villa and Carranza, there has been 
nary a word about Villa's personal anxiety to 
keep the movie machines in operation. Villa 
has been raking la a nice little roll of pin- 
money on his picture agreement with the 
Mutual and with the United States Intervening 
with the aid of shot and shell there is immedi- 
ate likelihood of Villa having his movie rev- 
enue cut off. 



An overland trip from New York to the Pa- 
cific Coast has been arranged by the Vltagraph 
Company, David McSadyne having been en- 
gaged to travel every Inch of the way In an 
old-fashioned prairie schooner. McSadyne 
started at 10 a. m. May 4 from the Vltagraph 
studios in Brooklyn. He's an old pioneer who 
knowB the entire route he will travel. 



The Thanhouser announces June 22 as the 
first release day for the new film feature, "The 
Million Dollar Mystery." It will start In news- 
paper form June 28, following the Kathleen 
series. 



"The Adventures of Kitty Cobb," adapted 
from the James Montgomery Flagg cartoons 
which recently apeared In the Sunday supple- 
ment of the World, has been made Into 6,000 
feet of photoplay by the Kismet Co., under 
the stage direction of T. Hayes Hunter. The 
picture will shortly be released. 

Akron, O., has 30 houses devoted to moving 
pictures. The town has 100,000. The Splcer Is 
the latest picture place opening there. 

J. Walter Lamb, former traveling represen- 
tative of the World's Special Film Corpora- 
tion, has assumed charge of the Syracuse office 
of the Cosmos Film Corporation. 

In the Kalem picture, "A Man's Soul," re- 
leased May 13, there's a real prairie fire. The 
company at Olendale, Cal., was rushed out 
into the open where they were fighting a fire 
sweeping the plains and Director J. P. Mc- 
Gowan took advantage of the big blase to work 
In some scenes on a picture he was then en- 
gaged In making. 

John <7rey, head of the Universalis publicity 
department, is authority for the statement that 
the 300 South Sea Island natives, now encamp- 
ed on the U's ranch on the Pacific Coast, are 
to be turned over to the Panama-Pacific Ex- 
position at the end of eight months, where they 
will be attached to one of the amusement con- 
cessions of the fair. The Islanders made their 
first movie appearance In the "Lucille Love, 
Girl of Mystery" features. 

Leon Kalmer, formerly with the Kleine fea- 
tures, is sticking to the sticks in Idaho, Wash- 
ington, Oregon and Montana this summer with 
the Edison talkers. 



In the D. W. Griffith release under the ban- 
ner of the Mutual Film Corporation, entitled 
"Home Sweet Home," there is a long cast 
headed by James Kirkwood, Henry Walthall, 
Owen Moore, Blanche Sweet, Mae Marsh, Lil- 
lian and Dorothy Olsh. The big feature Is In 
five reels. 

In "Her Ladyship," a new three-part feature 
by Selig, the cast comprises Gertrude Coghlan. 
Walter Roberts, Clifford Bruce. Harold Vos- 
burgh, Adrienne Kroell and Ruth Hazlette. 
The movie is from the famous play by Charles 
Coghlan, the picture version being produced 
by Oscar Eagle. 

In the making of the Al. J. Jennings' feature, 
"Beating Back," Will Irwin, the author, who 
wrote the Saturday Evening Post articles, made 
personal visits to the studios to help In the 
stage direction. It wbh Irwin's first big affili- 
ation with the movie thing. 

Sellg has made a three-reeler entitled "The 
Game of Life," the principals being Edwin 
Wallork. Eugenlo Brsserer. William Stowell 
nsd Harriett Notter. James Oliver Curwood 
wrote it and E. A. Martin produced it. 

Charles Ooetz. of the World Film Corpora- 
tion, hns been a benedict since March 9 and 
not until this wppk did the fact become known. 
His brother, Ben. slipped away and got mar- 
ried, and then Charlie stole a march on his 
friends and did likewise. Goetz Is one of the 
youngest sales managers in the pictures. 

There's talk that President Hempstead and 
John J. McOraw. of the New York NfUonal 
League team, are planning to Install a pro- 



jection machine at the Polo grounds so that 
the Little Napoleon can dally Illustrate talks 
to the regulars and recruits on plays. Inside 
ball, etc. If the Pirates keep on copping con- 
secutively they will need several machines 
and more players. 

"The Kangaroo," Harris Dickson's story 
which appeared in Munsey's, has been photo- 
played by the American Eclair Co. and the 
leasing rights taken over by the World Film 
Corporation. 

Herbert Brenon, who has been, congratulated 
right and left for his bully work In staging the 
Annette Kellermann feature, is back at the 
movie grindstone, making a feature entitled 
"By the Aid of a Little Scout" in which the 
Boys' Scouts will be shown In all their move- 
ments, etc. 



C. B. Price, former manager of the General 
Film Co. branch In Los Angeles, Is now special 
representative for the World Film Corpora- 
tion for the Pacific Coast territory, making 
his headquarters in San Francisco. 

Bert Adler is now special representative 
for Thanhouser, with Jay Cairns In charge of 
the publicity end Mr. Adler formerly gave 
his attention to. 



The Eastern Theatre Co. of Boston has 
taken a lease of the Casino, Portland, Me., and 
will give three shows dally, using some musi- 
cal turns with the pictures. 



"The Master Cracksman," in five parts, will 
be the first big feature release by the Progres- 
sive M. P. Corporation, the first exhibition 
date being made the latter part of the month. 
In filming this play, Harry Carey Is the prin- 
cipal actor and is personally staging the piece. 
Supporting him are Juliette Day, Fern Foster, 
Marjorle Bonner, Louis Morrell, William H. 
Power, Herbert Russell, Rex Burnett, with 
David W. Oobbett, head of the camera forces. 
Fred L. Bennage, formerly of the National 
Program, the Interstate Publishing Co. and 
the Bennage Amusement Co., Is manager of 
the Progressive's booking and sales depart- 
ment. 



DRESS-SUIT PICTURE HOUSE. 

Boston, May 6. 
A dress-suit moving picture house 
opened this week at the corner of 
Exeter and Newbury streets in the 
heart of Boston's most exclusive resi- 
dential section under the name of the 
Exeter Street 
N. S. Ayer, a State street business 

man, financed the project which will 
handle 1,200 twice a day and Loew 
will book the vaudeville for the pres- 
ent at least. The house will play split 
weeks. 

Sunday shows will be given, and the 
prices will be a 25 cent maximum de- 
spite that at least half the patrons will 
be the wealthy class who will pay 
any price to see a show that appeals 
and hundreds of society matrons have 
been clamoring for a house where they 
could see the "movies" with proper 
surroundings. 

The organ will be played by John 
Kelley of the Boston Opera House. 
The ushers will all be young women 
and the house manager will be William 
Hunt. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



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MAY 11— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— Metamorphoses, 2-reel dr, A ; 
Flnegan's Bomb, com, Key ; Our Mutual Girl, 
No. 17, dr. Rel. 

GENERAL F— In Fate's Cycle, dr B; Re- 
generation, 2-reel dr, K; Hearts are Trumps, 
dr, Pthe; On the Minute, 2-reel dr, and Doc 
Yak Temperance Lecture, com, 8 ; Miser Mur- 
ray's Wedding Present, dr, V; Martha's Re- 
bellion, com, E; Winky Willy's Maxims, and 
A Drastic Remedy, split-reel com, Mel ; Hearst- 
Sellg news Pictorial, No. 21, 8. 

CNIVERSAL— Tollers of the Sea dr, Vic; 
Through the Snow, dr, I ; The Adventures of 
Llmburger A Schweltser, 2-reel com, P. 

MAY 12— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL — A Mohammedan Conspiracy, 2- 
reel dr, T ; The Miuiutuie Portrait, dr. MaJ ; 
Her Heritage, dr, Be. 

GENERAL F — An Alaskan Interlude, dr, E; 
In Real Life, com-dr, S-A ; The Toreador's Ro- 
mance, 2-reel dr, Kl ; Wood Carving and Turn- 
ing at St. Claude (France), Ind, and the Jer- 
boa, educ, split-reel. Pthe ; Marian, the Holy 
Terror, and Doc Yak, The Marksman, spllt- 
rel com, S ; The Acid Test, 2-reel dr, V ; The 
Wallflower, com, L. 

UNIVERSAL— Lucille Love, the Girl of Mys- 
tery Series, No. 5. 2-reel dr, G 8 ; Charlie's 
New Suit, and Their Picnic, split-reel com, C : 
Universal Ike Gets a Line on His Wife, com, 

MAY 13— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— Shorty's Strategy, 2-reel dr. Br ; 
The Navy Aviator, dr, A ; Dad's Outlaws, dr, 
Rel. 

GENERAL F— Andy Plays Cupid, com 
f Sixth of the Andy Series). E; A Man's Soul, 
2-rel dr, K ; Three Little Powders, com, 8-A ; 
Pathe's Weekly, No. 36, Pthe; Buddy's First 
Call, com, V ; A Pair of Stockings, dr, 8 ; In 
the Northland, 2-reel dr, L. 

UNIVERSAL— The Siren, dr, N ; How Oreen 
Saved His Wife, com, J ; In the Fangs of Jealr 
ousy, 2-reel dr, Eclr ; Universal Animated. 
Weekly, No. 114. U. 



MAY 14— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— Forest Vampires, 2-reel dr, Dom ; 
Down on the Farm, com, Key ; Mutual Weekly, 
No. 72, M. 

GENERAL F— Her Mother's Weakness, dr, 
B ; Slippery Slim's Stratagem, w-com, 8-A ; 
Madam Coquette, 2-reel dr, L; Brtty Bill Al- 
most Married, and Midday or Midnight? split- 
reel com, Mel ; The Strength of the Weak, 2- 
reel dr, Pthe ; The Sea-Gull, Indlan-dr, V ; 
Hearst-Sellg News Pictorial, No. 22, 8. 

UNIVERSAL— On the Chess Board of Fate, 
2-reel dr, I ; The Unlawful Trade, dr. Rx ; 
Dad's Allowance, com, Frnt; Papa's Boy, com, 
Ster. 

MAY IS— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— In the Cow Country. 2-recl dr. 
K-B; In Her Sleep, com, Pr ; The Girl In the 
Shack, dr, Rel. 

GENERAL F— His Sob Story, 2-reel dr, E; 
Ashes of Hope, 2-reel dr, S-A; A Darktown 
Wooing, and The Girl and the Gondolier, split- 
reel com, K ; At Last We Are Alone, com, 8 ; 
Bunny Buys a Harem, com, V ; The Signal, 
dr, L. 

UNIVERSAL— The Newlywed's Dilemma, 
nom, N : The Transformation of Prudence, dr, 
P; A Million In Pearls, 2-reel dr, Vic. 

MAY 16— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL — Golden Dross, 2-reel dr. Rel ; 
Keystone, title not announced ; At Bay for a 
Day, and I should Worry, s^ lit- reel com, R. 

GENERAL F— The Coward and the Man, dr, 
E ; Broncho Billy's Leap, w-dr, 8-A ; He Bald 
He Could Act, com, L; The Precious Twins, 2- 
reel com, Pthe; The Countess Veschl's Jewels, 
2-reel dr, V ; The War Bonnet, dr, K ; While 
the Band Played, and Almost An Outrage, 
split-reel com, B ; Taint of Madness, dr, 8. 

UNIVERSAL— The Fascinating Eye, com, J ; 
Won by Wire, dr, Frnt ; The Hills of Silence. 
8-reel dr, B.lOl. 



OHIO CENSORS BEHIND. 

Cleveland, May 6. 

Ohio's state law which created the 
board of ceniori failed to provide 
enough members of the board to carry 
on the work in this state. 

The present members, who number 
three, will not be able to do the work 
in Ohio, and unless more persons are 
named, many films will have to go 
uncensored. 

Mrs. Maud Miller, who began cen- 
soring in Cleveland, will have to cen- 
sor 10,000 films. At the present rate 
she will be at the task for months. 

At present there is only one other 
member of the board, H. E. Vestal, 
of Ada, O. He is also engaged in 
censoring in Cleveland. One position 
on the board is vacant. 

Picture exhibitors, who now are op- 
posed to the state censorship board, 
are likely to complain to the courts of 
the inefficiency of the censoring body, 
and demand that more censors be 
appointed. 

Unless something is done to relieve 
the work of the present board, the ex- 
hibitor* will refuse to await the stamp 
of approval of the censors, and will 
exhibit films before they are passed 
on, being willing to run the risk for 
violation of the state law. Lawyers 
declare that nothing can be done to 
those who exhibit uncensored films 
when the censorship board is unable 
to handle the work mapped out for it. 



PICTURE8 IN FEDERAL PARK. 

Moving pictures will be shown in 
the new Federal League baseball park, 
Brooklyn, commencing about June 1. 
Jack Hughes is handling the proposi- 
tion. 

The park opens next week with tht 
regular Federal ball set. # on. It will 
seat aDout 5,oou. 



TITLE CHANGE COSTS $2,000. 

When the Herman Lieb feature 
film, "Dope" starts on its western 
travels next week, with a Pacific 
Coast outlined by Harry Dull, who 
has* been directing the New York 
bookings, the Thanhouser Film Co. 
will change the title. The western ex- 
hibitors assert that the present title 
does not mean nor convey anything to 
their houses and for that reason have 
asked C. J. Hite's concern to use an- 
other name. 

In changing from the "Dope" title 
the Thanhouser people stand to lose 
$2,000 as new captions and a change 
of the billing and play sheets must all 
be changed for the western tour. 



Japanese Actress in This Film. 
The New York Motion Picture 
^■Corporation will shortly release 
through the Continental Film Corpo- 
ration a five-part feature, "The Wrath 
of the Gods ' in which the Japanese 
actress, Tsuru Aoki will be featured. 
The climax is a volcano eruption 
which destroys a whole Jap village. 



Fred Mace Coming Here. 

Fred Mace should be in New York 
about this time, to close contracts for 
the Fred Mace Feature Films, a com- 
pany out on the Pacific Coast Mr. 
Mace lately organized and is director 
of. 

Mace will stop at the Hotel Astor. 



20 



VARIETY 



THE SEA WOLF. 

One of Jack London's best sellers, \"The Sea 

Wolf,'' is at the Strand this week, graphically 

plcturlzed, with nearly all of the action oc- 

rurring on a bout, "The Ghost." This gives 

the *lx-reeler a fa*<t clip, for even the Interiors 

ure of the boat's cabins. Wolf Lursen is some 

bad boy of the seas as commander of his boat. 

in the eurly portion of the picture he Issues or- 
ders with his lists, and, towurd the end, becomes 
blind. When he run no longer see, his brother 
tomes aboard and tukes all of Wolf's seamen 
away, leaving him to run the boat as best he 
ran, and it runs ushore, at Endeavor Island, 
where Humphrey Van Weydcn and Maud 
Urewster had started a sort of Kobinson Cru- 
soe existence through beaching there, after 
leaving "The ffhost" In an open boat. The Sea 
Wolf had designs on MUs lirewster, beloved by 
Humphrey. So they took to the sea. When 
the Uhost beaches, "Hump" goes aboard, and 
the end arrives with the death of Larsen, who 
was lighting until the finish, when the young 
people sail the boat back home. One of the 
scenes show the cook thrown overboard for a 
washing, and another the capture of a shark. 
These two were assembled to give a very 
good illusion of the shark chasing the 
cook in the wuter. All the fist fighting has 
been realistically staged, but some of the Inci- 
dents lose strength through being pictured, like 
Endeavor Island, for instance. Thrown ashore 
and alone, apparently, the fact of the camera 
working dispels the result looked for. to what 
end this works against a play or story-picture 
is problematical, but it does to an extent, tak- 
ing away through practically saying that this 
is aoUng. The same with Larsen, supposedly 
alone, while blind, on the boat, but continuing 
to be photographed. A similar argument per- 
haps could be made against any picture, but 
with some the camera man Is forgotten while 
In others it Is forced upon the audience that 
he Is there. The direction of "The Sea Wolf" 
was well attended to. llobart Bosworth Is 
Wolf Larsen, and looks the part with his rugged 
build and muscular development. Mr. Bos- 
worth gave an excellent account of himself 
barring a slight tendency to pose. Herbert 
Rawllnson as Van Weyden, and Viola Barry 
as MIbs Brewster earned no distinction. The 
only other principal programed was J. Chas. 
Haydon as the cook. "The Sea Wolf" as a 
feature, by Itself, Is mildly Interesting, and this 
mostly through the scene of the action, the 
ocean. To readers of Mr. London s book. It 
should decidedly appeal. The Bosworth Co., 
Inc., stands sponsor for it. 8ime. 




THE DISHONORED MEDAL. 

The Mutual Is showing a four-reel R. A M. 
release, "The Dishonored Medal," staged by W. 
Christy Cabanne, under the supervision of D. 
W. Griffith, it has the unmistakable Griffith 
trademark In the frequent employment of the 
dlssolver for dimming In and out and the 
handling of the mobs in a highly effective bat- 
tle-scene, A native Algerian girl is betrayed 
by a French officer, to whom he gives his Le- 
gion of Honor medal. The girl dies and her 
baby boy is raised by an old Algerian man 
with his own son, being adopted as the brother 
of the old man's boy. The boys grow up In 
amity, fall In love with the same girl. The 
French officer comes back as the ruler of the 
district, sees the girl with whom the boys are 
smitten, look? her over, and orders her brought 
to his tent. The boys incite rebellion and in 
a finely staged battle, the Algerians are almost 
entirely wiped out. The youths survive, crawl 
into the officer's tent In search of the girt, 
the son of the officer stabs the libertine to 
death while his foster brother escapes with the 
girl. As the father Is dying he recognizes the 
medal and the boy learns he has killed bis own 
male parent. He makes no attempt to escape, 
permitting himself to be taken prisoner. The 
scenes are very effective, mostly exteriors and 
hence leading themselves to the best photo- 
graphic results. A "telescopic" view of "the 
enemy" approaching from afar, was especially 
striking. There must have been some profes- 
sional riders utilized In the battles as there 
was shown some daring feats of horsemanship. 
The woman playing the dishonored Algerian 
girl had about us much expression as an 
Egyptian mummy. When the Frenchman 
made love to her : when she was abandoned 
with her baby ; when she was dying, and at 
all other times, she was alwnys pretty, but 
wholly devoid of creating nny illusion of emo- 
tion by pantomime. The French oiflcer, at the 
time he met the Algerian girl who became his 
victim, wore a pnlr of gloves. Throughout the 
seduction episode he failed to remove his hand 
coverings and on his return when his son had 
grown up. throughout the terrific battle, the 
gloves wore never removed. The officer's per- 
formance was an excellent one, however, ex- 
cepting during the heat of battle when, sword 
In hand he Issued frenzied orders, when, with 
disheveled hair he looked and gyrated like 
Creatore leading his brass band. The best all- 
round performance of the production was con- 
tributed bv the man playing the adopted son. 
Despite the faults enumerated, "The Disho- 
nored Mednl" Is a capital feature film. 

Jolo. 



THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY. 

At the time of the Initial showing of "The 
Great Diamond Robbery" at a private perform- 
ance at the American theatre some two 
months ago. the Playgoers' Film Co.'s first 
production was voted a rather unsatisfactory 
performance, for the reason that the picture 
had not been trimmed and the factory print 
exhibited was very Indistinct. Since then the 
film Is said to have been sent to the Lubln 
laboratories for remodeling. When shown at 
the New York theatre last Sunday night It did 
not seem like the same picture at all. The 
Improvement Is Incredible and the film now 
tells a well sustained and suspensive melodra- 
matic tale, the progression being. If anything, 
too abrupt. It moved so rapidly that at one 



point the house broke Into hysterical laughter 
coupled with applause. Wallle Eddlnger aa the 
wonderful detective, Dick B rummage, la now 
some busy chap, never once stopping to eat his 
meals. With tUe exception of a single case of 
"hllatlon" in an interior scene, "The Qreat 
Diamond Robbery" is now a rip-snorting melo- 
dramatic feature him with enough class" for 
exhibition anywhere. Jolo. 

BENEATH THE CZAR. 

After looking at this four-part Solax feature 
one must confess the main Idea Is not unlike 
that which was seen in the playlet, "Expia- 
tion," which Mrs. Patrick Campbell presented 
several seasons ago in the American vaudeville 
houses. In "Beneath the Ciar" Anna Pavlowa, 
in effecting a rescue of her sweetheart and 
father from a Russian prison, practices decep- 
tion upon the head officer and after getting 
him securely locked against the very pillar 
where her father had been lashed and tortured, 
she gives him a dose of the same medicine and 
then goes away with the Imprisoned men. In 
the Pat Campbell sketch, Mrs. Pat as Sonla, 
wife of the man whom the Russian Governor 
had persecuted and put to death by subtle sub- „ 
terfuge, persuades the GTuv to show her how the 
pillar locks work and then cooly wreaks a 
terrible vengeance by pumping lead Into his 
fastened body. In "Beneath the Czar" the girl 
does not shoot the Russian officer, but the 
scene is vastly similar to that In the Mrs. 
Campbell act. This Solax feature Is mostly 
Interiors, and no doubt waa made in America, 
as more attention to the outside would have 
taken away the Russian atmosphere that Is ab- 
solutely necessary for the success of a picture 
of this nature. Madame Blache directeu the 
picture and did as well as could be expected 
under the circumstances. Of course there's an 
air of mystery with the usual Introduction of 
underground passages, secret Interiors and 
trap doors, etc. Claire Whitney is featured 
and makes an acceptable Anna who outwits 
both the Reformers (another way of avoiding 
the word Nihilist), with whom her lover is 
associated, and the Chief of Russian police, 
who keeps up the rep of all the Nihilistic pic- 
tures and plays seen on this side, and Is one 
tough guy, Petroff. With more excitement in 
the open the picture would have created a bet- 
ter impression. It's melodramatic and strives 
for a number of anti-climaxes that fall to de- 
liver. The tree episode with that bunch of 
skyterrler looking Siberian manhunters (men 
with whiskers), unable to see their quarry who 
climbs a green-barren, emaciated looking tree, 
but come back later and see him standing on 
a puny little limb as big as life itself. They 
sawed the tree and the man was made captive, 
yet it was a new one on the movies. If there 
had been a few thick branches on the tree the 
effect would have been more imaginable. 

Mark. 



GREAT PYTHON ROBBERY. 

Quite a little Ingenuousness in whomsoever 
thought out this story of "The Great Python 
Robbery," unless it was taken from a novel, 
short or long. The film was made In England 
evidently. It Is marked "Regent" and runs In 
four reels, with the foreign telephone, although 
the old style transmitter of the American type 
was once shown. The views mainly are of 
London and Paris, with nearly all the action 
In the former city. The ingenuity of the writer 
brought out two decided points in favor of the 
feature — the employment of a mammoth python 
or boa-constrictor In connection with a rob- 
bery, and the chase of the Continental Express 
by a dlrglble. Detective Finn hanging on be- 
neath the dlrglble, dropping onto the train, 
which contained a crook he was after. The 
substitutions In the fall to the train are not 
overwell done, but the illusion is fairly carried 
out by the preliminaries. A motor-cycle ride 
with a machine close behind carrying the 
camera also had a fakey look, but the picture 
is there as a crook film or detective tale. It 
might be termed either or both. A crook living 
in a well appointed house in London reads that 
Madam Pillard with her jewels is coming to 
town, to sing at the opera. He wires a fellow 
crook In Paris. When be reaches London they 
haunt the depot until the Madam arrives, fol- 
low her to the hotel she stops at, and take 
the room Immediately above her. In a case is 
carried the python, and by means of a mirror 
held out of their window, they may see 
Madam's movement in the apartment below 
(probably suggested by the reflector on auto- 
mobiles). Madam goes to the opera with her 
maid. Upon return. ng the girl removes her 
Jewels. Meanwhile the men above have allowed 
the python to slide out of their window and 
apparently direct It to the window below, the 
big snake likely seeking the first opening. Ab 
it goes through the window of the singer's 
rooms, the maid sees It and is pani'c stricken. 
The Madam, catching sight of the reptile near 
her, Is paralyzed with fright and cannot move. 
The women are afterward seen prostrate on 
the floor, as the men clamber In through the 
window, one by one, removing the Jewels, also 
taking the snake along. The Madam recovers, 
misses her valuables, calls the hotel manager 
who sends for Detective Finn ("The Bravest 
Man In England"). He discovers a button, 
and through this traces the English crook to 
his home,, finds a plumber about to go In to fix 
a gas leak, takes his clothes, enters the prem- 
ises, Is recognized by the crooks, w>- bind 
him, throwing the detective In the room wltb 
the python. A newsboy (quite a good little 
actor, too) also recognized Finn as he entered 
the house. Seeing one crook leave the boy de- 
termines te investigate, enters the house from 
the roof, finally reaches the room where the 



other crook is sleeping to await the death of 
Finn (and night to dispose of the body). The 
boy ties up the sleeping man with a rope. 
He then releases Finn, who phones for the 
English crook to be taken to headquarters, 
while he starts on the chase after the fellow 
from Paris, taking the motor-eycle-dlrglble 
route, for speed. While the story doesn't al- 
ways ring true through the Impracticability of 
inserting the snake into It In the manner that 
has been done, It is a good mystery yarn 
nicely worked out and fairly well acted for the 
purpose of the feature him. Besides It con- 
tains a real thrill with the large reptile In 
sight so often, while an air of realism about 
it comes from the moving scenes that gives 
good value, as a feature with no drawing 
power before being shown. Held for a half or 
full week, it might become talked about by the 
picture patrons, who are always on the look- 
out for the odd in subject. Bime. 



BY POWER OF ATTORNEY. 

or 
THE MVSIEHV OF JACK HILTON. 

A Savola three-reel film, "By Power of At- 
torney, or The Mystery of Jack Hilton" was 
adapted from a novel by Charles Darlington 
and Intended to be "sensational." It doesn't live 
up to the lithographs by a good deal. Lieut. 
Jack Hilton, a naval officer, is in love with 
Alice, a wild animal trainer. He asks her to 
quit the hazardous life and marry him. She 
is seen performing in a circus, or rather, is 
shown seated outside the lion cages while 
others are Aimed in the arena. Jack's wealthy 
uncle threatens to cut him off from a $5,000,- 
UUO inheritance If he marries Alice. Jack mar- 
ries Alice and uncle tears up his will, and, 
while writing a new one, dies of heart failure. 
Jack is appointed commandant of an expedi- 
tion to the far east the day after his mar- 
riage. To a supposed friend he says: "My 
uncle has died. Look after my wife's interests 
and tell her I will send her a power of attor- 
ney. Ac." The false friend, who la a lawyer, 
plans to appropriate the Inheritance. He be- 
comes a servant in the Hilton home, Intercepts 
Jack's letters and steals the power of attorney. 
He then calls on the uncle's lawyer and says: 
"I am Jack Hilton's lawyer. I have with me 
power of attorney to collect the Inheritance," 
which is promptly handed over to him in the 
form of "papers. 7 ' The Rajah of Belmore is 
seen amusing himself feeding his lions. Dur- 
ing a "feast" the Rajah Is Informed a party of 
Europeans has crossed the forbidden River 
Belmore. It is Jack's expedition. "Death to 
them all!" cries the Rajah. The encampment 
is attacked and Hilton taken prisoner. Or- 
dered burned alive. Rajah's daughter pleads 
for him. "Let him be entombed for life In 
the marble prison." Princess visits him in 
Jail, unties his hands and makes love to him. 
Rajah finds it out and orders: "Throw that 
infidel into the court of lions." Jack is seen 
tied to a post. A single lion Is prowling about, 
but doesn't approach Jack. Princess is seen 
promising her servant wealth if he will save 
Jack, who Is brought to her boudoir, placed on 
an elephant and escapes. One year later Alice 
has a baby and gets tidings from the east of 
the complete annihilation of her husband's ex- 
pedition. She Is compelled to return to her 
old profession to earn a livelihood. The law- 
yer, who Is in possesion of the vast fortune, 
makes love to her, or rather Improper over- 
tures. When she rejects him he purchases the 
show in which she is employed and sends her 
an "unless" letter. Jack returns after two 
years, which Is carefuly timed to conform to 
the "unless" threat. Wife comes to lawyer's 
home and appeals to him. Jack arrives at his 
wife's humble abode, finds the "unless" letter 
on the floor and rushes off to confront the vil- 
lain. Struggle : "Traitor" lawyer tries to 
shoot himself, police rush in and wife and Jack 
are united. The triple-reeler seems intermin- 
ably long drawn out and lacking in suspensive 
Interest. Jolo. 



THE CURSE OF CREED. 

Marquis de Luscky, a rake, appeals to Webb, 
u money lender, to advance him $5,000 to pay 
his gambling debts or he will be compelled to 
commit suicide. That is the opening of "The 
Curse of Greed," a Melles film in five parts. 
■You are immediately brought face to face with 
the fact that the story Is about people in "high 
life," and that the marquis is a very last and 
dissipated liver. Webb refuses the "accommo- 
dation" and the marquis is thrown from his 
horse that very afternoon in front of the home 
of Viscountess Klnsale, a wealthy young widow. 
The marquis is some 'cellist and a dashing 
brute ; so the money lender drops him a note, 
advising that while remaining at the viscount- 
ess's house during convalescence, to "use your 
cello and make eyes to win her." Webb calls 
on de Luscky and brings with him an agree- 
ment whereby be Is to advance the funds for 
the marquis to prosecute his amorous suit to 
win the viscountess and that de Luscky is to 
pay him (Webb) $250,000 upon the death of 
her ladyship and her young son. Marquis 
aliens the compact and marries the widow, but 
her son hates him violently. Webb is ap- 
pointed tht boy's tutor while Mr. and Mrs. de 
Luscky go honeymooning. Webb to boyt 
"Your first lesson must be from a boy to his 
mother, stating his intention to run away on 
a sailing boat." Boy falls for it like a pleased 
child. Webb goes to captain of sailing vessel 
to take boy on a cruise and lose him on the 
journey. The little chap is very bright and 
full of life and enthusiasm. Webb takes him 
to the quay, gives him a cigarette to smoke, 
which is doped. When he becomes unconscious 



the oaptaln carries him on board, where he is 
given hard and perilous work on the yardarms, 
etc. Meantime under the starlit sky the mother 
dreams of love with her new husband. This is 
one of the finest pieces of film tinting ever 
shown in America. She gets boy's letter and 
Is prostrated. Search is made, but it is frult- 
lebs. Webb writes de Luscky : "I have done 
my share, now do yours. The Illness of the 
Marquise gives you the opportunity." Hus- 
band places poison in water pitcher by wiles 
beuslue. Maid takes the pitcher away and 
places it on table In parlor. De Luscky and 
Webb attend a cabaret performance, which is 
a scene showing the interior of a restaurant, a 
stage, aud hunureds of people in the audience, 
witn a tremendous camera range. Husband re- 
turns home, opens door of wife's room, sees 
her asleep. Drinks from the water pitcher 
feverishly and falls to the floor. She rushes 
In, pours a little of the water iuto a glass and 
offers it to him. She is found by the servants 
with the glass In her hand and charged with 
her husband's murder. Meantime boy is on 
the vessel and befriended by an old salt, who 
protects him from the skipper. The salt and 
boy escape in a row boat during a calm, but be- 
fore reaching land are seen during a tempest, 
almost dead from exposure. Eventually res- 
cued. Another big scene with hundreds of 
people is the Assise Court with mother on trial 
for the murder. Skipper reads of the trial in 
newspaper. He and boy rush there and enter 
while Webb Is giving testimony. The prose* 
cutor: "The woman is a poisoner. Who will 
prove she did not kill her son also!" Boy. "1 
will! 1 am living!" Hooray. Trial put on 
the bum. Child put on stand, tells his tale. 
Webb denies all. Old salt then tells of seeing 
Webb and skipper frame up the shanghal-lng 
of the boy. Webb taken to his home for an 
investigation of his safe, tries to shoot him- 
self. Original compact between Webb and dead 
man found In safe. Brought back to court; 
mother cleared. Once again happiness reigns; 
old salt seated on rock overlooking the ocean, 
smoking his pipe. Mother and boy take him to 
their arms. Corking feature film. Jolo. 



THROUGH FIRE TO FAME. 

A four-part Apex feature especially good 
in spots and faulty in others. Story hangs 
well together at times and then takes some 
long Jumps, floundering around like a rudder- 
less ship at sea. Several scenes are a credit 
to the Apex producers and give the film 
strength at the right moments. There's a 
Lord Harrington, who disguises himself as the 
Qreat Unknown and does a fire act with a va- 
riety show. Harrington becomes engaged to a 
Countess. In the show there's Lola Vandlssen, 
an illusionist, who has a sweetheart with the 
Eden Music Hall company. To make a long 
story short Harrington's lighted hoops through 
which he does a litttle bellybuster set fire to 
the theatre. Harrington assists Miss Lola to 
safety, but a moment later Is shown behind a 
curtain looking at the inanimate form of Lola's 
prospective husband who overcome by the 
smoke is stabbed to death by the man-monk 
with the shown. Lola finds her dead lover and 
while bending over the body is accused of his 
murder. A particularly well staged scene he- 
fore the camera Is the party where the people 
are shown enjoying carnival sports on a minia- 
ture scale within doors. The trial scene is 
also given color. The picture slipped a cog or 
two on the fire rescue as Harrington and Lola 
are shown escaping by the way of the roof, 
Harrington later breaking through an outside 
wall, although nothing Is shown of Lola until 
she's seen later in the playhall at the side of 
her sweetheart. A Judicious usage of captions 
at this juncture would help the picture. Har- 
rington becomes foreman of the jury which re- 
turns a vote of eleven for conviction and one 
for acquittal. Harrington realises that if he 
tells the truth his engagement with the count- 
ess will be broken, as she had not learned that 
he was the Music Hall performer. But he 
finally shows his truer nature by telling the 
judge the truth. Lola is acquitted and the 
Countess quits the courtroom. Later Harring- 
ton and Lola are seen in a pretty little lovers' 
meeting. The fire act Is tame, but it was quite 
a trick to get It In any kind of shape so that 
the people In the audience could also be shown 
plainly In the box while witnessing the act 
The dancers and the tumbling eccentrique were 
excellently shown doing their turns. The leads 
were capably played, Harrington being done by 
a man who looked and dressed well. "Through 
Fire to Fame" is Interesting but hardly 
worth a four-part manufacture. It will find 
favor though on a popular-priced movie bill. 

Mark. 



A CRY IN THE NIGHT. 

"A Cry in the Night" is a 20th Century 
Feature Film Co. release In four parts, posed 
in France, and starring "the great emotional 
actress" Viola Witten. It is the story of a good 
and bad brother, one the cashier of a bank, the 
other a gambler and rake. The bad brother* 
visits the bank and steals $2,500, for which 
the good brother goes to Jail. The good 
brother escapes jail and is seen swimming to 
safety "under water." He becomes rich and 
seeks his family. His wife is dead and the 
daughter, now grown up, has been taken to a 
gypsy camp by the rake, who has gone from 
bad to worse. When the wealthy and good 
brother advertises for his daughter's where- 
abouts (the "whereabouts" is not intended as 
a vaudeville pun) the bad brother substitutes 
another gypsy girl because the daughter has 
run away to escape his cruelty. When the 
di.ughter, who has hunted up her father to 
unmask the bad brother, who has been forgiven 
by her father, confronts the uncle, the latter 
chases her about a darkened room and en- 
counters the substltued girl, choking her to 
death In the belief he has done away with his 
nlre. The bad man is led away and father and 
daughter are seen embracing. Picture will At 
nicely in a pop bill. It Is well acted and the 
photography is good. Jolo. 



VARIETY 



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WEBB'S ELECTRICAL PICTURES. 

Accepting that the first public program of the 
Webb's Electrical Pictures (otherwise "talk- 
ers") shown In New York Monday night at the 
Pulton theatre, was especially selected, there 
it ill remains some distance between the per- 
fected "talker," as It must be presented to be- 
come a permanent attraction, and the talking 
picture as it has been seen and heard, first by 
and through Wizard Edison, and now by 
George R. Webb. 

it is claimed for the Webb Talker the pro- 
jecting machine for the motion pictures and 
tbe phonograph or gramophone are controlled 
by one governor, and presumably released by 
the Hame man, for perfect synchronism. 
Even so, the blending was not always In 
minute accord Monday evening. The singer of 
"Dublin Rag" In the "Old Time Minstrels" 
portion was decidedly "off," either he or the 
phonograph. Again in "Faust" the accord In 
motion of the lips and the music or song as It 
Issued from the machine did not run with a 
smooth blend all the time, but still It did suffi- 
ciently to stamp the Webb talker as a better 
piece of work than the Edison, when that was 
first shown. A further advantage in the Webb 
picture Is that the house does not have to be 
wired, as with the Edison. 

If an Inventor can produce a machine or the 
human voice without that metallic subBtance, 
harshness, Indistinctness and the guttural notes 
the horn of a phonograph or the instrument 
Itself seems to give, ho will then have a 
"Talking Picture" that always will be worth 
while. The same arguments against the Webb 
Talker will arise that were poured against 
Edison's— that the people who like pictures do 
not want the talking accompaniment. But this 
Is not or would not be necessarily so, for In 
"Faust," a really laudable effort as a picture 
•nd a "talker," the Webb combination makes' 
the opera very attractive on the sheet, even 
though good singers are Invariably bad actors. 

Another pronounced fault, and one often 
commented upon In connection with the Edison 
talker, Is that the phonograph was placed too 
far from the lips or too far from the scene of 
action to realize the illusion sought for. On 
the Fulton stage the phonograph sat to the 
left of the picture sheet. Its horn was plainly 
in view of the first ten rows on the right side 
of the orchestra In the darkened house. This 
was at least eight feet from the speaker. The 
distance between lips and voice could not be 
overlooked. 

The best "talking" number of the evening 
was Hilly Burke in the Minstrels singing "Get 
Out and Get Under." He got It over, coming 
right down to the "footlights," and singing the 
song well with a good "record voice." Had 
Mr. Webb placed the machine behind Burke on 
a line with his head, the chances are that that 
would have been as near a real "talking pic- 
ture" us might be obtained. But that very 
thing may have been tried. Quite likely a 
technical reason exists for placing the horn of 
tbe phonograph in a position where there shall 
be no obstruction between it and the audi- 
torium of a theatre. If an obstruction, though 
but a sheet, should smother the tones, It could 
not harm the effect any, more than to have the 
machine at one side, with the singer or talker 
apparently doing pantomime, instead of simu- 
lating actual singing or talking as the objective 
point of all talking pictures. 

The Webb program was divided Into three 
parts, the first two constituting the first half 
and running 35 minutes ; the second part taken 
up by "Faust," fully cast with principals 
and choristers. 

"Cupid's Arrow" on the banjo opened. As 
an instrumental number. It was about the same 
as the "U. B. Patrol." played by Howard Kopp 
on the xylophone. Van Eps played the banjo 
in a parlor set. These strictly musical mat- 
ters, whether on the brasses or other Instru- 
ments, appear to be about the easiest of all In 
a talker. John Hendricks, garbed as a Bailor, 
with comrades seated about, sang two verses of 
"Rocked In the Cradle." The deep voiced num- 
ber made Mr. Hendricks' lips appear to be 
following the phonograph, to his left. Nat 
Wills closed the vaudeville section with a 
couple of his Jokes and a parody on "The Old 
Oaken Bucket." The setting was a well be- 
low a farm house, all In the open. Wills In 
his tramp make up seemed a bit ill at ease 
talking and sinRlng to the sun. His enunci- 
ation was not clear, something that frequently 
happened throughout the pictures, but the 
friendly (nearly all invited) audience of the 
first performance evinced appreciation of every- 
thing, sometimes foolishly carrying the ap- 
plause for an "encore," ns though that con- 
tingency could possibly have been provided for 
In a mechnnical entertainment. 

In the Old Time Minstrels, led by Carroll 
Johnson, the ensemble singing lost its volume 
through the machine. Twenty-one minstrels 
besides Mr. Johnson were grouped upon the 
stage, crowded somewhat to have all in the 
focus. Some were the musicians, but It was 
with difficulty the band on the stage could be 
heard. The house orchestra really furnished 
all the music. The musicians in the pit did 
wonders in following the sheet and phonograph. 
Also the house orchestra did more to help the 
pictures than the pictures themselves. The 
phonograph does not appear able to carry con- 
certed numbers or music. Mr. Johnson sang 
"Whistling Jim" rather well, with a little by- 
Play ; there were some jokes by the end-men 
Hnd several other songs, the full troupe doi^t 
nicely with "Slippery Slide Trombone." 

The orchestra carried along "Faust." but as 
a "Talking Picture" there Is real merit to 
this, barring the usual objections. Mr. Webb 
has gone a step ahead in his Talking Pictures, 
but with that step he must follow the Edison 
that took a very large chunk off the edge of 
the novelty in "Talkers." In communities 
where the Edison didn't show (If there are any 
such) the Webb picture will be an attraction, 
in all other places the show will have to make 
a strong flcht to gain a play at the box office, 
although from the Webb subjects a program 
mlRht he eathered that will start something In 
the talk line among the natives. This, how- 
ever, could hardly be accomplished with the 
first bill laid out. Bime. 




AT THE HOUR OF DAWN. 

When the determined young Lorenzo Ferrari 
ut the head ot u Dusy little army of hghting 
horsemen was dashing madly across the lands 
towards tbe city of Nocera where Lorenzo s 
sweetheart, U'enima Rotmrlo, was nearing the 
block to have her head cut off, the audience, 
viewing thio three-part feature from the Uau- 
mont lactory, voluntarily broke forth In en- 
thusiastic hundclapplng. Right there the ver- 
dict was in and tiie picture held them until 
after the galloping riders had forced their 
way into the bewailed city and Phil Sheridan- 
like had routed the invaders In pousesslon of 
the place and had captured the fair Gemma. 
The main fault with this picture Is that some 
of the scenes are held too long by the ma- 
chine. It holds them at Junctures when speed 
aud action would bring a faster climax and 
make the pulse of the audience beat more 
quickly. Proclamations and letters remained 
m view too long and the ringing of the bells 
and several other "bits" of the feature should 
have been chopped. It's not a bad picture at 
all and Is quite consistent In the telling. The 
theme harkens back to days "when knights 
were bold," and one hostile, army force storm- 
ed the citadel of another. The story starts on 
a Palm Sunday in the year 139b* with one 
Blordo de Micolettl and his army taking un- 
disputed possession of Nocera. One Lorenzo 
Ferrari can't stand the idea of his com- 
patriots standing idly by and surrendering the 
keys without a struggle. He refuses to remain 
aud witness the humiliation of hiB countrymen. 
After visiting Gemma and her family he makes 
a surreptitious getaway by a descent via a 
long rope down the dark recesses of the city 
wall near the Rosario home. After he ducks, 
things go badly with Gemma and her family. 
The Invading Blordo demands that Lorenso be 
produced. As Lo has "done gone away from 
heah" Gemma is seised as hostage. Mean* 
while there's Hades to pay on tbe outside, and 
as a rebellion gets under way, old Bio la try- 
ing to force his attentions on little Gemma. 
She sneaks his dirk or short sword from Its 
sheath, but ere she can jab him a dashing 
young soldier in armor like the schoolboys 
reads about In the days of Sir Launfal, rushes' 
in and gives the girl's Intentions a different 
ending. Old Bio, fuming, seething and furious 
with anger, takes back his death-dealing In- 
strument and orders Gemma to be executed at 
the break of dawn, when the bells shall ring 
from the high tower of San Felice church. 
The proclamation stipulates that Gemma can 
only be spared by the reappearance of Lorenso 
and bis substitution for the girl at the chop- 
ping block. Meanwhile Lo, seated moodily at 
an Inn some miles away from all this dreadful 
happenings, hears of Gemma's plight through 
some wandering minstrels. Then a bush- 
whiskered man, looking like a combination of 
Captain Kidd and a grizzled Swiss mountain 
bandit, steps forth and tells Lorenzo that he 
hates Bio and that only the night before had 
taken 20 horses from his stables. Then Lo, 
the bewhlskered Individual and some 18 or 
more men, astride those much accoutred, much 
blanketed chargers, start on their mad way. 
As the Lorenzo charge Is being made, Gemma's 
younger brother, father and a female member 
of the family, armed with swords or sabres, 
take possession of the church and fight right 
and left as they retreat slowly up the stairs 
to the church belfry. Old Bio has seated him- 
self comfortably to watch Gemma get tbo axe 
when the bells fall to ring. The axe swishes 
and is about to fall anyway but Bio stays the 
execution until the bells give the signal. Then 
comes the big finale with Lorenzo and the in- 
vaders rescuing the girl and killing a raft of 
Bio's men, with Bio himself getting the Happy 
Hunting Grounds' initiation. After Bio's life- 
less body slipped to the floor and his army 
gave up after a final struggle, Lorenzo and 
Gemma are shown In the church, rendering 
thanks to the Almighty for her safe deliver- 
ance. Gemma's folks are ringing the bells In 
the tower above at the time. "At tbe Hour of 
Dawn" Is pretty well staged and the scene in 
the cell where Gemma, with the early morning 
sunlight beginning to stream in through the 
little window, starts on her supposed death 
march with the soldiers and the executioner 
is effectively done by the Gaumont director. 

Mark. 



as If t»he will never be able to dance again. 
Meantime the public Is clamoring for her re- 
turn to the footlights and she undergoes an 
oporation which successfully restores her 
health, and soon thereafter she is seen once 
more tbe Idol of the dance-mad public. The 
ball room scene and the aeroplane rescue are 
the "big moments.'' It is a very good picture 
with a Huspenslve dramatic story for popular 
priced movie houses. Jolo. 



A CELEBRATED CASE. 

Alice Joyce la featured in this four-part 
Kalem, which has the battle of Fontenoy as Its 
main support. It's a French story with a sol- 
dier man suspected of the murder of his own 
wife, and who is imprisoned in tbe galleys on 
the statement of his little daughter, who was 
In the next room when a gory-eyed bandit 
forced her mamma to tell her It was papa and 
for her to remain quiet. There are some Inter- 
esting sceneB, and the battle is fairly worked 
up. The photography as a whole Is up to the 
Kalem standard, but the part Miss Joyce has 
to do with the picture Is disappointing. She 
does not appear until the third part and then 
does not exert herself. In truth Miss Joyce 
failed to put forth her best efforts, and again 
the picture did not call for a true demonstra- 
tion of her ability. The actor playing Jean 
Renaud gets a good workout and was satis- 
factory. Especially noteworthy was his acting 
In the galley slave character. Miss Joyce is 
In the picture long enough to warrant the ex- 
hibitor playing up her name In front, but lt'a 
the battle scene and Renaud that keepa the 
feature from falling. Some excellent exteriors 
and the battle scenes had realistic atmosphere. 

Mark. 



THE SWAMP FOX. 

Francis Marlon, the intrepid, whose poorly 
clad soldiers of the swamplands did such brave 
and able work In the War of the Revolution. Is 
tho central figure in this three-part the Kalem 
is releasing. The picture will come in for un- 
usual interest just now. There's a nice llttit 
f-love story running through, but the piece de 
resistance is the Dig success Marlon and his 
band have In putting tbe British to rout, cap- 
turing General Gates from the very heart of 
the enemy's camp and the victory over the 
Britishers at the DeMotte home. Of course 
there's a villain and the producers have made 
him as despicable as possible. The picture 
hews pretty close to the historical facta con- 
cerning Marion's life, and they have even used 
the story about Marion dining the captured 
British officers on baked potatoes. This film Is 
going to be thoroughly enjoyed by the Ameri- 
can school kids who are familiar with the story 
of the Swamp Fox's life. In an uptown thea- 
tre the orchestra played some national airs 
when Marlon and his men were storming the 
bouse which the Swamp Fox band had set on 
fire by Ignited arrow brands. There was a 
final rush, a fusllade of shots, the smoke of 
cannons, the lowering of the British flag and 
the raising of the first flag the American army 
had, and as the heroine was a captive within 
the house, her rescue made the thrill all the 
more enthusiastic. 'The Swamp Fox" makes a 
corking good title, and the entire picture on 
ensemble, action and photography Is going to 
give satisfaction. Mark. 



WOMAN AGAINST WOMAN 

or 
RESCUED IN THE CLOUDS. 

Lewis Pennant Features are presenting a 
Dcutsches Bioscope four-reeler with two titles, 
the first being Identical with that of a release 
by Klaw & Erlanger. It Is called "Woman 
Against Woman, or Rescued in the Clouds," 
the descriptive billing of which says it Is "the 
dramatic memoirs of a ballet dancer." It Is 
a chapter from the life of a ballet dancer who 
Is understudy to a great premiere. She Is 
given an opportunity one night through the In- 
disposition of the premiere, thereby earning 
tho position and becoming a public idol. One 
t'>ing for which the picture is to be commended 
is »he visualizing on the screen of life behind 
the scenes without In any way idealizing It — 
that % ballet dancer who becomes a favorite, 
sups ^vlth wealthy gentlemen of leisure on the 
continent. The former popular dancer plots 
the girl's 'indolng. They meet st a ball and 
hurl champagne glasses at each other. The 
successful ot.e gets "soused" and the deposed 
one's "man" takes her away In a oab to a de- 
serted house. When she comes to In the morn- 
ing she finds herself a prisoner. She climbs to 
the roof where she Is rescued by a passing 
aeroplane having a rope dangling from it. This 
results In Injuring her and for a time it looks 



THE BRUTE. 

As a legitimate dramatic production Frederic 
Arnold Hummer's "The Brute" was not a suc- 
cess, though it possessed many unusual points 
of Interest. The same may apply also to some 
extent to the Famous Players production of the 
piece as a film feature. The drama In celluloid 
form, however. Is far superior as an entertain- 
ment to Its stage presentation for the reason 
that It gives more oportunlty for suggesting the 
mental workings of a woman who is swayed 
between a craving for the luxuries of life as 
against tbe lovo of husband and child, and goes 
ho far as to agree to elope with a former 
sweetheart, willing to provide for her In afflu- 
ence and relieve her of the drudgery of house- 
hold duties. Malcolm Williams Is featured 
above the name of the photoplay, but as a 
matter of personal preference Helen Hilton's 
interpretation of tbe wife entitles her to be 
classed as the principal player. This should 
not be construed as reflecting In any way upon 
the performance of Mr. Williams as the hus- 
band, who Is called "The Brute." It Is a fine, 
manly, human and Intelligent piece of acting. 
House Peters, who plays the unsuccessful 
suitor, the unprogramed woman who plays the 
mother-in-law, the wife's sister and her sweet- 
heart—all could not have been, It seems, Im- 
proved upon. It was an all-around cast of un- 
usual merit, which contributes in no small way 
to the general strength of the feature. A word 
also for the uniformly good stage management 
and photography. Jolo. 

THE OPIUnTIsMUGGLERS. 

Coastguards discover traces of opium smug- 
gling snd report to headquarters. Arizona Bill 
Is retained by the government to run down the 
smugglers. He disguises himself as a China- 
man and the Mongolian members of the gang 
who converse with hlra are unable to penetrate 
his disguise. They take him Into the gang, he 
assists In taking the stuff from a boat, Is 
brought to a hop Joint. The proprietress sus- 
pects him and pulls off his wig. Bill rushes to 
the door but a trap Is pulled and be Is dropped 
Into a dungeon. He discovers an exit and 
comes out on a dock just as the officials and 
his wife are there. He hires a boat to go after 
the outlaws, they man the boat without his 



knowledge, he is seised and bound, a bomb 
placed at his head with a fuse attached and 
the gang make a get-away, leaving Bill and the 
boat to be blown up. Bill bites the fuse, leaps 
overboard and tbe ship Is blown In smithe- 
reens. The gang throws the wife down a steep 
Incline so she will get a view of their head- 
quarters, and she crawls out to find her hus- 
band washed on land, unconscious. She car- 
ries him away. They report next day to the 
guards, who set out in a small motor boat 
manned by a couple of howitzers with which 
the hiding place Is shattered and the gang 
wiped out by the intrepid William. It T s a 
Gaumont three-reel thriller with the usual 
Gaumont excellent photography and will fit 
nicely on any picture program. Jolo. 



THE STOLEN REMBRANDT. 

"The Stolen Rembrandt" is a Kalem two- 
reeler, released the other day. It could have 
been kept In captivity, for all the value It has. 
The story tells nothing, unless It be that the 
accepted lover of a respectable young woman 
of wealthy parents should turn a baa sort of 
a crook in a moment, as the one did In this 
picture. The tale is so Improbable the audi- 
ence giggled often, though It Is strictly a 
drama. The acting Is of rather a good sort, 
but that lets the picture out. All Interiors, 
the home furnishings showing up exceptionally 
well, but the artist's studio waa very much 
fresco and papier-mache. The players were 
allowed to talk their heads off, literally. With 
only a caption here and there to guide the 
story along, the house never had an Inkling of 
what they were saying. An artist was arrested 
for theft, but It developed the girl's fiance did 
It, and she caught him robbing her father's 
home, ad nauseum. It would seem that 
if a manufacturer of dally releases wanted to 

fiay a little regular money for scenarios, some- 
hlng beyond "The Stolen Rembrandt" would 
come forth as a two-reeler. Bime. 



FILM INSTEAD OF SERMON. 

Los Angetei, May 6. 

An innovation in church service was 

inaugurated at Pasadena last Sunday, 

when five reels of a biblical story was 
substituted for the regular sermon at 
a fashionable west side Congregational 
parish. 

It marked the dedication of "Neigh- 
borhood House/' and is the idea of 
Rev. L. Potter Hitchcock, who will 
continue the film service from time to 
time. 



HOME PICTURE MACHINES. 

The picture business has reached 

such an acute stage that the average 

man can now have a movie exhibition 

of his own in his parlor or business 

office and not have to fork over a 
small-sized fortune either. Several 
companies have come to the front 
with a small machine outfit, films, 
slides and all, which set up and at- 
tached to any ordinary electric light 
socket and the current turned on will 
permit the picture to be shown as well 
as in the regular movie. One of the 
machines is the Cosmograph Moving 
Picture Projector made by the Mas- 
gard-Bradley Co., Morehead, Ky. The 
outfit makes a weight of twenty-five 
pounds. The Chicago outfit is Brano- 
scope, designed and patented by Wil- 
liam J. Branigan. This can also be 
carried in an ordinary suitcase. 



Placing Animated Songs. 

The Imperial Motion Picture Com- 
pany has closed contracts with Jones, 
Linick & Schaeffer, Chicago; Saxe's 
Fnterpriscs, Milwaukee and Minneap- 
olis, and W. F. Keefe's office to receive 
the weekly animated song product of 
the I. M. P. Co. 

The Imperial people have sent out a 
list of prices, etc., to the trade and will 
make its first release May n. The first 
song gotten out is entitled "The Heart 
of the City That Has No Heart" 
while the second number will be 
"Home, Sweet Home." One song a 
week will be issued. 

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WANT TO BOOK DIRECT. 

The map of the moving picture in- 
dustry either changes daily or threat- 
ens to do so just now. No one seems 
to be able to foretell just what might 
happen from hour to hour. The prin- 
cipal seat of activity appears to be 
centered in the three large film ex- 
changes which are competing with the 
innumerable feature releases cropping 
up constantly. 

From a general gleaning it may be 
observed the individual producing 
firms releasing through the organized 
agencies are becoming dissatisfied 
with the showing being made by these 
agencies' against the features which 
are encroaching more strongly as time 
progresses, on the regular single reel 
programs. Almost every time one of 
the producing companies makes a fea- 
ture for which there is a demand it 
begins to feel it is so easy to dispose 
of them direct, why not dispose of the 
single-reel output in the same way? 

For example there is Selig with 
"The Spoilers/' Essanay with its Buf- 
falo Bill-General Miles Indian war 
films (released under the name of the 
Historical Picture Co.); the Than- 
houser film of Al Jennings' stories 
from the Saturday Evening Post, en- 
titled "Beating Back" (handled under 
the pennant of the Direct From 

Broadway Co.). These concerns are 
talking of establishing their own ex- 
changes throughout the country and 
the intimation is carried with it that 
they will handle the output of their 
respective parent concerns. 

Just why the aforesaid producers are 
so keen about establishing individual 
agencies is one of those unknown 
problems, when it is considered that 
none of the exchanges handling the 
output of a large number of concerns 
is in so healthy a shape that their 
stock is* regarded as an especially at- 
tractive investment at the present 
time. 

If the aforesaid defections so con- 
stantly rumored, come to pass, it is 
certain to result in the larger ex- 
changes going out in the open market 
to buy pictures for its trade instead 
of adhering to present conditions 
which compels them to take every- 
thing released under the brands they 
market. 

Chicago, May 6. 
George K. Spoor, president of the 
Essanay Film Mfg. Co., denies any 
contemplated withdrawal of its regular 
releases from the General Film Com- 
pany, and adds that the past and pres- 
ent relations between Essanay and G. 
F. are most agreeable. 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Ualm Otherwise — ted, the following report! are for the current wet k. 

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MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent, 
Orpheum Circuit.).— With the headllner run- 
ning strictly to form, an unusual occurrence 
and one worthy of mention, the Majestic show 
measures up to a fair degree, but doesn't 
provide anything exceptional In the way of 
entertainment The weak spots are unfor- 
tunately planted conspicuously throughout the 
bill, dragging the general action and handi- 
capping the possible results. Mazlne Bros, and 
"Bobby" opened with their perfected acro- 
batic routine In which the dog plays a prom- 
inent part, giving the usual satisfaction, but 
still to one familiar with the turn, It seems 
a general Improvement could be made. The 
present routine could be strengthened some- 
what with some new stunts and since the 
material Is there, a progressive move might 
be suggested. A few seasons ago, the turn 
was competent to hold down a better spot 
than number one, but vaudeville has moved 
ahead while the Maxlnes have stood still. A 
little effort here and there should bring them 
down a bit lower on big time bills. Natalie 
and Aurle Dagwell followed with a repertoire 
of classics and ballads, affording a small 
flash of Miss Dagwell's old time form in the 
medley of ancient melodies. Natalie's facial 
makeup was a bit extreme considering her 
type and at times she seemed to be laboring 
under a strain to reach her top notes. The 
opening number slowed them up somewhat 
since It has been laid at rest In this section 
sometime ago, and had the following portion 
of the turn carried any flash of class at all, 
the girls might have registered, but the bit 
lacks novelty. Helen Page ft Co., In "The 
Understudy," by Una Clayton, have a new 
f angled Introduction for a travesty and offers 
Innumerable opportunities for comedy situa- 
tion. The third scene is superfluous, at least 
It might be chopped In half, for the logical 
curtain comes with the close of U.e second 
section. The leading man has a convincing 
appearance, but is shy of dramatlo ability, 
something essential to this playlet, for It re- 
quires dramatic force to create the contrast. 
It also could be hustled up throughout and 
played with more speed, for the audience 
continually keeps ahead of the theme in it* 
present state. Delro started the real vaude- 
ville part of the show with his accordeon, 
playing to a few encores, with a mixture of 
classics and rags for his routine proper. 
Delro fingers the classics much bettor than 
the varlated melodies and strange to relate, 
to better results. ■ Al Davis and Bonnie Glass, 
direct from the College Inn (New Acts) were 
followed by Clark end Verdi. They had a soft 
spot and took advaulage of it nicely to a safe 
hit. Jose Collins and Robort Evett were a 
pronounced hit, Miss Collins herself guaran- 
teeing the safety of the turn. Evett has 
little to do, hardly enough In fact to war- 
rant his presence. Bert Fitzgibbond with his 
unimproved routine of "nut" material started 
off with a scream, slowed down to a titter 
and walked off with a groan. There >eeins 
to be no system to Fluglbbons' work and at 
times he went to repulsive extremes for the 
coveted guffaw. The reference to General 
Huerta as a bum was neither nice nor ap- 
preciated. It sounded crude and repulsive 
from the platform, likewise the word "skunk" 
which never did belong in first class vaude- 
ville. Crediting Pltzglbbons with ability, per- 
sonality and common sense, there Is no rea- 
son why he shouldn't wake up and takj ad- 
vantage of his possibilities. What legitimate 
material he has was accepted at its fare 
value. He should procure some more aud 
round out his offering to a sensible and stroug 
finale. Lasky's Three Types, an elaboration 
of a foreign idea, closed the show, the ma- 
chine's focus being particularly well planted 
for those seated In the center, but throwing 
the pictures a bit lop-sided for the side aisles. 

Wynn. 

PALACE MUSIC HALL.— Old favorites with 
their familiar antics, songs and Jests, with a 
dash of novelty, serve to keep the Palace bill 
going at a rapid pace throughout Montambo 
and Wells In the No. 1 spot served up the 
usual brand of acrobatics, accompanied by 
the usual acrobatic comedy. The audience re- 
mained pasRlvly unenthuslastlc while Sidney 
H. Phillips gave his shop worn repertoire of 
character songs, but he "stopped the show" 
with the prolog from "Pagllaccl." Some new 
Bongs for the first part of the act would push 
Phillips and Winnie White, who pianos for 
him, Into a better position on any bill. Jow 
Keno and Rose Green kept up the speed ball 
started by Phillips with their dancing act. 
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step, followed when Chris Richards took the 
front. His eccentric acrobatic dancing was 
well received. John C. Rice and Sally Cohen, 
farceurs ever, brought an act new to Chicago 
but constructed along the same general lines 
as their efforts of other days. Three scenes 
are needed to portray the dlfficultlss of a 
husband In getting ready for a trip ou; of 
town. The curtain proved weak, and could 
be Improved. With a couple of new faces and 
voices In the line up, Joe Jenny and the 
Empire Comedy Four held the No. 6 place ac- 
ceptably. Jenny's fooling Is always clever 
even when he resorts to "slap stick" methods, 
stuff that falls to meet the approbation of 
high brow critics, but invariably starts roars 
of laughter with the audiences. Mercedes and 
Mile. Stantone brought the "musical telepathy" 
act as a headllner, the young woman playing 
selections suggested to her partner by the 
audience. Although the act has been done 
here before this season Mercedes apparently 
put It over In better shape than his prede- 
cessors. Harry Cooper, with Hugh Cameron 
acting as feeder, gave his postman charac- 
terisation in his usual way. Cameron, a good 
actor, gave valuable assistance throughout the 
act. 



Howard and McCane have been booked for 
the Pantages circuit by Lee Kraus, opening 
In September. 

George Pratt Is in Chicago doing the pub- 
licity work for Kitty Gordon who will come 
to the Garrlck next week in 'Pretty Mrr. 
Smith." 



Menlo Moore, the producer, has removed 

from the Straus Building to the Majestic 

Theatre Building, in the former Simons 
Agency suite, the twelfth floor. 

Robert R. Clark*, of the Chicago Dally 
Journal, has been appointed to do the jre?r 
work for "The Third Party" now current st 
the Princess, in the wind/ city. 

A press department will be added to the 
W. V. M. A. next season, to handle photos 
and billing, somewhat similar to the methods 
employed In the eastern Orpheum office. 

The Four Victors, working the three-a-day 
theatres around the middle-west, booked 
through the W. V. M. A., have perfected the 
entire routine of the Four Bards, Including 
the comedy business. 

Louts Hardt. billed to c'.oso the show at *he 
Palace Music Hall, did not put in his appear- 
ance. Collins & Hart went on in his place. 
It was announced at the Palace offices that 
Hardt was In St. Louis. 



Mr. and Mrs. Benny Yanger are having 
a vaudeville act built for them, to be pro- 
duced next season. It will be a duologue 
centralized around the "Tipton Slasher's" 
former pugilistic experiences. 



Sol Lowenthal, the theatrical attorney and 
Chicago legal representative for the W. H. 
A. U., has returned to his offices after a 
vacation of several weeks, prescribed by his 
physician who advocated a rest. 

The annua] "Scoop" of the Chicago Press 
Club was given at the Palace Music Hall, May 
1-2. The show consisted of a travesty on 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the parts were 
taken by some of the best known newnpapjr- 
men In town. 



Etta May, well known In Chicago society 
circles, a classic piano Instructor and for- 
merly of the vaudeville stage, has accepted a 
summer engagement In one of the local sum- 
mer gardens, Dooked by George Van of the 
W. V. M. A. 



Vlollnsky took a big time train to New Tork 
Sunday morning, after a few months spent 
between Chicago and French Lick. He will 
remain in America another season, having set 
back his European time to allow the U. B. O. 
to bid on his services. 



Plans are being made by Rodney Ranous 
and Marie Nelson to produce "Mary Jane s 
Pa" for a tour of the outly nc theatres in 
Chicago. This will give the pie-/* four weens 
In town, and later on tho attraction may be 
taken on the road for a short tour. 



"The Bird of Paradise" will close at tne 
Olympic Saturday night. WUMjm Desmond 
will go to Baltimore where he w:il act in 
stock. Leonora Ulrlch, who has been acting 
the name part has been engaged to play "a 
the piece when It is nut on in London exl 
season. 



Mort Singer and C. B. Kohl have selected 
a summer camp In the Wisconsin woods to 
do their spring and summer flshlrg and will 
motor there in a few weeks to forget the altu- 
ation and ten percent question which right now 
seems to be bothering everyone Id theatrical 
Chicago except the principals themselves. 

Four "SooJ" are booked out of this city, two 
by Paul Goudron of the S-C office and two by 



Glen Burt of the U. B. O. Goudron books 
Sioux Falls and Sioux City, while Burt sup- 
plies Sault (pronounced Soo) St Marie, Mich., 
and Sault St. Marie, Canada, with their vau- 
deville attractions. 



Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hatton, whose "The 
Call of Youth" Is soon to be staged at the 
Illinois, have written another piece whhh 1* 
to be called "The Pony Soldier." This id a 
comoination of a play and motion pictures 
and will probably be prxiu^ed In Loe Aagele* 
by Oliver Morosco some time during the urn- 
mer. 



Jack Lalt has returned from Canal Dover, 
O., the home of J. C. Nugent, where the 
couple have been collaborating on two new 
plays to be called "The Birthright" and 
"The Eternal Question." Both will be pro- 
duced early next season. Nugent will appear 
In "The Birthright" which he originally in- 
tended for vaudeville and recently tried out 
at the Wilson Avenue theatre. 



The Miles theatre in Cleveland will close 
next week after playing Halton Powell's 
"Runaway Girls" tabloid show, following a 
good vaudeville season. Miles house in 
Minneapolis will also close, both reopening 
early in the fall, probably with the Loew 
shows. The Detroit house will remain open 
all summer, likewise the Saxe houses in Mil- 
waukee, booked through the Keefe office. 

Frank Hale, the Tangoist, has a reel of film 
showing the New York American league base- 
ball team being taught the tango at their 
training quarters in Houston, Tex. Hale In- 
structed the ball players In the foot work, 
every member of the team applying to the 
class excepting Frank Chance, whose existing 
agreement with the Pathe people, for which he 
received $1,500, made it impossible for him to 
come under the focus of Hale's camera. 

Lulu Hunter, of the Hunter Trio, was 
rushed by special train from Vlncennes. Ind., 
last Monday, and taken to the American Hos- 
pital for an operation. George M. Hodge, pub 
llcity agent for Rivervlew Park, is confined 
to the hospital and under the care of Di. 
Max Thorek. Mrs. Bas yof the Uasy Troupe 
of Russian dancers and Mrs. Rex Wilson, 
wife of the manager of Angel's Comlques, 
have been discharged from the hospital. Dr. 
Thorek has removed his down town offices Into 
the new Marshall Field annex. 



A doxen or more tabloids closed down for 
the summer and probably for all time last 
week, after playing a season over the W. V. 
M. A. Time, the United houses in the south, 
Including Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, 
Jacksonville and Birmingham will remain 
open during the summer to play some "tabs" 
and will continue offering the same brand of 
amusement next season. The routing for next 
season will begin the first week in June ac- 
cording to an announcement by Sam Thall 
who has charge of the "Association" tabloid 
department 



Things are beginning to grow lively around 
the summer parks and the season will soon 
be on. Rivervlew will open May 13 and re- 
main open until Sept. 13, according to an- 
nouncements. Several new rides have been 
installed and other improvements have also 
been made and the big north side resort 
promises to live up to its reputation as the 
biggest amusement resort in the west White 
City will throw its gates open May 16. Numer- 
ous changes have been made in this popular 
place and many new shows will be Installed. 
Sans Soucl will this season be run along new 
lines. It will be conducted as a stopping 
place for motorists, and one of the feature* 
will be facilities for feeding the nubile. 
Forest Park will be run along the usual lines 
and Bismarck Garden will provide band muilc 
as usual. 



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EMPRESS.— "In Old New York," a story of 
Manhattan Ghetto life, was only fairly well 
received. Cecile, Eldred and Carr were good 
In the opening position. The Usher Trio offered 
a little sketch entitled "Almost a Millionaire," 
wheh was liked. Dorsch and Russell gave 
satisfaction. Harry Rose did well with hit 
turn. Gruet and Gruet passed with blackface 
act. Ed. Blondell and Co., scored. Cooke and 
Roberts, closing, provided diversified enter- 
tainment 

ORPHEUM. -Too many dancing acta on this 
week's bill. Roshanara, headlining, proved in- 
teresting. Theodore Robert and Co. In "The 
Sheriff of Shasta," pleased. McDevltt, Kelly 
and Lucey, hit. Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall, 
good. Charles D. Weber, worked hard to 
: .ease. Johnnie Small and Small Sisters 
pleased in opening position. Of the holdovers, 
"Neptune's Garden" and Alice Els and Bert 
French lost Interest The Orpheum regulars 
apparently have become tired of dancing. Van 
Hoven, also of the holdovers, was a laughing 
hit 

PANTAGES.— Allskey's Hawaiian entertain- 
ers scored on their return engagement 
Charlie Rellly and Co. didn't do much with 
their playlet but Rellly's singing was highly 
appreciated. The sketch lacks Interest Creo, 
partly mystifying. Danny Simmons, good. 
Larry Comer and Grace Sloane, classy. Togan 
and Geneva, clever. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.).— "Peg 0' 
My Heart," with Peggy O'Neill (second week). 



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"The Argyle Case,'' with Robert Hllliard («ec- 
ond week). 

ALCAZAR (Belasco & Mayer, mgrs.). — 
Mack-Rambeau stock (fourth week). 

QAIETY (T. O'Day, mgr.).— "Girl Behind 
the Counter" (second week). 

TIVOLI (Turner & Dahnken, mgrs.). — Pic- 
tures. 

SAVOY (W. A. Mackenzie, mgr.).— Pictures. 

WICTWAM (J03. Bauer, mgr.; agent. Levey). 
—Jack (Jolden Co. and pop vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Agent, Levey).— Pop vaude- 
ville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr.; agent, W. 
8. V. A.). — Pop vaudeville. 

Monte Austin, for the past year at the Odeon 
cafe, has concluded the engagement. 

Will Phllbrick has concluded his engage- 
ment with the Oalety Company, and left for 
New York. 



Mabel Darragh (Mrs. Will Cross) opened 
with the Jack Oolden Musical Comedy com- 
pany at the Wigwam. 



Manager Horton of the Marguerlta, Eureka, 



was here last week. He Is reported to be 
negotiating for the sale of the house. 

Tony Lubelskl's "Chinese Festival." an Em- 
press attraction two weeks ago, opened at 
the Portola- Louvre Cafe Sunday. 



Fred Woodruff, the "Mule" In the "Tlk-Tok 
Man," showed his new sketcn to the Orpheum 
management at the Republic 'a:t *eek. 

The Oriental Grotto, a aniall cabaret resort 
on Turk street, near Market, this city, lately 
closed Its doors on account of a lack of 
patronage. 



Thomas Allen Rector and his sister, Natalie 
Rector, tango dancers, who are touring tne 
world, left here on the Manchuria April 29 
for the Orient. 



Dan Leary. an old Tlvoll favorite before 
the Are and more recently with "Candy Shop" 
In Los Angeles, opened at the Orpheum 
Oakland, last Sunday, In his own comedy skit 
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The old Victory, on Sutter street, one of 
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again reopened after being dark for several 
months. Once more the policy Is pictures 
and the new name Is the Photoplay theatre. 



Claiming $404. 10 for painting the scenery 
for the first act of the "Sweetest Girl In 
Paris" prepared for production at the Oalety 
last December, Ralph Nleblas and John Led- 
wldge havo brought suit against O. M. An- 
derson of the Oalety Company for the above 
amount. They say the work was done under 
contract. 



The Eddie Black Players leave the BIJou 
Saturday after a prosperous five-months en- 
gagement. Leo Adde's comic opera company 
will open 12. In "The Beggar Prince." 

All the theatres are preparing for record 
business next week when the Shrlners meet 
here In national convention. The LaVerne 
company at the Lyric will play "Are You 
a Mason?" 



The Metropolitan Opera Co. did $90,000 In 
its Atlanta engagement. The seven operas 
were heard by .T7.R80 persons. 



The Sunset Magazine, hitherto conducted by 
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, has 
been sold to William Woodhead, advertising 
manager of the publication. The new own^r 
stated that there will be a change in th? >di- 
torlal and feature policy, and will je known 
as the Pacific Monthly. 



Among the plays produced in the miniature 
theatre at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emlllo 
Lastreto. by the Lastreto players, was "Rich- 
ard III." April .TO. It was an Invitation 
affair and over 2.V) attended. Mr. Lastreto, 
who previously essayed the roles of Shylock, 
Othello and Hamlet, appeared as Oloster. New 
scenery had been painted and the costuming 
and the staging was creditable. 



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FORSYTH (Hugh Cardoza. mgr.; agent. 
[J. D. O). "Trained Nurses," decided hit; 
Cabaret Trio, score ; Five Oormann, good ; 
Milton Collins, laughH ; Warren & Connolly, 
applause ; McCrea & Co.. crack shots; Three 
Renards, ordinary. 

GRAND (Harry Hearn, mgr. ; agent. U. 
n. O.). Hal Johnson's tab musical comedy, 
first half ; pop vaudeville last half. 

LYRIC (Jake Wells, mgr.).— Lucille La- 
Verne Co., '"Heir to the Hoorah," business 
Improving. 

ni.IOtJ (Jake Wells, mp;r. ). -Hddie Black 
Stock. "Jesse James," farewell week. 

COLl'MIUA (Gene Davis, mgr.) Hon Ton 
Hurlesquers, Rood business. 

The Alpha Is a new downtown film house, 
opening Monday. 



nilly Ixms has closed a lengthy stock sea- 
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APOLLO (Fred E. Moore, mgr.) — May 4-.">. 
two locals by Atlantic City operatic society, tl. 
"The Smart Set." 9, John Drew and Ethel 
Harryraore co-starring In Sardou's "A Scrap 
of Paper," opening performance Saturday 
afternoon, only performances prior to en- 
gagement at Empire theatre. New York. 

KEITHS (Jake Isaac, mgr.).— The best bill 
since opening of Pier theatre. Bert Errol, 
feminine impersonator, heads. Has real rolce, 
almost lyric In quality. His gowns are clever 
ireationH. Well received. Toots Paka and 
Hawallans. Act has been brightened up since 
here before. As presented Monday was too 
long. Opening could be cut without any dam- 
age. William A. Brady presented his latest 
one-act playlet direct from London, where It 
was given before King George by Royal com- 
mand at the Buckingham palace. It Is entitled 
"One Good Turn." and is subtitled by the 
authors — Martin Swayne and Elite Norwood — 
A Nightmare in One Act." The cast Includes 
E. E. Cllve, Leonard Booker and Eleanor 
Ellis, all English. The men were excellent. 
The woman played her role In a monotonous 
tone that detracted from her otherwise good 
work. The tabloid found ready favor. Lydell, 
Rogers and Lydell, unusually good offering 
of songs, dances* and rube humor. Van and 
Schenck, cleaned up. Four Harveys return 




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Bruce McRae 

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with almost entirely new routine. Act well 
dressed and Is one of the best of this type. 
They closed the show, going well. Vinic 
Malley, went over fairly well with songs. Le 
Claire and Sampson, opened the show. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr). "The Colum- 
bia Hurlesquers," featuring* Mile. Mercereau 
and Co. In Egyptian dance. Next week "Social 
Maids." 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER. Dances. 



founder of vaudeville on the Garden Pier last 
Saturday afternoon. She was accompanied by 
her sister and brother. 



Professional tango dancers will have an op- 
portunity of garnering a whole or part of the 
$LNK> prize money offered by the Million Dollar 
Pier management during the Carnival, which 
is to be held in Atlantic City May 24-31. in- 
clusive. The big tango contest night will be 
moved up from Friday to Thursday night, 
May 28. 

Mrs. n. F. Keith, nee Miss Chase, daughter 
of P. B. Chase of Washington, D. C, visited 
the palatial theatre bearing the name of the 



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Mac Buscb, the tango danger at Harnay s 
Boardwalk cafe, while executing a "pin wheel" 
spin Saturday night, slipped and dislocated her 
left knee cap. Several weeks ago Miss Buseh 
dislocated the same knee cap. Her Injury is 
not thought to be serious. 

BOSTON. 

By J. GOOLTZ. 

LOEWS ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — Vaudeville and pictures. 

LOEW'S ST. JAMES (William Lovey, mgr. ; 
agent. Loew). — Vaudeville and pictures. 

NATIONAL (Agent, U. B. O.).— Dark. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The Re- 
formers." with Donald Meek making premier 
as star. Poor business. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The 
Misleading Lady" opened Monday night with 
best business In town. 

PARK (Charles J. Rich. mgr). -Edith and 
Mabel Taliaferro in "Young Wisdom." Con- 
sistent business against a tough slump in busi- 
ness throughout city. 

SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Dark. 
Opens next week with Sothcrn. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.). "Within 
the Law," fair business dropping rapidly. 

WILBUR (E. D Smith, mgr.). -Doris 
Keane in "Romance." Show due to close in 
short time to allow star to go abroad. 



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CORT (John E. Cort, mgr.). Picture filling 
in pending opening of "Phyllis" next week, 
which will be a premiere. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— "Und« 
Cover," 20th week, still playing to about $9.- 
000 and good until late in June if cast cares 
to work in hot weather. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel. mgr. ). 
David Warfleld in "The Auctioneer," on 1U 
last week. Business good, but a disappoint- 
ment. 

BOSTON (William Wood. mgr.).--"Th< Old 
Homestead" at popular prices. Excellent bu«l 
ness because of scale. 

GLOBE (Robert Jeannette. mgr.).— "Bring 
Ing Up Father" on Its last week to good busi- 
ness. Last combination show of the season. 
Vice picture next week. 



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CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
"The Deep Purple" to capacity. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).— 'Taxi 
Girls" return. Corking business. 

GAIETY (George T. Batcheller, mgr.). — 
"Crackerjacks." Excellent business. 

GRAND O. H. (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). - 
Dark — but open to reason. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). — 
Violette Masco tte's stock burlesquers playing 
to capacity, with Jess Wlllard. the white hope. 
heading the house bill. Barrel of sporting 
page publicity "pulled" by Fred Doherty. 

Slgmund Layine, the six-year-old son of 
Phillip H. Lavlne, John Craig's personal repre- 
sentative at the Castle Square. Is to be a fea- 
ture "dancing act" at Mrs. Butler's festival 
next Saturday. 

Monday night at the Wilbur there was a 
new Suzette in the person of Louise Burleigh, 
a Radcliffe graduate who has boon playing 
amateur. 

BROOKLYN, N. T. 

By EDDIE HARTMAN. 

ORPHEUM (Benedict Batt. mgr.; anent. V. 
•B. O.). — Good show this week. Alice Lloyd Is 
the big name and she did very well Mondajr 
night, using five songs and a recitation, cloa^ 
Ing with "Splash Me." The dramatic end of 
the bill was well taken care of by Frank 
Keenen and Co. in "Vindication." a grlnpllng 
playlet. The dancing end was looked after by 
Pat Roonev and Marlon Bent, who followed 
Miss Lloyd, and gave Brooklynttes their first 
peek at their new skit. Things went prettv 
quietly for the Rooneys until Pat got wanned 
tip and did some good work with the stage 
hand. Stuart Barnes on second before In- 
termission gathered a few laughs. Brooks and 
Rowen. in blackface, opened after intermission 
and livened things up. the boy at the piano 
dolne some good work. The Nine White Tfus- 
snrs have a fine musical act, though the drum- 
mer carries his work too far. Holmes and 
Buchanan sang some old time songs that were 
wnll liked. The Asnhl Troupe closed. Chas. 
Thompson lugellng. opened the show. 

BEDFORD ((Teorge McDermlt, mgr. : agent. 
Fox). -Very ordinary show this week, proh- 
ahlv on account of all the flags on the in- 
side and outside of the house to let the people 
know that next week Is the first anniversary 
of the theatre Mack and Carson have a mixed 
double 'flint Is a regular small-time atTnlr. 
Fov and Clnrk showed some novelties In their 
net that pleased, hut the talk was rather tire- 



some. The Melody and Harmony Quintet sang 
some pretty songs, and the two women looked 
very nice In their colored wigs, something 
very hard to do. Wilson and Wilson, ebony 
hued entertainers, were all right In their 
place. Al Lentz did well with his cello. The 
Three Zecks, fast work on the rings, closing 
spot. 

BROADWAY (Leo C. Teller, mgr.).— Rudolf 
Christians and his German Co. 

DE KALB (I. Flugelman, mgr.). — Adolph 
Philip Co. in Rep. 

MAJESTIC (John Pierce, mgr.). — Guy Bates 
Post In "Omar the Tentmaker." Should do big 
business, the only legitimate attraction down- 
town. 

MONTAITK (Ed. Trail, mgr.).— Picture. 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (F. O. Edsall). 
"Les Mlserables." 

CRESCENT (Al. Trahern, mgr.). 'The 
Wrong Way." (Stock.) 

GREENPOINT (Stock; Lew Parker, mgr). 
The Wages of Sin." 

GOTHAM (Stock; James McCurdy. mgr.). 
The White Sister." 

GRAND O. H. (Louis Barr, mgr.). - 
"Madame X." (Stock.) 

WHITNEY (Stock; Frank Clifford, mgr.).— 
'Butterfly on the Wheel." 

STAR (Burlesque; M. Joyce, mgr.). 
"Dreamland Burlesquers." 

CASINO (Burlesque; Chas. Daniels, mgr.). 
"Queens of Paris.". 

EMPIRE (Burlesque; J. H. Curtin, mgr.). 
"Big Jubilee." 

HALSEY.— Vaudeville. 

FIFTH AVE.— Vaudeville. 

COLUMBIA.— Vaudeville. 

OLYMPIC— Vaudeville. 

COMEDY.— Vaudeville. 

FOLLY.— Vaudeville. 

LI BERT Y.— Vaudeville. 



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time dies from a broken heart because she 
knows she cannot have the man she loves. 
The senator sends the girl a letter Just before 
she dies telling her that he Is her murderer 
and to forgive him. The letter Is found some 
time later by the father of the dead girl who 
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son, whose first name was the tame as his 
father's. The boy had Just been married and 
was to leave for England when he Is cornered 
by a reporter, who has been Informed by the 
Klrls father of the matter and expects to make 
a big scoop. The boy returns to Washington 
and tells his parents what he Is accused of. 
The father confesses his guilt, but as the re- 
porter is an old friend of the family, the 
senator is not disgraced and Is elected gov- 
ernor of the state the next election. The piece 
lasts about one hour and has three acts, all 
with the same setting. It could easily be cut 
down to a vaudeville sketch, using four people 
instead of seven in the present state. 

The Flatbush theatre, which Is expected to 
open soon, around June IS, is to have a two- 
a-day vaudeville policy without pictures. 

Henderson's has decided to return to big 
time vaudeville May 18. 

Billy Kunz, Bob Hughes and Flo Temple 
.ire In the Qrand cabaret. 



The open air movie place neit to the Bed- 
ford Rest will open May 17. 



Keith's Oreenpoint theatre ends its stock 
season this week, going into pictures for the 
summer. The Gotham, which opened as a 
Keith house this season but waa termed a 
failure after four weeks, has been doing a 
nice business under James MacCurdy, who has 
tried to give the people what they want in the 
stock line. The house will continue its pre»» 
ent policy probably Into June. 



The Aborn Opera Co. starts a three weeks' 
engagement at the Academy of Music May IS. 



The Bedford Rest Is having a dancing floor 
laid in order to catch some of the crowd that 
noes to Coney in the summer. 

The Sumner, a large movie house on Sum- 
ner avenue, opened May 2. 



Now Playing 

Fulton Theatre 

Webb's 



BUFFALO. 

By G. K. RUDOLPH. 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; U. B. O.).— 
Karno's London Co. in "A Night In an Eng- 
lish Hall," talented entertainers, featured 
bill ; Belle Blanche, pleased ; Bell Family, artis- 
tic ; Could ft Ashlyn, took well; Ooleman's 
Animals, novel ; Kip ft Klppy, comedy ; Joe A 
Lew Cooper, went well ; Bessie ft Harriet 
(temple ft Co., scored. 

TECK (John R. Olshel, mgr.). — Aborn Eng- 
lish Qrand Opera Co., opening spring season. 
Excellent company, double cast 

LYRIC (H. M. Marcus, mgr.; Loew). — Eva 
Westcott & Co., well received: Apollo Four, 
nit; Don Carney, pianist of ability; Geo. Mur- 
poy, classic dancer ; Thesson's Dogs, good : 
picture. 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Ronstelle 



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Talking movies are a success at last. Mr. Webb has accomplished what the 
great Edison has so far failed in — recording action and sound simultaneously. En- 
core after encore greeted every picture. — New York "Mail." (Mays) 

Audience applauded every number. — New York "Herald." (May 5) 

The Webb pictures must l)e seen by all who want to be entertained and incident- 
ally astonished. Synchronization made so complete as to seem miraculous. 

— New York "Sun." (May 5) 

Flawless and perfect.— New York "Press." {May 5) 

Sure fire success. — Nenv York" American." (May 5) 

Management, GEORGE R. WEBB 

Suite 2006, CANDLER BUILDING 
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VARIETY 



Stock, opens second week, presenting "The 
Little Minister," popularity still strong. 

STRAND (Harold Edel, mgr.).— Picture. 

ACADEMY (M. 11. Schlesinger, mgr.).— Pic- 
ture. Helen Primrose, dainty ; Allen ft Fran- 
cis, scream ; Close Bros., novelty ; Billy 
Scherer, fair; The Leytons, entertaining; 
Juggling Darlos, usual. 

GARDEN (W. F. Graham, mgr.).— "The 
Rector Girls," pleased big houses. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln, mgr.).— Flske 
O'Hara, "In Old Dublin," seen here often, but 
drew well. 

FILLMORE (Geo. Rosing, mgr. ; agents, Mc- 
Mahon A Dee.; rehearsal Mon. and Thura.). — 
McNally & Co., big; Lela McCall, good; Mur- 
phy A Burgess, excellent; Jim Gallon, clever; 
Polish stock, completes usual good offering. 

OAYETY (John M. Ward, mgr.).— "Follies 
of the Day." Usual attendance. 

EMBLEM (G. Strasser, mgr.- agent, Griffin; 
rehearsal Mon. 4). — First half, Roma Duo, 
pleased ; Dorthy Harris, very good ; C. Mon- 
ette, clever ; Roy & Wilson, scream ; last half. 
Lew Sutton, excellent ; Bernlce Myers, pleas- 
ing ; McCune A Grant, carried Interest ; Jack- 
son ft Florence, scored. Pictures conclude ex- 
cellent offerings at this beautiful new theatre 
playing big business. 

PLAZA (Slotkin, Rosing £ Michaels, mgrs. ; 
agents, McMahon ft Dee; rehearsals Mon. and 
Thurs. (1).— Tlanlta Midgets, novelty; Claflln 
Sisters, splendid ; Murphy ft Burgess, featured 
bill ; Jimmy Gallon, good ; 7-9, Tom Dee, 
Campbell A Connors, Dawson Trio and Laura 
Allison. Business good. 

HAPPY-HOUR (J. Popalardo. mgr.; agent. 
Griffin).— The Marlowes, great, and picture 
feature. 

SAVOY (J. Popalardo, mgr.; agent. Griffin). 
— Dorothy Harris, hit ; C. Monette, pleased. 
Picture concluded bill. 



The Griffin circuit Is expanding throughout 
this vicinity, and recent bookings have been 
successful In securing Ave weeks out of their 
Buffalo office. 



Chas. W. Denzlnger, former treasurer of 
Shea's, and the past season manager of "The 
Newlyweds and Their Baby" company, has 
closed for the season and will rusticate on his 
farm near Buffalo for the summer season. 



"From Gutter to the Stage" will be shown 
In picture at the Garden next week, which 
will be the first offering for the summer season 
of feature films which will be shown through- 
out the summer, taking the place of the usual 
burlesque- 



CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY MARTIN. 

MUSIC HALL.— Biennial May Festival, 5-9. 

WALNUT (Willis F. Jackson, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

GRAND (Theodore Ayllvard, mgr.). — Pic- 
tures. 

GAYETY (Thomas Corby, mgr.). — Pictures. 

LYCEUM (Harry Hart, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesque. 

OLYMPIC— Dark. 

EMPRESS.— Dark. 

LYRIC (Hlllman ft Orr, mgrs.).— Pictures. 

HEUCK'S.— Pictures. 

PEOPLE'S.— Pictures. 

STANDARD.— Dark. 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.).— 
Season started May 1. 

CONEY ISLAND BOATS.— Private moonlight 
excursions until May 30, when Coney opens. 

Irving White will sing at the Lyric this 
summer. Emmons and Colvln will probably 
vocalize at Gayety. 

The vaudeville bill for the opening of Ches- 
ter Park May 10 consists of Helen Dickson, 
Rambler Sisters, the La tours, and Amedlo. 

Fred Hclmlck, music dealer, who killed htm- 



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WANTED, For Jack Corbett's "Maxim Girls," Principals, 
Chorus Girls, Ponies, Comedians and Al Producer, also Al 
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self In New York last week, was a native of 
Cincinnati, where he formerly kept a music 
store on Sixth street 



chief Makers." One of season's best offerings. 
Business fair. 



When the Empress closed Its season last 
night, J. C. Hill, the treasurer, announced 
that he had decided to accompany Manager 
George F. Fish to Denver, where Fish will take 
charge of the Empress, another Sullivan-Con- 
sldine house. Hill will be assistant manager 
of the Denver theatre. The local Empress may 
remain dark for the summer. 



The Hippodrome goes over to pictures next 
week. 



Earl Flynn and his wife, formerly Nettie 
McLaughlin, of Cincinnati, are supposed to be 
In Mexico City, and relatives fear for their 
safety. 

CLEVELAND. 

By CLYDE B. ELLIOTT. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.). — 
Picture. Business fair. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.).— 
"Her Own Money," by Colonial Stock, with 
May Buckley and Jack Halllday. Well acted 
to big business. First week of stock. 

HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).— 
Louis Mann In "Elevating a Husband," re- 
duced from play with no improvement. Acting 
not convincing. Imhoff, Conn ft Coreene, 
good. Henry Lewis, good. Other numbers 
pleased. Business not real good. 

MILES (Frank Raymond, mgr.). — Mr. and 
Mrs. Fred Perkins Fisher, plenty of comedy. 
Frank Bush, good. Four other acts of merit. 
Business fair. 

PRISCILLA (Geo. Lyons, mgr.). — "Ten 
Princess Maids." good tabloid ; "Girl with the 
Beautiful Curls," does well. Business fair. 

PROSPECT (Geo. Lyons, mgr.). — "Ouicer 
666" playing to good business. Acting fair. 

CLEVELAND (Harry Zerker, mgr.).— "A 
Woman's Honor." Big business and a fair 
show. 

METROPOLITAN (O. Johnson, mgr.).— 
Travel festival. Third week to good busi- 
ness. 

DUCHESS (R. Buckley, mgr.).— Picture.-. 
Business fair. 

GORDON SQUARE.— Pictures. Business 
big. 

KNICKERBOCKER (Emory Downs, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

STAR (C. J. Klttz. mgr.).— "The Girls jf 
the Gay White Way." Good burlesque euter- 
tainment, but business only fair. 

EMPIRE (Geo. Schenet, mgr.). — "The Mis- 



Cleveland has two stock companies. A third 
will open May 18. 

Mrs. Frank Raymond, leading character 
woman with the Sellg company, and wife of 
the manager of the Miles, Cleveland, la In 
the city taking a long rest. 



Margaret Neville, popular leading woman of 
the Holden Players at the Cleveland, has re- 
turned after a rest of wo weeks. The long 
season fatigued Miss Neville aad it w.is neces- 
sary for her to rest in order to continue with 
the company until the close of the season. 

Only one show In Cleveland last week 
played to topnotch business. That was Flske 
O'Hara In "In Old Dublin." None of the 
raudevllle houses kept up their usual attend- 
ance. 



DETROIT. 

By JACOB SMITH. 

TEMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr. ; U. B. O. ; 
rehearsal Monday 10).— "Kid Kabaret," hit; 
Price Lai Mon Kim, novel ; Winona Winters, 
well liked; "Liza," good sketch; Van Bros., 
good ; Fogarty ft Kirk, big ; Sawyer A Cole- 
brook, modern dances. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; T. B. C. ; re- 
hearsal Monday 10).— "Fair Co-Eds," well 
produced ; Morrow A Harries, comedy skit ; 
Will H. Fox, hit ; Buch Bros., very good ; Mer- 
rlt A Douglas, fair ; The Averys, good. 

PALACE (C. A. Hoffman, mgr.; agent. Earl 
Cox).— Turenne & Paul, good; Fields A La 
Adelia, pleasing sketch ; Bett Wells, good 
voice ; Fenner A Tolman, good ; Ralton A La 
Tour, good ; Zeb Zarrow Troupe, hit. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— "Adele." 
Next, Annie Russell. 

GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
May Robson in "The Clever Woman." 11-13, 
Weber & Fields 

WASHINGTON (Frank Whltbeck).— "Car- 
men." 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warner, mgr.).— Vaughan 
Olaser in "Merely Mary Ann." Next, "The 
Great Divide." 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "Why 
Women Sin." Next, "Sign of the Four." 



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QAYETY (William Roche, mgr.).— "Beaut* 
Parade." 7 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.).— "Glrli 
from Muxlm's." Summer stock burlesque 
starting May 10. 

NATIONAL (C. R. Hagedorn, mgr.; Doyle 
agent).— Rose A Williams, good; Irene Lackey' 
fair; Russell's Minstrels, hit; Howard ft 
Escher, poor; Billy Adams, poor; Kalaluhala 
Hawailans. very good ; Bennle Oould, fair ; 
Victoria Webster, fair. 

COLUMBIA (Eddie Murphy, mgr.; agent 
Sun).— Jimmie Wall, good; Lola Milton,' 
pleased ; Joe Wolf ft Girls, very good ; Slg.' 
Franz Co., clever ; Mina Tuttle, good ; We 
Three Boys, did nicely ; Six Tango Fiends, 
very good. 

FAMILY (J. H. McCarron, mgr. ; agents 
U. B. O.).— The Sterlings, good; The Hlllyers' 
pleased ; Mary Louise Eigholz, talented ;' 
Konerz Bros., excellent; Charles Carson' 
laughs ; Elsie Gilbert's Collies & Girls, bit'; 
Gus Williams, big ; Nathan A Young, good. 

Gayety stock season starts May 31. Prin- 
cipals will Include Lew Kelley, Lon Hascal, 
Babe LaTour, Maude Rockwell, Tom Martelle! 

Ben Rosenthal of the Pantages Circuit was 
here May 4 in connection with the new Or- 
pheum which will open in July. 

KANSAS CITY. 

By R. M. CROUSB. 

SAM S. SHUBERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— 
William Hodge In "The Road to. Happiness." 
Fair hoises. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Lehman, mgr.).— Bessie 
Clayton A Co.. good dancing act, with Miss 
Clayton working all the time ; Chick Sale, 
stopped the show ; Claud A Fannie Usher, 
good ; Armstrong A Ford, excellent ; Marie 
Bishop, applause ; Marinette A Sylvester, 
pleased ; Pantzer Duo, husky but nifty. 

EMPRESS (Dan McCoy, mgr.).— Maxwell's 
Dancing Girls, very pretty act ; Llllte A Mani- 
kins, good : Spissel Bros. A Mack, laughs ; 
Warren A Blanchard. funny ; Gladys Wilbur, 
Doc Bird Finch, local cartoonist, good. 

HIPPODROME (Ben F. Starr, mgr.).— 
Hlckey A Hart : Walters-Hawley Co., Four 
Italian Troubadours, Three Blondys, The De- 
bars, Warren A Brockway, Fisher A Sauls, 
Blllv K. Wells. 

GLOBE (Cy Jacobs, mgr.). — Jed A Ethel 
Dooley, clever dancers ; Barnett Maverick ft 
Co., maRlc ; Harry Davis, fair; DeVern ft 
Van, good ; Whiting Duo. versatile ; La France 
A Conklin, roars ; Angelo Arm en to A Bros., 
whirlwind dancers. 

GRAND (A. Judah. mgr.).— "The Calling of 
Dun \ffttthpws ' f 

AUDITORIUM (Meta Miller, mgr.).— Stock. 
"When We Were Twenty-One." 

OAYETY (Burt MePhall, mgr.).— "Troca- 
deros. Last week. 

WILLIS WOOD (Roy Crawford, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 



Hunter Padden, late leading man of tbe 
Lucy Haynes Players. Joined the Morrill Stock 
company last week. 



Aredo and Eldon are back in Kansas City 
after a vaudeville tour. 



Gypsy Corell has Joined the Hal Horton 
Musical Co. 

W. L. Oleason. formerly of Brookfleld, Mo., 
has purchssed a picture theatre In Armour- 
dale, a suburb of Kansas City. 

Frank Otey. assistant manager of the Hip- 
podrome, was married April 30 to Grace Bur- 
ton. Thev left for New York to spend their 
honeymoon. 



LOS ANGELES. 



MA.TESTTC. "Mr. Alladln." "(New play.) 
MOROSCO. "The Echo." (Rock and Ful- 
ton.) 

BURBANK. —Dramatic Stock. 



Charles M. Pike Is now manager "back 
with" Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane in "Her 
Soul and Her Body." 



Adelaide Wise, for a number of years a 
•uiccossful dramatic actress, has Joined the 
Knlem picture forces here. 



Arthur Burckly has left the Burbank com- 
pany to 1oln a musical stock troupe In New- 
ark. N. J. 



Harold Lockwood is in New York. 



Marguerite Clayton has signed with the 
Essenay at Nlles, Cal. 

Eddie Michaels, "the ragtime kid." Is the 
new orchestra director at Pantages. Tie re- 
cently returned from Frisco. 

The Hlpnodrome and Republic (vaudeville) 
are located in the same block, opposite each 
other. The "Hip" always has had the ten 
cent admission, but the dime policy went Into 
effect at the Republic, a Bert Levey house, 
only n week ago. Manager Fountain of the 
former. Is having an electric sign made which 
will read "Ten Cent Vaudeville: We Made 
'em Do Tt." Tt is expected the sign will 
cause a near riot across the street when It Is 
sot In place. 



Jules Mendel and Co. closed at Lone Bench 
ln?t week. Manaeer Elmrr Workman will 
next week put in a new set of muslcnl stock 
players. 

Larry Peyton Is working with the Warner 
Feature company at San DIcgo. 



Billy Wolbert. former locnl stock actor. Is 
now director for the Universal. 



VARIETY 



Members of the White Rats Actors 1 Union and 
Associated Actresses of America are notified that 
unless they hold due cards paid to October 1, 1914, 
they are now in bad standing. A member in bad 
standing is not entitled to any of the privileges 
of the organization. :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: 



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WYSER and KAYNE 

Their Boy and Girl In an A No. 1 All 
Comedy in one. Singing and Talking. 

THE FASHION PLATES 

Regards to link Humphries and Joe 
Woods. 

Address Variety, New York 



Joe Singleton, a Coast film star, has opened 
a motographic college at Long Beach. He 
essays to teach the young the art of expres- 
sion. 



Fred Belasco was down last week from 
San Francisco with his protegee, Mr. and 
Mrs. Douglas Crane. He called It a vaca- 
tion, his first In many months, but attaches 
of the Majestic say he worked harder and 
longer than anyone connected with the estab- 
lishment. 



Harry James, composer of "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith" and special musical director at 
Morosco's producing house, has gone to Ban 
Francisco. He may return In the summer 
under a new Morosco contract. 



Clayton McKenzie Legge, an actor, lost his 
suit against John H. Blackwood, erstwhile 
manager of the Little theatre, for $130 back 
salary in the courts here. In a deposition 
George Barnum, former director of the thea- 
tre, who engaged Legge, stated the plaintiff 
was a "ham actor" and could not "deliver 
the goods." Judge Young ruled that Legge 
had been proven incompetent and had no 
salary coming to him. 



Hauptman's immortal "Sunken Bell" will 
be visualized by a cast of 30 children here 
on May 8. 



There must be more money In the picture 
business than in the "legit." At any rate, 
Dustln Farnum last week purchased his first 
automobile, a big seven-passenger touring car. 
"Dusty" never owned one while he was on 
the "regular" stage. 



The Alphln has changed hands again. 
Charlie Alphln's Tango Girls company closed 
last week owing to poor business, and A. and 
M. Loewen opened Monday with 10-cent bur- 
lesque, vaudeville and pictures. Alphin is 
trying to get road booking for his troupe. 

Oliver Morosco is negotiating with Henry W. 
Savage in an effort to get the first stock rights 
to "The Prince of Pllsen." Jess Dandy will 
be held over here to play his former role if 
the deal goes through. 



S. Morton Cohn returned to his home here. 



Al Jaroby. (V> years young, who for a num- 
ber of years understudied Jess Dandy in 
"The Prince of Pllsen," 1b appearing in war 
pictures along the Mexican border. 

The Ferris-Stone stock company closed at 
the Bentlcy Grand, Long Beach. Manager 
Ferris Is trying to get the Mason for a sum- 
mer stock engagement. 



MILWAUKEE. 

■7 P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (Jam*-s A. Hlgler, mgr. ; agent. 
( >rph.). Ih>rt Melrose, comedy honors; Vir- 
ginia Harned, greatly appreciated; Charles & 
Fanny Van, did poorly; Maxwell Holden. fine; 
Cranior & Morton, fair; Edna Showalter, good: 
Howard ft Ratllff, plensed ; Bert Kalmar ft 
Jessie Urown, entertaining. 

EMPRESS (William Raynor, mgr.; agent, 
S.-C). Sam Ash. easy hit; "The Dude De- 
tective." comedy honors; Joe Cook, excellent; 
f'avana Duo, good ; Jack Winkler Trio, fair. 
'Hivjness good. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent. 
T. n. C.).— "In and Out." hit In headline spot; 
Palaklta ft Bro., excellent; Murray K. Hill. 
excellent ; Adams ft Guhl, fine; Saoma ft Co.. 
K"o<]. Excellent houses. 



DANCING AT CHURCHILL'S 

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF 

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AFTERNOONS 



EVENINGS 



ORPHEUM ( Frank Cook. mgr. ; agent, 
T. B. C.).— Film. 

DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr.; agent, 
Ind.).— "The Traffic" in season's third engage- 
ment first half of week, followed by "The 
Blue Bird" last half. Capacity for former. 

SHUBERT (Charles C. Newton, mgr.).— 
Shubert Theatre Stock closing Its season in 
"The Concert" to good business. 

GAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).— "The 
Queen of Bohemia." Good houses. 

MINNEAPOLIS. 

By C. W. MILBt. 

METROPOLITAN ( L. N. Scott, mgr.).— 
Henrietta Crosman In "Tongues of Men," 7-9. 
"September Morn'," 10-13. 

SHUBERT (A. G. Balnbrldge, mgr.).— Bain- 
bridge Players In "Seven Days," excellent 
performance. 

ORPHEUM (Q. A. Raymond, mgr. ) .—Week 27, 
"Wronged From the Start," headline, great 
hit ; "The Double Cross," melodramatic, ex- 
cellent sketch and finely done ; Gertrude 
Barnes, pleased ; Schenck Brothers, best 
equlllbrlests this season ; Demarest and Cha- 
bot, fair ; Three Nevarros, good acrobats ; 
Francis Dooley and Corinne Sales, hit. 

UNIQUE (Jack Elliott, mgr.; S.-C.).— Eleven 
Klnkaid Kilties ; Ronalr and Ward ; The 
Todd-Nards ; Savoy and Brennan ; Three 
Harbys. 

MILES HIPPODROME ( W. F. Gallagher, 
mgr.; T. B. C.).— Walsh, Lynch and Co. in 
"Husklns* Run:" White Fawn, Link and Rob- 
inson, Cruto Brothers, Lawrence Troupe. 

NEW GRAND ( C. F. Dempsey, mgr. ; W. 
V. A.).— Little Lord Roberts; Happy Harri- 



son's Circus, Cal Stewart, Mack and Bchef- 
telles. 

LYRIC— Pictures. 

BIJOU (Hitchcock and Blalslng, mgrs.).— 
Blalslng Players in "The Man From Mexico." 
good performance. 

GAYETY (Wm. Koenlg, mgr.).— "The Lib- 
erty Girls." 



When the Orpheum closes for the summer, 
pictures will be run. 



Ida Stanhope has been engaged as leading 
woman with the Btock company at the BIJou, 
making her first appearance this week. 8he 
has appeared frequently with the Shubert 
Stock company and has quite a following. 

Stanley Washburn, one of tho most promi- 
nent families of Minneapolis and him- 
self an author and explorer of note, has writ- 
ten a play, "The Man In Hiding," which will 
be given its first production on any stage by 
the Balnbrldge Players at the Shubert week 
of May 10. 



NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. SAMUEL. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur Whitt. mgr.). -One new 
line in James J. Morton's monolog, only nov- 
elty this week. Todeica ft Todesca, lack show- 
manship ; Nina Barbour, ordinary singer bill- 
ing herself in uncouth manner ; Cole ft Dcnahy, 
small time dancers ; Merrill ft Otto, need ma- 
terial ; Billy B. Van and Beaumont Sisters 
amused with ancient burlesqulsms ; Ballot Trio, 
conventional acrobatics ; last and worst bill of 
season. 



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Direction, FRANK BOHM Playing LOEW TIME 



CRESCENT (Robert Lawrence, mgr.).— 
Comedians have essayed the role of "Wang" 
with more or less success upon the local ros- 
trums, but It was left to Edward Beck to give 
to the part a rendition so drab and weird 
as to appeal almost an original creation — 
original mainly because of Us wide diver- 
gence from the character evolved by the au- 
thor. The other principals of the New Or- 
leans Comic Opera Co., which opened an In- 
definite engagement at the Crescent Sunday 
evening, were not possessed, seemingly, of a 
knowledge of the Import and demands of the 
roles allotted them. The most Introspective 
and perspicacious could not, with charity and 
a desire to wax altruistic aforethought, vora- 
ciously admit that the Interpretation of the 
comic opera, which did so much to advance 
the be-wived Mr. Hopper, was anything but 
mediocre. There was a noticeable uncer- 
tainty and self -consciousness, too, that ob- 
literated entirely the naturalness that la es- 
sential to current histrionic presentment. The 
best feature of the organisation is the chorus. 
The girls are fresh-looking and graceful. They 
did much to relieve the ennui promoted by the 
principals, several of whom must be replaced 
If success Is to be attained. Signs In front 
of the Crescent state the company has been 
engaged for twelve weeks. That will give 
the management chance to form an almost 
new company. 

LAFAYETTE (H. C. Fourton, mgr.).— Her- 
bert Carter, Kathryn Waters, Jumping John 
Hlggins, Mile. La Vain, Cowboy Minstrels. 

HIPPODROME (Lew Rose, mgr.).— De Noyer 
and Dante's Musical Revue. 

ALAMO (Will Uuerlnger, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 



Sunday marked the closing of the Lyric. 
Oagnon ft Pollock offered dramatic stook there 
during the early part of the season with slight 
financial returns, doing well tor the remain- 
der of the year at Houston. Various stock 
burlesque companies, which did not vary In 
point of Inferiority, succeeded the Oagnon- 
Pollock organisation, doing better than the 
entertainments merited. 



Mrs. Arthur White, wife of the Orpheum's 
manager, left Monday for St. Paul, where she 
will spend the summer with relatives. 

Mr. and Mrs. William Wright will take 
out a musical revue next season. 

The regular vaudeville season at the Or- 
pheum ends Sunday. It has been the best 
in tho history of the theatre, both from an 
artistic and business viewpoint. 



The Ben Greet Players did well here. It 
was their first local appearance. 



Jack Koehl, representing Lehman ft Davlea, 
owners of the Lyric, is dickering with several 
of the Columbia and Progressive shows, with 
a view to bringing them here for stock en- 
gagements. 

Bert Levy remained over In New Orleans 
for a week In order to do some illustrations 
for one of the magazines, which Is going to 
print u story with a local locale. 

PHILADELPHIA. 

By J. J. BURNiBS. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr.; agent. 
V. B. O). More than half the bill at Keith's 
thin week Ih taken up by Gertrude Hoffmann 
and her "revue" and at the same time the turn 
takcH up more than half the Interest, making 
the progrsm sag backward with topheavlness. 
Most of the Hoffman act was well received, 
but at times It dragged along very slowly. 
It would no doubt result In added strength 
If some were omitted. Miss Hoffmann has 
not surrounded herself with any brilliant tal- 
ent among her singers and dancers. Most of 
hor company hardly rlBos above the mediocre, 
especially the chorus whose voices could 
hardly bo heard. Tho show opens with the 
Alexander Brothers, ball bouncers. Their 
work Is exceptional In Its technique but there 
Is little personality about It- In No. 2 spot 
was Luplno Lane, an English importation, with 
singing, eccentric dancing and comedy. Lane's 
songs were a little too British to get across 
with any great degree of Interest, but the 
clownish methods he Injected Into his dancing 
and tumbling made a hit. The Six Brown 
Brothers were programmed next, but were pre- 
vontt'd from appearing by the failure of their 
trunks to arrive In time for the afternoon show. 
Tom Brown announced that the customs offl- 



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had held up their paraphernalia. Durnham 
nnd Irwin were amusing In a mild way, Irwin's 
tipsy Scotchman being the best of the turn. 
Jack Kennedy & Co. in "A Business Pro- 
posal" were satisfactory but not unusual. The 
laughing hit of the bill was made by Maude 
Muller and Stanley, who used some old stuff 
In an original way and caused much merri- 
ment. 

COLONIAL (F. O. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger, mgr. ; 
agent, U. B. O. ).— The headllner this week Is 
Kitty Francis nnd Co. of 12 well dressed girls 
and one man In "Mrs. O'Malley's Reception," 
which has much of that brand of humor 
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dancing. A laugh brlnger is a goose which 
attempts to Join the Thatens in singing. Bob 
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BROADWAY (Joseph Cohen, mgr.; agent. 
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FAIRMOUNT.— Adeline Dennette Trio; Mil- 
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WALNUT.— "The Blindness of Virtue,'' by 
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LYRIC— Revival of "The Ham Tree" with 
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BROAD. — The Interrupted run of 'The Lady 
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ers, in "Soldiers of Fortune." 

ORPHEUM.— The Emily Smiley 
moved from the Liberty, in "The 
Lady;" popular prices. 

STANLEY.— Pictures. 
METROPOLITAN.— Pictures. 
CASINO.— "The Ginger Girls." 
TROCADERO.— "The Flirting Widows." 
GAYBTY.— Stock burlesque. 
KAUFFMAN'S.— Stock burlesque. 
DUMONT'S.— Stock Minstrels with Fox and 
Ward. 



The Philadelphia Operatic Society, an ama- 
teur organization from which several singers 
for the operatic stage have been recruited, 
gave a finished production of "The Gypsy 
Baron" at the Academy of Music Thursday 
night. 

The annual production of the Savoy Opera 
Company, society amateurs, will be given at 
the Broad Street theatre next week. "The 
Pirates of Penzance" will be the offering. 



The Gayety, now playing stock burlesque, 
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By GEORGE H. 8EEDE8. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.).— "The Red Heads." big headlining 
hit ; Nelson Belson, fine ; Cervo, excellent ; 
Eva Shirley, scored ; Morris & Drlscoll, 
pleased ; local pictures made big hit. 

HARRIS (C R. Buchheit, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Leroy Harvey & Co., scored; 
George Devere's Knickerbocker Girls, head- 
lining, good ; Little Miss Jean, pleased ; Jones 
& JohnsQn, excellent ; Ross & Falls, clever ; 
Marcus & Gartelle, scream. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tooker, 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).— "Maud," of Dewar's 
Comedy Circus, made hit ; LaVerres, pleased ; 
Banta Brothers, good ; Craig and Williams, 
funny ; Bert & Begs Draper, scored ; Bernard 
& Scarth, pleasing. 

ALVIN (J. P. Reynolds, mgr).— Aborn 
Opera Co. in "Carmea," scored ; 10, "Tales of 
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NIXON (Ttaos. Kirk, mgr.). "Twin Beds/' 
by Margaret Mayo, had Its opening and scored 
heavily ; 10, Elsie Ferguson. 

DUQUESNE (Harry Davis, aur. : stock). - 
"Secret Service" opened to good house. 

PITT (Wni. McVlcker, mgr.). -Film. 

LYCEUM (C. R. WllHon. mgr.).--Thoma- 
ahefuky Yiddish company packed theatre. 

GAYETY (Henry Gurtzman, mgr. ). -"Love 
Makers." 

VICTORIA (Geo. Shaffer, mgr. ). - "Progres- 
sive Girls." 

GAYETY (J. E. Clifford, mgr). "War In 
Wera Cruise" and other burlesques, good. 
Shows getting better each week. 

Dennis Harris of the Duquesne Stock com- 

Eany, the most popular stock actor in Pltts- 
urgh, la saying his farewell this week. He 
will remain connected with the business de- 
partment of the theatre. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

By DAWSON. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofflnberg, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Week 28, Moralis Bros., good; Klm- 
berly ft Mohr, pleased ; Violet McMillan, (air ; 
Master Gabriel ft Co., hit column ; Mabelle 
Adams, good ; Nick Verger, hit ; Odiva, fea- 
ture. Business poor. 

EMPRESS (H. W. Plerong, mgr.; S-C).— 
Feature film started things going ; Snyder ft 
Hines, clever skaters ; Louis M. Granat, got 
little; "The Punch," fair; Bob Hall, good; 
"The Mermaid and the Man," very weak. 

PANTAGES J. A. Johnson, mgr. ; agent, 
direct).— Wool ft Lawson, fair; Jerome ft 
Carson, good ; De Alberts, society dancers ; 
"Jolly Jollier," well liked ; Tom Kelly, old 
favorite; Barnolds' Dogs and Monkeys, fea- 
tured. 

BAKER (Geo. L. Baker, mgr.).— Baker 
Players in "The Easiest Way." 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.). — Three-a-day 
burlesque. Business bad. 

Dorothy Shoemaker and Leon Hall of the 
Baker Stock Co. were married last week. They 
will finish the season with the Baker Players. 

W. C. Christ, treasurer of the Orpheum, has 
accepted the management of a theatre in 
Dayton, Wash. 

SPOKANE. 

By JAMBS B. ROYCB. 

AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr.; agent, 
N. W. T. A.).— 3, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw; 6-7. 
Lyman Howe, travel festival. 

AMERICAN (A. T. Lambson, mgr.).— Week 
27, Harry B. Cleveland Co. Moderate busi- 
ness. Week 4, pictures. 

ORPHEUM (Joseph Muller. mgr.; agent, 
S-C). — Week, 2f>, Great Johnson, passed; 
Bijou Russell, got little; Porter J. White ft 
Co., Impressed; Demarest ft Doll, popular; 
Ellis, Nowland ft Co., hit. 

PANTAGES (E. Clarke Walker, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — Week 25, DeArmo. fair; Dotson ft 
Gordon, stopped show ; Martha Russell ft Co., 
entertained; Halllgan ft Sykes, comedy hit; 
"Candy Shop," nicely done. 

SPOKANE (Sam W. B. Cohn, mgr.; agent 
Fisher).— Week 26, Lowe Musical 3, Chester ft 
Grace, George Hall, first half. 

The l8ls (pictures) has quit business and the 
building has been remodeled to house a public 
market.) 



Settling strike that has existed between its 
management and organised labor for several 
months, the Rex (pictures) has signed up with 
the motion picture operators' union. 

The Orpheum, a Sulllvan-Consldlne house, 
purchased by Marcus Loew, is open from 1 to 
11 p. m. 

The Irwin Brothers' "Genuine Cheyenne 
Frontier Days" has been signed up as the 
night show for the Spokane Interstate fair, 
Sept. 14-19, and the Patterson carnival shows 
will put on the midway features. 



Mrs. E. Creighton Largey, wife of a Butte 
millionaire, visiting here, stated that she has 
decided to return to the stage. She was Ursula 
March, for two years the (not "a") Chorus 
Girl in "The Land of Nod'" with Knox Wilson. 



The Harry B. Cleveland musical comedy 
company, which came to the American for an 
indefinite engagement, stayed three weeks. The 



business was not good. It Is announced pic- 
tures will be tried In the house again. The 
Cleveland company goes on the road. 

st.Touis. 

By S\ AN FUN U BR. 

COLUMBIA (Harry D. Buckley, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O). For last bill of regular season 
William Faversham la headllner In the best 
minutes of "Squaw Man ;" lrma Bleblnger, 
St. Loulsan, dancing with Ray Sonnenberg ; 
Leo Carillo ; Zeda and Hoot ; Daisy Leon ; 
Three Keatons ; Ed Vinton ; Louis Hardt. 

GRAND (Harry Wallace, mgr.).— Elisabeth 
Murray ; Rex Circus ; Royal Le Relne and Co. ; 
Walsh and Bentley ; Don Taylor ; Welsser 
and Resser ; Eugene and De Lafayette ; Alsey 
Sexton. 

HIPPODROME (Frank Talbot, mgr.).— La 
Touralne Opera Four ; Mr. and Mrs. Cappe- 
len ; Elwood and Snow ; Livingston Trio ; 
Kelly and Catlln ; Antrim and Vale; Tyler 
and Burton ; Frankleno and Vloletta. 

HIGHLANDS (Robert Hafferkamp, mgr.).— 
Ix>ra ; Doc O'Neil ; Hermann's Cats and Dogs ; 
Booth ly and Everdeen ; Revolving Collins ; 
Cavaloo's Band (in the park). Sunday open- 
ing season with record crowd. 

OLYMPIC— "New Henrietta" with Crane, 
Fairbanks, Bingham and Colinge. 

AMERICAN.— Picture. 

PRINCESS.— "Charlie's Aunt." 

STANDARD."— "Roble's Beauty Show." 

NEW GRAND CENTRAL.— Picture. 



This week ends the regular season except 
for two "pop" vaudeville houses, the Grand 
and the Hippodrome. The Sbubert and Ameri- 
can closed last Saturday night ; the Olympic 
doses this week ; the Columbia ends regular 
U. B. O. bookings the coming Sunday (May 
10), but has pictures as a supplementary 
season. Standard closes this week with a 
benefit for Manager Lee Reichenbach the last 
night. Meanwhile two parks are open, the 
Highlands opening Sunday with ideal weather 
and a record crowd, about the usual run of 
concession and popular priced vaudeville. 
Suburban Garden will open the end of the 
month. 



TORONTO. 

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ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.).— 
E. H. Sothern opened In "If I Were King" to 
a fine and appreciative audience and received 
a splendid reception. Balance of week he will 
present Hamlet, Lord Dundreary and Charle- 
magne. The Burshelle Players (opening), 
"The Temperamental Journey," 11. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.).— Martin 
Harvey (return) in "The Breed of the 
Treshams" and "The Only Way." The "New 
Henrietta," 11. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).— 
Llane Carrera, Anna Held's daughter's first 
appearance here, assisted by Tyler Brooks, 
well received ; Frank Milton and De Long Sis- 
ters some class entertainers ; Bell Baker, 
breezy ; Miss Orford's Elephants, well trained ; 
Hunting ft Harris, good ; Kenney, Nobody ft 
Piatt, pleased ; Vandinoff ft Louie, novel ; Do- 
Ian ft Lenhan, mystifying. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.).— "Mrs. Wlggs 
of the Cabbage Patch." Fiske O'Hara (3 
weeks) opens In "Old Dublin," 11. 

LOEWS YONGE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; Loew, agent). — "The Bachelor's Dinner," 
excellent; Dena Cooper ft Co., interesting; 
Simpson ft Dean, something new ; Valdor ft 
Co., clever ; Margaret Farrell, a hit ; the 
Adeas Troupe, sensational ; the Stantons, 
amusing; Tom Mahoney, funny; Billy's Trom- 
bones, a scream ; Purcella Bros., clever. 

GAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr.; Columbia).— 
The College Girls. The Beauty Parade, 11. 
The patronage is splendid here. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME ( E. A. McArdle, 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).— The Fountain 
Nymphs, big spectacle ; Josie Flynn and her 
Minstrel Maids, went over ; Pietro, clever ; 
Nlblo's Talking Birds, a novelty ; Frank 
Lynch ft Co., old favorites ; Copper ft Bolden. 
good ; Elliott ft West, nimble ; Saunders ft 
Vonkuntz. pleased. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.; agent. 
Griffin). — Three Brownies, Crescent Four. 
Powers ft Freed, Cushing ft Litchfield, Dar- 
rell. 

STRAND (G. S. Schlesinger, mgr. ).— Edna 
Ludlow and quality M. R. 

PARK (D. A. Ix)chrle, mgr.; agents, Mc- 
Mahon & Dee). — Louise Barlowe, Karl Zeno. 
Sweeny ft Rooney, Ed ft Madeline Franks. 
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The Bonshelle Players will open their season 
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peramental Journey" as premiere. Evening 
prices. 23-50-75. 

Percy Haswell has been In town trying to 
secure either the Grand or the Princess for a 
season of summer stock Six houses will re- 
main open during, the heated period, viz.: 
Royal Alexandra, Shea's, Loews, Shea's Hip- 
podrome, the Majestic and the Strand. 

The management of the Strand are Install- 
ing a handsome new pipe organ, which will 
add to the pleasure of the large clientele of 
this handsome resort. 

Some of the exhibitors of the National 
Horse Show which was held at the Armories 
last week withdrew their entries, aR they were 
not satisfied with the awards given by the 
Judges. 

WINNIPEG. 

By CHAMP D'OS. 

WALKER (C. P. Walker, mgr.).— -1), Henri- 
etta Crosman In "The Tongues of Men." A 
delightful actress In a delightful play. Good 
opening, fair business for balance of week. 

ORPHEUM (E. J. Sullivan, mgr.).— Week 
27, Nance O'Nell In "The Second Ash Tray." 
A corking sketch. Good supporting company. 
N'anco O'Nell charming. Fine voice caused 
much comment. Tameo Kaylyama, ambidex- 
trous callgraphlst, marvel, decided sensation. 
Bronson and Baldwin, neat, but lightweight 
act. Fast dancing best. (Yes! They did a 
Tango). "Rome the Great'' chimp educated, 
does wonderful things without knowing It. 
Wllette Whltaker, delightful. Annie Kent did 
not seem to get It over opening, as she has 
done before In this city. Annie was married 
several weeks ago while in Winnipeg. She Is. 
however, doing a single act. Barrows and 
Mllo. the typical strong man turn, went 
as such acts always do. 

^PANTAGES (Walter G. Fogg, mgr.).— Week 
27, very thin show. Slipping below standard 
at this theatre will mean loss of business, 
since the house Is getting a first class type of 
audience, who also patronize the Orpheum. But 
1 'imparlsons will be made and the difference In 
Price not taken Into consideration, so Pantages 
cannot afford to take any chances with the 
magnificent house, which is one of the finest 
on the continent. The acts all express sur- 
prise when they come to It. Pollards' Opera 
rompany headlined with tabloid version of 
"The Mikado." Well put on, good scenery. 
well dressed but company poor. The offering 
larks life. Alia Zandroff, violinist, protege 
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gram. Bows and fingers well, but lacks ex- 
pression, plays like an automaton. Leona 
Querney, "the Siberian Nightingale," never 
once looked like getting It over. Too many 
mannerisms and not enough voice. Kallnowskl 
Brothers, good acrobats. One boy, a cripple, 
makes the act go all the bigger. Neat, clean 
work. Charles Kenna, well known, but doe* 
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Nice personality. 

EMPRESS (S-C. Howard Hronson, mgr.).— 
Week. 27. Good bill. "More Sinned Against 
than Sinning," scream and went well. Hers 
before, goes Just as big. "On the Road to 
Zanesvllle," good offering with lots of comedy. 
Went well. Dick Lynch, delighted. Three 
Falcons, fair. Mlscrop Sisters, pleasing. 

VICTORIA (Geo. B. Case, mgr.).— Stock 
musical comedy. "Little Miss Cute" Zlnn and 
Welngarten. Good of Its kind. George looks 
like making the house go at last. He Is pull- 
ing In the people and If they stick he has a 
winner for the first time. 

COLUMBIA.— L«on and Adeline Sisters 
headed bill, clever and funny. Alsace Lor- 
raine, good. Henry and Keyman, very funny. 
Four Melody Kings, fair, fair voices. Movies. 

STRAND (G. Allard, mgr.).— Vaud. and P. 
House does a first class business, and between 
H and 10 Is always well filled. Little Lord 
Robert, clever midget, amusing. Happy Har- 
rison's Spanish Bucking Mules, laughter. Carl 
Steuart, clever story teller, nice personality. 
Mack and Shaftelles, headline, with duets, solos 
and comedy dialog. Good bill. 

The fact that the old Dominion, later known 
as the Empress, and which for the past two 
years has housed the S-C vaudeville In Winni- 
peg, has fallen under the ban of the building 
inspector, who will not take the responsibility 
of Its being really safe, has resulted In the 
entire bill moving over to the BIJou, Its former 
and first home. It opened here Monday. The 
Loew Interests assume all the houses from now 
on and the order came very suddenly from the 
head offices. The Bijou Is now a continuous 
vaudeville house. That Is to say It opens at 
11 and runs until 11, and the acts are sand- 
wiched In with R.<K)!> feet of film. This Is the 
first continuous house ever seen In Winnipeg. 
The matinee prices stop at fl o'clock p. m., 
but those who are in before this can stay it out 
until the show Is over. 

Howard Bronson's feature for the Empress 
matinees last week was an entire bill of vau- 
deville after the regular show, composed of 
children, not one over nine. Five arts given. 
The youngest was only four. Some really re- 
markable work was done by th«> tots and. as 
a matter of fact, the real show was put In the 
shade. Mr. Hronson crowded his houses with 
the children. 



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effort to start a cabaret. It hns at present 
some male performers. Ladles have not yet 
appenred on the scene. It Is, however, verv 
doubtful If the local authorities will permit of 
a real cabaret being opened In Winnipeg. 

Hilly Sunday is being sought as a reformer 
or entertainer C) for Winnipeg. Nothing, 
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Carter A Waters Majestic Little Rock 

Carletta M 814 Livingston St Bklyn N Y 

Cavana Duo Unique Minneapolis 

Ceclle Eldrld & Carr Empress Sacramento 

Ce Dora 9 Riverside Ave Newark 

Claudius A Scarlet Variety N Y 

Clayton & Lennlt- PantHKes Seattle 

Clayton Una & Co Majestic Little Rock 

Coghlan Rosalind & Co Majestic San Antonio 

Comer & Sloane Pantages Oakland 

Cook Joe Unique Minneapolis 

Corradlnl F care Tauslg E 14 N Y C 

Creo Pantages Oakland 

Cross A Josephine 902 Palace Bldg N Y 

t'ummlngH & (ilariylngs Majestic San Antonio 



Daleys The Variety New York 

Davlcs Charlotte Hammersteln's N Y C 

Davis Ethel & Co Pantages Vancouver 

l)e Alberts Pantages Oakland 

IVArvllle Jeanette Montreal Indef 

De Felice Carlotta Variety Ban Francisco 

De Long Maidle 4950 Madison St Chicago 

Demarest & Doll Imperial Vancouver 

Dennis Btob Empress Kansas City 

Devlne A Williams 27 W 12ld St N Y 

DeVltt & DeVltt Pantages 8pokane 

Diaz's Monkeys Majestic Houston 

Dingle A Esmeralda Marinelll 149S Bway N Y 

Dorsch & Russell Empress Sacramento 

Dotson & Cordon Pnntages Vancouver 

I)u For Boys Majestic San Antonio 



An Adept In Jugglery 

WILFRID DU BOIS 

Playing for W. V. M. A. 



Rbellng Trio S9 Hudson PI Hoboken N .1 

Kills Harry Keith's Cleveland 

El Ray SiHters Bronx N Y 

Km met t Oracle 77 Avon St Somervllle Mass 

Ernie * Ernie Keith's Washington 
Everest's Monkeys Keith's Atlantic City 



Fagan A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway N Y 
Ferry Wm (The Frog) Oaalno Kureeal Cairo 



Fields Teddy Variety N T 
Fields W C Tlvoll Sydney Australia 
Fox A Ward 1117 Wolf St Philadelphia 
Fraaels Bath Roche Ocean Beach N Y 



BESS FRANKLYN 

COMEDIENNE 
Direction, Anderson Gaiety Co. 



Frank J Herbert lltl University Ave NYC 

FreYoll Fred Variety N Y 

Frey Henry 177T Madison Ave NYC 



Oallerlnl 4 Pantages Winnipeg 

Gardner Grant Empress Winnipeg 

Oargonls 6 Pantages Seattle 

Georges Two Orpheum Spokane 

Gerard Harry A Co Pantages Edmonton 

Gibson Hardy Variety N Y 

Gould A Ashlyn Shea's Toronto 

Granat Louis Empress San Francisco 

Graham A Dsnt New Amsterdam N Y 

Granville Taylor 160 W. 16th St N T 

Gray Mary Orpheum Spokane 

Green Ethel Variety N Y 

Green McHenry A Dean Empress Tacoma 

Guerney Leona Lyric Calgary 

Oygt Ota Variety N T 



Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 



Harrah Great S747 Osgood St Chicago 
Havllans The Variety New York 
Hayama 4 Variety N Y 
Hayward Stafford A Co Temple Detroit 
Haywards The White Rats N Y 
Hermann Adelaide Maryland Baltimore 
Hntehlnaen Wlllard A Co Variety Chicago 



Imhoff Conn A Coreene Keith's Indianapolis 

Inge Clara Orpheum Los Angeles 

"In Old New York" Empress Sacramento 

Ishlkawa Japs Grand Pittsburgh 

Ismed Grand Pittsburgh 



Jerome A Carson Pantages San Francisco 
Johnstone Great Imperial Vancouver B C 
Johnstons Musical Hippodrome Portsmouth 

Eng 
Jolson Harry Pantages Edmonton 
Juggling D'Armo Pantages Vancouver B C 
Juggling Wagners Pantages Los Angeles 



Kam merer A Howland Variety N Y 
Kallnowskl Bros Lyric Calgary 
Kara Empress Denver 
Kayne Agaee Variety Chicago 

Walter C. Kelly 

WINTEB GARDEN, NEW YORK, Indef. 



Kelly Tom Pantages San Francisco 

Kelly A Pollock Variety N Y 

Kelly Duo Orpheum Seattle 

Kenna Chas Lyric Calgary 

Kenny A Hollls 66 Bralnard Rd Allston Mass 

Kennedy Jack A Co Maryland Baltimore 

Keno A Green Majestic Milwaukee 

Keullng Edgar Louis Variety N Y 

Klernan Walters A Klernan Empress Denver 

Kingston World Mlndell Orpheum Circuit 



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Kinkald Players Empress St Paul 
Klrksmlth Sisters Keith's Boston 
Kurtls Roosters Amalgamated South Africa 



Ls> Count Bessie care Bohm 1547 Bway N T 
Lamb's Manikins Globe Kansas City 
La Toska Phil Savoy San Diego 
La Toy Bros Bijou JackBon Mich 

FRANK LE DENT 

MAY 11, EMPIRE. BRADFORD 
ENGLAND 

Lelghtons 8 Majestic Houston 

Leonard Bessie 119 Townsend Ays New Hares 

Blanche Leslie 

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Leslie Bert A Co V C C New York 
Les Munfords J e Iters Saginaw Mich 
Lester 3 Majestic San Antonio 



Original "R athsk eller Trio" 

^^ ( ^Csi»VAWETY^eiidon 

Lewis A Norton BIJou Jackson Mich 
Lindsay Fred Lyric Birmingham 
Llttlejohn The Variety N T 
Lockhart A Leddy BIJou Bay City 
Lynch Dick Empress Butte 
Lyons A Yosco Orpheum Brooklyn 



Manny A Roberts Variety London 
Maye A Addis Orpheum Ogden Utah 
Mayo Louise Variety New York 
McCree Junle Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 



"McNUTTS" 

COMEDY ACROBATIC CYCLISTS 
Direction, FRANK BOHM, 



Meredith Sisters ISO W list St N Y C 

Mersereau Mile Variety N Y 
Mlddleton A Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris A Beasley Loew Circuit 
Musette 414 Central Park West N Y 

N 

Nawn Tom & Co Orpheum Spokane 
Newmans 3 Empress Seattle 
Newport A Stirk Empress Winnipeg 
Nlblo A Speneer, 868 12th St Bklyn 
Nlchol Sisters care Del mar 1411 Bway NYC 
Nichol Bros 1690 Amsterdam Ave N Y 
Nobles Milton & Dolly Savoy San Diego 
NoIo'b Colliers Majestic Kalamazoo 
Norworth Jack Colonial N Y C 



O'Connor II E & Co Empress Kansas City 
Olivetti Troupe Empress Salt Lake 
Onalp Orpheum Spokane 
ONell & Dixon BIJou Flint Mich 
Orpheus Comedy 4 Pantages Edmonton 
Oxford 3 Empress Winnipeg 



Pantzer Duo Majestic Chicago 
Pekinese Troupe Orpheum Ogden Utah 
Plcchianl Troupe Empress Portland 
Pollard Opera Co Lyric Calgary 
Prevost A Drown Keith's Cincinnati 



Relsner A Gore Variety N Y 
Renards 8 Variety N Y 



W. E. Ritchie and Co. 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
PALACE, LONDON, ENG , 

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Rice Basel 7000 State St Chicago 

Rlohmond Dorothy Botel Wellington N T 
Roehms AthleUo Oirlg Variety Chicago 



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Affiliated with EDWARD J. FISHER, INC., Seattle, BERT LEVY CIRCUIT, San Franetaeo 

GEORGE H. WERSTER, General Manager 



WM. 



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ROCK and FULTON 

Featured In "The Echo" 
Direction Anderson Gaiety Co. 

Xonalr A Ward Variety N T 
Roes A Aehton Variety N T 



Bhean Al Variety New York 
Smith Cook A Brandon Orpheum Circuit 
Stafford A Stone Echo Farm Naurlet N Y 
Stanley Stan Union Ave ft Oak Lane Phlla 
Stanton Walter Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stevens Leo Variety N Y 
Sutton & Caprice (>rand St Paul 
Sutton Mclntyre ft Sutton 904 Palace Bldg 
NYC 



"The Pumpkin Girl" 904 I'alHce Bldg X V C 

Terry Troupe Pantages Los Angelas 

Texlco Variety N Y 

"The runch*' Empress San Francisco 

"The Truth" Pantages Seattle 

Thornton & Corlew Empress Loa Angeles 

Thurston Howard 8 A H 1401 Bway N Y 

Togan & Geneva 1'antages Oakland 

Torcat's Roosters Pantages Portland 

Trarey Goetz ft Tracey Pantages Portland 

TroTato Morris ft Fell 1491 Broadway N Y 



Yalll Muriel ft Arthur Variety N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 
Vlellnsky Variety N Y 

W 

Wakefleld Wllla Holt Orpheum Minneapolis 
Ward & Cullen Columbia Grand Rapids 
Wartenberg Bros Puntages Tacoma 
Welcome & Welcome Orpheum Sioux City 
White Porter J & Co Imperial Vancouver B C 
Whitehead Joe Keith's Indianapolis 
Wills Nnt Forsythe Atlanta 
Wilson Doris ft Co Orpheum Winnipeg 
Wilson Geo Pantages Spokane 
Winch & Poore Majestic Little Rock 
Wood & Lawson Pantages San Francisco 
Woodard's Dogs Pantages Edmonton 
Work Frank 1019 E 19th St Bklyn N T 



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Abeles Edward 
Abelles Adelle 
A 1 bergs The 
Alexis ft Schall (C) 
Anger Lou 
Archer Grace 
Armin Walter 
Arnold Dick 
Arnold Dick (SF) 
Artz Harry 
Arvine Mrs George 
Asher Jack 
Ashley Bob 
Ashley A Canfield 
Ashley Lilian 
Astella Dell (C) 
Atherton Paul 

B 
Baldwin Jean 
Baldwins Flying 
Barlow Hattle 
Barnes & Robinson 
Barron ft (Jrey 
Barry Bob 
Barry Mabel 
Beaumont Louise 
Belden Milo 
Bell William 
Bellclalre Henri A 
Bellmonta The 
Belmer Ruth 
Belmont Grace 
Berch Sally 
Bernard Dollle (C) 
Bernard Sam Jr 
Berry Dot 
Bordley Chaa T 
Boston Quartette 
Boyer Patsy 
Bradley Marlon 
Bradley Wallie (C) 
Brennan A Carrol 
Bristol Lew R (C) 
Brown Ada 
Brown Fred 
Burt Bessie 
Burton Bert 
Burton Richard 
Butler Frank 
Byrnes Jene 

C 
Carrie Mile 
Carroll Nellie 
Charlan ft Charlan 
Chevalier Louis 
Chick John A (C) 
Clark Evelyn 
Clark T J 
Clayton & Drew 
Clifford Nellie (C) 
CUfton Helen (C) 
Coleman J M 
Collard & Bond 
Coogan & Oilman 
Cooley Hollis 
Cooper William H 
Corcoran Jack 
Coataln George 
Countiss Catherine 
Courtney Sisters 
Coutts John E 
Crawford Alva. 
Creigbton Mrs .las s 
Curaminga Flo (C) 
Curran Thomas A 
Cushman Flo 
Cyril Mrs Lottie 

D 
Dale Marcus G 
Dandy Ned 
Davis Jack 
Davis Llonal (C) 
Day Mabel 



Deane Phylls (C) 
De Lacey Mabel 
De Lacey Mabel (C) 
de Mar Rose 
De Trlckey Coy 
Dlnkins Sunnle 
Dixon Dorothy 
Dumond George 
Duncan A L 
Duncan Dorothy 
Duncan & Raymond 
Dunedln Queenle 
Dupree George 

E 
Edwards Al 
Edwards Gus 
Ellis Harry A 
Ernest Harry 
Evans Clare 
Everett Marie L 



Fanton J 
Fanton P (SF) 
Farrell Mrs A J 
Faust Victor 
Fernandez Rente 
Fisher W 
Fleming Jean 
Flo & Wynn 
Flynn & McLaughlin 
Follette ft Wicks 
Ford Hal 
Fox Eddie Single 
Freeman Buck (C) 
French Henri 
French Kathryn 
Frevoll Fred 
Fuller Mrs Clyde 



Gardiner Dora W (C) 
Gavin Mrs Jennie 
Gaxton Blllv 
Gilbert Katberlne 
Gllden Blanche (P) 
Golden Morse 
Goldsmith Johnny 
Gonzales Julia 
Goodwin Irma Lucille 
Gordon & Elgin Sis 
Gould C F 
Onurne Lillian 
Graham Clara (C) 
drab am Frank 
(iraham Grade 
Grindell & Henry 
Gray Trio 

H 

Hack Wm 
Hahn A H 
Hall Hlllv Surdr 
Hallen & Fuller 
Hamilton Jack (C) 
Hardy Adele 
Harrington Ray E 
Haverly Tom (SF) 
Hawkins Jack 
Hayden Fred 
Hayden Tom 
Hays Katherlne 
Hayter & Jeanrtto (C) 
Hrddcrfi Three 
Heinz Freda (C) 
Helen Baby 
Mnnry Catherine 
Hill Florence 
Hoey Charles 
Horn J Emll 
Horter Kathrlne (C) 
Hoyt Will C 
Huntintr Hazel 
Hyde Thomas 



THE TWO 
GIRLS 



BLACK 



THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT 

THE HIDE-AWAY BIG TIME CIRCUIT 

Direct booking agent, PETEB F. GBIFFIN, GrtlBn Theatre Bldg., Toronto, Canada 
MONTREAL OFFICE, 41 St. Catherine St. East 
BUFFALO OFFICE, ltl Franklin St, 
DETBOIT OFFICE, 4t Campau Building 

Freeman Bernstein 



rer, Promoter and Prodoeer of Vaudeville Aets 
Sth Floor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT Cable, "Freeborn," New York 

Phono, Bryant MM 



BRENNAN -FULLER Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA ANDREW ZEALAND) 

AFFILIATIONS WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. 

BEN J FULLER, Governing Director 

A. R. SHEPARD 

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, 611 PANTAGES THEATRE RLDG., BAN FRANCISCO 



^s^ EjHt/y of *H performere going; to Europe make their ateamshlp arrangements through 
fA^utSsZ^wB u*< The following have: 

SsfdZui 7V NEWELL * NIBLO, NIARDS, FOUR NIGHTONS, NOVELLOS, VICTOR 

^^^ NIBLO, JUGGLING NORMANS, CARL NOBEL, GEO. NAGEL * CO., LA 

BELLE NELLO. RICHARD NADBAGB, FOUR NORR1NS, NAROW BROS., NELLIE 
NICHOLS. MARCUS A OABTELLE, JUGGLING NELSONS. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 104 E. 14th St., New York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg. ^ Telephone Stnyvosnnt IMP 

• to 1 WEEKS 
Writs or Wire 



J. H. ALOZ 

Booking Ageney, 
Orpheum Theatre Bldg., 



MONTREAL. P. % 



AUSTRALIAN 
VARIETY 



The only Australian 
entirely to ▼audevllle 
erally. 



weekly devoted 
the theatres 



All eommnnleatlons to Martin 
too Castleroagh St* Sydney. 



C. 



iHbmael King (P) 



.lackllB ft Lang (P) 
Jessop Wilfred 
Jolnon Harry 
Johnson Billy (C) 

K 

Kelly Fred J (SF) 
Kelso Boys 
Kennedy Joe (C) 
Kentucky Trio 
King Gertrude 
Kllfton Roberta 
Knapp Chaa 
Kulerva Brothers 



Lavlnge ft Jaffle 

Le Beau Chas A Helen 

(C) 
Lee Florence 
Lcnnle Francis (C) 
Lensberg Julius 
Lester Great (P) 
Lester A Moore 
I*telller Albert (SF) 
Lewis A Lake 
Llnney Horace J 
Linton H B 
Lloyd Earl 
Louden Janette 
Lux Oswald 
Lyons & Cullen (C) 

M 

Mack Ollle 
Mack A Bennett <C) 
Magee Jack (C) 
Malle C E 
Markles Show Boat 
Martin Red 
Mascot George 
Maynard (Trace 
McCafferty P (C) 
MrColgan Madge (C) 
McDonald Ida 
McDonald Wm 
McRea & La Port 
Melrose E J 
Meredith Carrie 
Merles Cockatoos (C) 
Merrill Sebastian (SF) 
Millard Miss G D (C) 
Miller Walter H 
Millers Australian (C) 



Mills A Moulton 
Mitchell Russell (C) 
Moeller Mrs Arthur 
Moore George Austin 
Moore ft Reeres (C) 
Mora Toss (0) 
Morgan J ■ P 
Motto ft Vonn 
Muller Gene 
Murray Laura 
Myers Belle 

N 
Nadell Leo 
Nadje (C) 
Neff John (C) 
Newell Dorothy 
Nlblo Victor 
Norman Fred 



Ollphant J Morris 
Onell Janls 
Owens Mrs Col (C) 



Padula Margueretta 
Palaklta Helen 
Parish Frank 
Pasquallz Htob (P) 
Peck Family (C) 
Perry Ruth 
Petram Mrs Mary 
Pools Gabrial 
Porte lilanca 
Powers John T 
Prager Reglna 



Qulgg John 
Qulnlan Dan 
Quirk Billy 

R 
Itadln James 
Rajah Princes 
Iteeves Billle 
Rensler Hal A 
Richards Bros 
itodgers Jean 
Rose Harry 
Kosonbaum Rosalie 
Ross Frances 
Rowland Arthur (C) 
Roy Eddie (C) 
Rudolph ft Lena 
Rudolph A Lena (C) 
Russell Flo 



Ryan ft Leo 
Ryan Margt (C) 

8 

Sanger Hazel 
Sawyer Delia 
Sawyer Harry C 
Schrlck ft Perclyal (C) 
Seymour Bessie 
Sherman Jacques 
Shrodes Chas W 
Slddonn Chas B (C) 
Simmons Chas B (C) 
Simpson Anna 
Smith Ed 
Snow Ray W 
Spencer Gretchen 
Spooner F El 
Startup Harry 
Sterling Evelyn 
Stewart Alice M 
Stewart Cal 
Sulley Billy 
Sutter M L 
Swift Dan W (C) 



Tulcott ft Taloott 

Terry &. Elmer 

Texlco 

Thorne Frankle 

Trt»malnes Musical 

Turner ft Grace 



Van Mrs Chas (P) 
Van Cleve Harry 
Van A Darls 
Vera Eleanor 
Vlerra George W 
Vincent CI aire (P) 
Vlolette ft Olds 
Vlollnaky 
Von Schlmeck Frltzlr 

W 
Walker James R 
Ward William J 
Washburn Lillian 
Watson Lew 
Watson Sammy 
Westcott Era (C) 
Whalen George 
Whiteside Ethel 
Wllhat Bicycle Troupe 
Williams Lawrence 
Wilson Eleanor 
Wilson Grace 
Wood Mr ft Mrs Chun 
Woodle Harry J 
Woodward Earle (C) 



Yalto Mrs Karl 
Young David 
Yuma Nat 



Z 

Zcda Harry 




Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 



Nix 



Chines* Wondrm 



l.iilHy Featurrri with Anna 

llrhl Jubilee Co. 

Watch for Announcement of the fuming to 

America of 

MY HRCOM) TKOUI'K 

All Communication* to 

LONU TACK HAM 
Hole Owner and l'rop. Variety, New York 



and 



WHITE 



NOVELTY 
ACROBATS 



BOOKED FOR NEXT SEASON 



Personal 
Direction 



mviNG 



40 Consecutive WeeKs on LOEW CIRCUIT 

/*%•!> Jpl> 1416 'Broadway 
\J Mr ML* MX, New York City 



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The flritt time wf pvrr Maw Mr. attached to 
(•eorge (ohanV name wait In an English paper. 
Wonder why they don't nay Mr, King <irorge 
the 5th. 

Heven day* of real sunshine in the town of 
Mull, Eng.. at thin time of the year In a 
record for this country. She In certainly low- 
ing her "rep." 

1'p against It for stuff thin week, too much 
golf. 

Hunnhinely yourn, 

Vardon, Perry and Wilber 

VARIETY. LONDON 




L#J 


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THE 

THREE 
BLONDYS 

The somewhat different Gym- 
nastic act away from the others. 

Booked Solid. 

Onctm tar LEE KMIIS 

DAISY 
HARCOURT 



BOOKED SOLID 



ALFREDO 



May 18, Palace, London, England 




GAVIN and PLATT 
The PEACHES 

TOURING 

rhone 1381-M Paaaale 

7 Hawthorne Ave., Clifton, N. J. 



TodrtHHP, 0«« 

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LUCILLE 
SAVOY 



THE 
HINGING VENUS 

NOW TOURING 
INDIA 

remonal direction 
HUGH D. McINTOSH 

(>ov. Director 
Rlckard's Circuit 

Per. Add.: 

404 1st Nat. Bk. Bldg. 

Chicago. III. 



FRANCES 
CLARE 

AND HER 

8 LITTLE GIRL 

FRIENDS in 

"JUST KIDS' 9 

with GUY RAWSOH 

Direction 
< HR1M O. BROWN 




JUS 



MOMENT! 




Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves 

SAIN/1 J. OURTI8 

In "GOOD BTB BOYS'* 

By Junle BfeCrec 
Direction. HARRY SHEA. 



, 



HOWARD and RALPH 

ANDERSON 

"THE BOYS WITH THE CLASSY ACT" 

CLASSY NOVEL ORIGINAL 



Sam Hearn and 

Helen Hey 



SUCCESS IN 
LONDON 



Opened March 9th with " HELLO TANGO" in London and made 

a tremendous hit. 

Management, ALBERT D'COURVILLE 




THE 



FIRST ACT T ° RECEIVE A BLANKET CONTRACT 

40 



CONSECUTIVE WEEKS 

ON 

LOEW CIRCUIT NEXT SEASON 



40 



MAURICE 



GRACE 



BRIERRE 



AND 



KING 



Under Personal Direction of IRVING COOPER 















The Crisps. JiiHt from England. Their dancing 
is moHt entrancing and novel and when they do 
their Peruvian Pompom attention of the patrons Is 
so close that you can virtually hear a pin drop 
TELEGRAPH. 




"The Crisps have hit upon an idea In dancing 
that constitutes a welcome relief from gymnastic 
'walloping.' These young folk have brought a cer- 
tain grace of movement Into their work, which 
makes simple step-dancing seem something more. 
In addition, they dress tastefully, and behave mod- 
estly.'— LONDON SUNDAY CHRONICLE. 






The Crisps 

Now in their 4th 
week at Churchill's 






"The Crisps are an Knglish couple, at Churchill's 
this week, dancing the "society" thing. They oper 
with the Tom l'om' <\ame, mm h the same as 
it was given in The Midnight CUT hy Oy-.Mar and 
Leigh, also from Knglaml. It Is said there is a 
claim of originality for this dance made hy the 
couple at Churchill's. The two t.-ams dime It 
very much the same. The Crisps follow hy other 
dances, doing them well enough, hut the "l'om 
Tom' Is the strongest of the routine, lor the reason 
It is different. It hrought them a solid .in ore dur- 
ing the dinner hour at the restaurant The ,iet Is 

well dressed and looks k 1. MIsh Crisp wearing a 

gown somewhat smarter In the huild than most of 
the dancing frocks seen around town." Slme. 
VARIETY. 


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Musical Production. 






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NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1914. 



PRICE 10 CENTS 



U. B. 0. TAKING W. V. M. A.'» 

PLACE IN THE MIDDLE-WEST 

Eastern Agency Will Practically Be in Charge of Biggest 

Western Booking Office from August 1 Next. U. B. O. 

Moving to Eleventh Floor of Majestic Building. 

Sounds Like an Obituary Notice. Claude 

Humphrey's Elevation. 



Chicago, May 13. 
An announcement of next season's 
plans ot the Western Vaudeville Man- 
agers' Association, made by Mort 
Singer early this week, brings the ex- 
pected but nevertheless startling news 
that August 1 the United Booking Of- 
fices' Chicago branch will take over 
one-halt the space now occupied solely 
by the Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association on the eleventh floor of the 

Majestic theatre building, the two or- 
ganizations to work practically as one. 
Claude S. Humphrey will supervise the 
U. P. O., end, and Messrs. Singer and 
Kohl, as heretofore, will handle the 
executive reins of the "Association," 
or what little will be left of the "Asso- 
ciation" after the transfer of those fa- 
mous 19 franchises to the books of 
the U. B. O. 

W. S. Putterlield will move into the 
office space occupied by the United 
men. and several of the other private 
offices now maintained on the tenth 
floor by "Association" departments and 
managers will be switched around to 
make things as comfortable as possi- 
ble for every one concerned. The pres- 
ent plan is to have the U. B. O. occupy 
the north side of the eleventh floor, 
with Humphrey taking over the office 
;it present held by Kerry Meagher, or 
having an extra private office built on 
that side, and the " \ssociation" men 
taking t lio sunny southern end of the 
floor. 

This move, confirming several mid 
season predictions in Vawikt r. re 
cords the eventual finish of an organ- 
ization that, properly, conservatively 
and legitimately guided, should have 
developed into one of the greatest in 
dividual booking agencies in the world. 
With the I\ B O. strongly intrenched 



not only in the "Association's" terri- 
tory, but in its offices as well, there re- 
mains but a f£w more counter moves 
to entirely eliminate the older organ- 
ization and give the eastern faction the 
unlimited territory from coast to coast 
and from the gulf to the Great Lakes. 
As it stands right now. with the op- 
position controlling the best of the 
three-a-day time, the aid. influence and 
protection of the U. B. O. is consid- 
ered essential by many to keep the 
"Association" together. The 19 houses 
that change booking headquarters in 
August meant an annual income of 
$25,000 to the W. V. M. A., and this 
loss to a losing corporation is a body 
blow that spells nothing short of even- 
tual dissolution. 

The statement that "Association" 
employes would not be given a vaca- 
tion with salary this summer, together 
with healthy rumors of a proposed 
shortening of the staff, leads one to 
believe the "Association" directors arc 
welching on a losing proposition and 
the United move was a rent-saver — a 
last resort to keep intact an active 
monument to its founder, the late C. 17. 
Kohl, one of the two greatest show- 
men the middle west ever produced. 
Tt has been repeatedly admitted by 
those interested and in a position to 
know that the "Association" has of late 
been maintained purely for sentimental 
reasons, for it has never made much 
motiey at least, since the retirement 
«>f C. F. Bray from its executive cham- 
bers ;iud Bray's regime never showed 
a wonderful balance, although it is 
freely admitted Bray created order out 
of chaos, besides giving the \V. V. M. 
V agency a shove in the right direc 
t ion 

With ihe office mail tained and gov- 
erned jointly by repT cntat ives of 
('Continued on | 12.') 



The OFFICIAL NEWS of the 

WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION and 
ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, 



as formerly printed 
exclusively in 

appears on Page 8 of this issue. 



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HUGH McINTOSH COMING HERE. PROCTOR'S CHANGE TO 3-A-DAY. 



Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian, vaude- 
ville director of the former Rickards' 
Circuit, has left Sydney. He is due in 
New York June 9, making headquarters 
while in the city at the H. B. Marinelli 
agency, as usual. 

Mr. Mcintosh will likely reach San 
Francisco around May 20. 



SKINNER IN "THE MOB." 

Unless present plans go awry and the 
new play turns out a bloomer from a 
hoxoftice standpoint, Otis Skinner, who 
passes from Klaw & Erlanger's man- 
agement next year, will star next fall 
in "The Mob." 

"The Mob" had its first presentation 
this season at the Caiety, Manchester, 
Kngland. 



"Daddy Long-Legs" Record Run. 

Chicago, May 13. 

There are indications that "Daddy 
Long-Legs" will break all records at 
Power's. The record has hitherto been 
held by "Charley's Aunt," which 
played 15 wicks in 1896. The next best 
run was made by "The Cay Parisians," 
13 weeks. Ruth ( hatterton is now in 
her eleventh week, with scats selling a 
month in advance. 



Nash's H. H. Sundays. 

IMiil Nash will play Sunday vaude- 
ville this summer at the Hudson, 
Union Hill, N. J., while the stock com- 
pany now there uives a show during 
the week. .Acts engaged for the Sun- 
day shows may expect IMiil to bite his 
mustache hard if they won't take "H. 
II." for tlir two show*,. If not. they 
can expect a nickel more. 



With the season almost over and not 
much summer vaudeville business in 
sight around New York, F. F. Proctor 
has decided to change the policy of his 
pop vaudeville theatres, from four 
shows daily to three. 

The change goes into effect next 
Monday. Lack of patronage and ina- 
bility to secure good bills on the four 
shows a day plan finally induced Mr. 
Proctor to see the light. 



WARFIELD WANTS A PLAY. 

Boston, May 13. 

David Warficld wants a new play. 
His revival of "The Auctioneer," de- 
spite his great personal drawing pow- 
ers, did not make the money at the 
Trcmont theatre that was expected and 
the last week of the engagement was 
to really poor business — for Warfield. 

In his chats with friends, it became 
known that way down deep in his 
heart, apparently, he wants fulfillment 
of the promise he might play Shylock 
under proper conditions and produc- 
tion. 



Continuous Policy Fails. 

The continuous policy in the Sullivan- 
Considine vaudeville theatres in Spo- 
kane, Salt Lake City and Winnipeg has 
been given up. It failed to attract in 
either place, ami at Winnipeg is re- 
ported as having lasted but three days. 

The vaudeville show was made con- 
tinuous through moving pictures com- 
mencing the dav at 1 1 a. in. 



Only One Show Rehearsing. 

Put one production is rehearsing at 
the present time for the Shuberts. It 
i> the forthcoming Winter Carden 
slw iW. 



VARIETY 



EDWARDES' LONDON THEATRES 

MAY PASS T O AMERICANS 

George Edwardes Apt to Retire Through 111 Health. The 

Shuberts and Henry W. Savage Reported As Possible 

Lessees of Gaiety, Adelphi and Daly's. Two 

New York Shows Soon to Open in 

Edwardes 9 Houses. < 



(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

The George Edwardes Company, at 
present operating the Gaiety, Adelphi 
and Daly's is putting through so many 
drastic changes, it is reported the thea- 
tres may shortly pass to Americans. 

The Shuberts and Henry W. Savage 
are reported as possible lessees of the 
Edwardes houses. 

The changes in policy and other 
matters in connection with the com- 
pany have led to the story Mr. Ed- 
wardes will retire from show business, 
his health demanding it, with the trans- 
fer to the New York managers as a 
possibility. 

The Adelphi is closed, with the staff 
receiving indefinite notice. "The Belle 
of Bond Street," with Sam Bernard and 
Ina Claire (from the Gaiety) is to open 
at the theatre May 30 or thereabouts. 
For the Gaiety it is rumored "Adele," 
an American musical piece will shortly 
open, the American company coming 
over very soon. The Gaiety has given 
two week's notice of closing to the 
present company. 

Lee Shubert, now here, sails this 
Friday on the Vaterland. Morris Gest 
may go back with him. 

Whatever arrangements may be 
made by the Shuberts for the London 
houses will be completed after Mr. 
Shubert's return to New York. 

None of the usual cotiere of New 
York managers Lee Shubert would 
have submitted an opportunity to "buy 
in" on any deal like the Edwardes 
houses involves, had received any word 
from him up to Wednesday regarding 
it. 

Boston, May 13. 
It is understood here that Natalie 
Alt will not go with the "Adele" show 
to London. Two reasons are assigned. 
One is the management would not pay 
Miss Alt the salary she wanted for a 
trip abroad, and the other is that Miss 
Alt heard Ina Claire had been ap- 
proached to take her role in the Lon- 
don production of the piece. 



BEAULIEU'S REVUE LIKED. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

Another revue was given its pre- 
miere at the Comedie des Champs 
Elysees May 6 under Manager Henri 
Beaulieu's direction and it was fairly 
well received. The title of the fevue is 
"Revue Cordiale." 

The leading roles are taken by Mmes. 
Spinelly and Alice Bonheur and Mon- 
sieur Vilbert. 



DISHABILLE AT ALHAMBRA. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

The new Olympia revue, opening 

May 6, did nicely. The former bridge 



crossing the auditorium novelty was 
again introduced and the staircase scene 
was also used. 

Bert Angerc dances well. The Jack- 
son Girls are good. A "drunken swell" 
act does nicely. 

The mounting is excellent, although 
there's considerable dishabille. 



FRANK TINNEY AGAIN GOOD. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

Frank Tinney has again registered a 
hit in London, this time at the Hippo- 
drome, where he opened Monday. 

Elsie Janis, at the Palace, is doing a 
very good imitation of Tinney. 



TRYING TO BEAT LAW. 

(8pecial Cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 13. 

The theatre managers of Berlin, va- 
riety and legitimate, are conferring here 
in an attempt to find a way to avoid 
the danger of the new "pleasure taxa- 
tion" and trade laws. 



LEAVING HIPPODROME SHOW. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

Isabelle D'Armond and Frank Car- 
ter are leaving the Hippodrome revue 
to tour in vaudeville. 

The Crisps at Churchill's received a 
cabled offer Tuesday morning from 
the London Hippodrome asking them 
to leave for London the same after- 
noon. It is thought Albert de Cour- 
ville of the Hip. wanted them to re- 
place D'Armond and Carter. The 
Crisps are engaged for the Boston 
theatre next week in the dancing car- 
nival and could not leave. 



LOIE FULLER'S BALLET SEASON 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

The Chatlet opened its "grande sai- 
son" again May 8 with Loie Fuller fea- 
tured in a series of "Arabian Nights" 
performances, with the attendance lack- 
ing. 

The Chatelet "ballet series" is not the 
success of former years. 



Promising French Artiste. 

( -Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

Mile. Xiane (formerly known as 
Yane, until another lady who had pre- 
viously taken the same name obtained 
an injunction) has been engaged by the 
Shuberts to play in musical comedy, 
commencing next August in New 
York. 

After being forbidden to appropriate 
the name of Yane, she was billed at 
the Folies Bergere as Mile. X, which 
has since been changed to Exiane. She 
is a promising young artiste. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise nt nil. 



PARIS THEATRE RECEIPTS. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

The receipts of Paris amusements 
during the past year have been pub- 
lished by the Board of Public Charities, 
which collects a poor tax of 10 per cent, 
on all public entertainments. 

The grand total is 68,452,395 francs 
($13,211,320). The legitimate houses 
taking over $500,000 are only the Opera 
and Opera Comique; over $300,000, 
Comedie Francaise, Chatelet, Gaite, 
Porte St. Martin, Varjetes, Vaudeville; 
over $250,000, Theatre des Champs 
Elysees, Gymnase, Palais Royal, Sarah 
Bernhardt. The theatres nearly reach- 
ing $200,000 are Antoine, Apollo, Re- 
naissance. The vaudeville theatres show 
the following during 1913: Folies Ber- 
gere, $386,970; Alhambra, $335,763; 
Olympia, $268,982; Marigny, $221,204; 
Ba-Ta-Clan, $152,150; Moulin Rouge, 
$223,000; Nouveau Cirque, $185,637; Me- 
drano, $109,713; Mayol, $115,700; Cigale, 
$190,000; Empire, 477,000; Gaumont Pal- 
ace (picture house), $380,000; "Magic 
City," $415,000. 



VAUDEVILLE EXHIBITION. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 13. 

The first Vaudeville Exhibition 
opened here May 9. It is a very in- 
teresting event, especially to variety 
showmen. Many lay visitors attended. 

The most attention was directed to 
new apparatus for having trees, rocks 
and similar settings, plastic for stage, 
using covers and filling in air. 

The London Coliseum and Variety 
Controlling Co. of England have stands 
at the exhibition. No German theatre 
is represented. 



KEEPING WAYBURN BUSY. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

Ned Wayburn has contracted to pro- 
duce shows for the Palladium, Oxford, 
Variety Controlling Co., and probably 
the Coliseum. 



HEARN AND BONITA GO BIG. 

(Special Cable to Var»tt.) 

London, May 13. 

The opening of Lew Hearn and 
Bonita as an act at the Coliseum re- 
sulted in a big score for the pair. 



LITTLE MERIT IN NEW OPERA. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 13. 

Little merit was shown at Cologne in 

Engelbert Humperdinck's new opera, 

"Markeenderin." 



New Revue Awful Flop. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

The new revue, "Miss* Paris in Lon- 
don," put on at the Oxford can not be 
described as anything less than an 
awful flop. 



Variety at Ambassadeurs. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

The Ambassadeurs reopens May 15 
with a variety program consisting prin- 
cipally of local singers. The weather 
here has turned dull. 



"Blue Mouse'* a Success. 

(Special Caf» to Variett.) 

London, May 13. 

"The Blue) M use" at the Criterion 

is a success. 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 East 14th street, New York: 

May 7, George W. Parry (Kaiserin); 

May 9, Manuel Herzog, Hugo Scheik, 
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stoeckel (Pres. 
Grant); Valerie Cunningham (Olym- 
pic); 

May 12, Annette Kellermann (Crown 
Prince Wilhelm) ; Louise Schweig, Wil- 
li Wahl, Ernest Holzangel (Noordam); 

May 14, Karno Co. (Adriatic) ; Aman- 
di and Sidoni (Pennsylvania); 

May 16, Mr. and Mrs. Christian and 
daughter, Ben Harris (Imperator); 
Hilda Robertson, Stewart Black (Min- 
nehaha); 

May 19, Burley and Burley (Kr. Ce- 
cilie); Aerial Budds (Lusitania); Anna 
Simson, Henri Mattheas, A. Eicher 
(Hamburg); 

May 23, The Blessings (Amerika); 
Lonzo Cox (Oceanic). 

May 16, Sam Bernard, Davy Jones, 
Gaby Deslys, Harry Pilcer, Ruby Nor- 
ton, Sammy Lee, Mark Heiman, A. H. 
Finn, Lionel Walsh (Imperator). 

San Francisco, May 13. 
May 12 (for Australia), Mr. and Mrs. 
Ed. Blondell, two children and maid, 
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hughes, Mr. and 
Mrs. G. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby 
Zeno, Mr. and Mrs. M. Dumitiscu, 
Messrs. (two) Dumitiscu, Mr. and 'Mrs. 
Alfred Latell, Mr. and Mrs. Goldini, 
Misses Goldini (two), Mr. and Mrs. 
George Hermann, Mr. and Mrs. Jack 
Gruet, Mr. and Mrs. Al Gruet, Mr. and 
Mrs. Van Buren, Mrs. Winter, Dale 
Winter, May Field. Mr. Gray, Harry 
Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Small, 
Ada Small (Sonoma). 

Paris, May 13. 
April 25 (for South America), The 
Silvios, Rothig, Six Merry Girls, Mar- 
celle Mariaux, Lew Dalmore, Sorelle 
Edelweiss, Mimi Branca. 



TEMPLE'S SHOW TAKEN OFF. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

The road show produced by Ed. 
Temple, the New York stager, of the 
Empire's former revue, "All the Win- 
ners" was ordered taken off after a 
private showing of it to the hall's man- 
agement. 

The artists were paid two weeks' 
salaries, and Mr. Temple released the 
management from his contract. 



DE COURVILLE COMING OVER. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 13. 

It is said Albert de Courville, of the 
Hippodrome, may leave for New York 
within two or three weeks. 

The new revue at the Hip will be 
staged Christmas. This is the pro- 
duction Jack Norworth has been en- 
gaged for. 



Ernst Von Schuch Dies. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 13. 

Ernst Von Schuch, musical director 

of the Dresden Opera, and a famous 

Continental leader, is dead. 



Marie Tempest Offered. 

(Special Cnblr to Variety ) 

London, May 13. 

Marie Tempest is being offered to 

the halls as a single turn. No result 

of negotiations has yet been reported. 



VARIETY 



LOEW BUYING CAHN HOUSES: 

AGAINST KEITH DOWN EAST 

Transfer of Julius Calm's New England Theatres to Loew 
Circuit Expected Daily. An Aggressive Step Against 
United Booking Offices. Any Number of Cir- 
cuits and Houses Reported Offered Loew. 



An announcement daily is expected 
to +he effect that Marcus Loew has 
taken over the Julius Cahn theatres 
in New England, and will play Loew 
vaudeville in them next season. Most 
of the Cahn houses will with this 
policy oppose theatres operated by the 
B. F. Keith interests' and booked 
through the United Booking Offices. 

The Cahn houses mentioned as in- 
cluded in the transactions are the Jef- 
ferson, Portland, Me.; Empire, Lewis- 
ton, Me.; Lowell (Mass.) opera house, 
Lawrence (Mass.) opera house, Em- 
pire and Salem theatres, Salem, and 
Academy, Fall River, Mass. 

It is an aggressive step for the Loew 
Circuit against the U. B. O., and may 
be followed by many vaudeville thea- 
tres added to the Loew books, that 
may be merely placed there for book- 
ing purposes or be acquired by the 
circuit. 

Any number of houses and circuits 
have been offered the Loew people 
either way, according to report. 

Boston, May 13. 
While Marcus Loew was in this sec- 
tion of the country early in the week, 
he visited Providence. It is reported 
here that Loew will build there al- 
most to a certainty, having a vaude- 
ville house seating between 2,300 and 
2,500. It will play against E. F. Al- 
bee's big time theatre that has had 
Providence to itself for many years. 

Boston, May 13. 

The Globe theatre's* fate has been 
settled. Marcus Loew this week se- 
cured the lease held by the Stair & 
Wilbur Co., and will take possession 
August 1. He will immediately en- 
large the seating capacity of the house 
which opened a dozen years ago at 
$2. It is located near the corner of 
Washington and Boylston streets and 
for the past half dozen years' has been 
operated alternately as a small time 
vaudeville and combination show 
house. 

Robert Jeannette, manager for near- 
ly ten years, will be released by Loew, 
and Victor Morris who has turned the 
Loew Orpheum and the St. James into 
gold mines will be given control until 
he has things running right. After 
this has been accomplished Loew will 
put in one of his own men and leave 
Morris as sort of general manager of 
his three Boston houses. 

The Globe is owned by the New 
England Trust Company and while 
the Loew lease rental is not divulged 
it is known that he has secured prac- 
tically unlimited renewal rights. 

LOEW BUILDING IN WINNIPEG. 

Winnipeg, May 13. 

Marcus Loew, who recently bought 

out the Sullivan-Considine interests 

which included a house in this city, 

has notified the* local authorities of his 



intention to build a new theatre. Plans 
are now being drawn for it, to be erect- 
ed at a cost of $500,000; capacity from 
2,500 to 3,000. No details are forth- 
coming of the location. This will give 
Winnipeg three tremendously large 
vaudeville houses. 



HARRY FOX LIKED THE JUDGE. 

An interlocutory decree of divorce 
was granted Mrs. Harry Fox last Fri- 
day in the Supreme Court, New York. 
Mr. Fox, when testifying, was asked 
if he would be willing to pay his wife 
$25 weekly alimony. "With much 
pleasure," replied Fox, who added, as 
he left the court room, "I like the way 
they do business in this place, and I 
am always coming here after this for 
my divorces." 

Mr. Fox was sued by his wife as 
Harry Messman, his maiden name. 



MIKE SIMON RESIGNS. 

Mike Simon is going to give up man- 
aging the Hammerstein stage shortly, 
to go in business with his brothers, 
Archie and Edgar Selwyn. 

The Selwyns are interested in several 
legitimate successes. 

Mr. Simon has been at Hammer- 
stein's for a long time and has grown 
immensely popular. He will be suc- 
ceeded as stage manager of the house 
by Mark Nelson, his present assistant. 



ALICE FISHER'S STAR CAST. 

A star cast is proclaimed for "A Wise 
Widow," a sketch for vaudeville taken 
by Frank Ferguson from Sardou's 
"Scrap of Paper." The principal is 
Alice Fisher, with Mr. Ferguson and 
William Harcourt in support. 



CALLAHAN AND MACK REJOIN. 

Chicago, May 13. 
Callahan and Mack, who ten years 
ago were a widely-known vaudeville 
team, have again joined hands and will 
go out in a new act. They are said 
to have good bookings on account of 
their former success. 



John J. Ryan, Bankrupted. 

Cincinnati, May 13. 
John J. Ryan, former Cincinnati 
theatrical man, went into voluntary 
bankruptcy at Detroit several days 
ago, listing liabilities of $93,000. The 
recent street-car employes' strike in 
Indianapolis is given as the direct 
cause of the crash. Business at Ryan's 
Indianapolis theatre fell off during the 
trouble. 



Divorced and Pleased. 

St. Louis, May 13. 
Miss E. de Lafayette, "The Musical 
Doll," has secured a divorce from her 
non-professional husband. She states 
it feels great to be free again and that 
she is happy, also successful. 



MERCEDES SIGNED FOR HALF. 

Mercedes, the hypnotist, has signed a 
contract with the United Booking Of- 
fices for next season for one-half the 
weekly salary he could have secured if 
he held out for it, say the vaudeville 
bunch along Broadway. 

Mercedes was formerly represented 
by Max Hart, as agent. Hart asked 
$800 for his services next season. The 
U. B. O. sent out its chief "detective," 
one Isaac Samuels. "Ike," as Samuels 
is contemptuously referred to often, 
brought Mercedes into the United, 
where he was induced to "sign direct" 
for $600. What the vaudeville bunch 
say is that Mercedes could have gotten 
$1,200 weekly next fall, as U. B. O. 
managers had said he would be worth 
that much to them. 

Where Mr. Hart comes in doesn't ap- 
pear. He doesn't appear to as a mat- 
ter of fact. Hart was in Europe when 
the U. B. O. put this one over on him. 
It is understood he will sail for home 
May 20. 



TOM BARNES IN GARDEN SHOW. 

The new "Passing Show of 1914" to 
be shortly put on at the Winter Gar- 
den, New York, has Tom Barnes now 
attached to the list of principals. Mr. 
Barnes started rehearsing, after obtain- 
ing the consent of Charles B. Dilling- 
ham for an engagement of three 
months with the Shuberts. 

Mr. Barnes is under contract to Mr. 
Dillingham and will appear in the lat- 
ter's new production, "Around the 
Clock," that will be first shown at the 
Globe early next season. The title of 
the Dillingham piece may be changed 
before it is presented, owing to the 
similarity of it to one Gus Hill used. 

Bessie Crawford (Mrs. Barnes) will 
play opposite her husband in some 
scenes during the Garden performance. 



MRS. RALPH HERZ IN ACT. 

Mrs. Ralph Herz and Lester Shean 
are doing a dancing turn on the Loew 
Circuit. Mrs. Herz is the wife of Ralph 
Herz, with the Winter Garden show. 

Dena Carroll and Harbert Spencer 
are another two-act on the same time. 
Arthur Dunn and Jeanette Dupree, a 
lately formed vaudeville combination, 
commenced playing the Loew Circuit 
this week. 



MORT. SNOW BREAKS DOWN. 

Jamestown, N. Y., May 13. 

Mortimer Snow, a vaudeville actor, 
is confined to the W. C. A. hospital in 
this city, suffering from a. peculiar form 
of aphasia. Snow and* his company 
reached her last Thursday, to open at 
the Lyric theatre this week. 

Snow was found wandering around 
the lobby of the Rathskeller hotel, un- 
able to speak and his mind a blank. 
Miss Williams, who plays with him in 
their sketch, states the breakdown is 
due to long jumps and very hard work. 
Snow will be taken to some resort in 
the Catskills for a summer's rest. lie 
formerly played leads in "The Confes- 
sion." 



Martin Beck Returning Home. 

Martin Beck, who has been letting 
Europe get another peek at him for 
the past few weeks, should be decorat- 
ing the Palace theatre building again 
between now and June 1. 



BOSTON'S DANCING CARNIVAL 

Boston May 13. 
Boston is just beginning to get what 
New York is just recovering from. 
The influx of dancers in this city is 
so great that one would imagine they 
had been given twelve hours to leave 
the great metropolis. William Wood, 
the manager of the Boston who plan- 
ned to get first crack at the dancing 

craze with a gigantic carnival with a 
bill that would approximate $15,000, 
got a right-hand jolt this week when 
out of the clear sky G. Hepburn Wil- 
son, M.B., blew into town with a big 
dancing carnival in Mechanics' Build- 
ing for Saturday afternoon and night 
which will seat 5,000 easily for a per- 
formance. Wilson brings with him 
the Columbia Graphophone full band,' 
Paul Swan (billed as the American 
Mordkin) and a bunch of his New 
York teachers and pupils. Seats are 
$1 and admission 50 cents. The public 
will be allowed to dance. 

This will take the cream off the 
pitcher as far as Wood is concerned. 
Wood has laid a new maple floor on 
the stage of the big Boston for danc- 
ing and is offering 64 solid silver cups 
and medals to be given to amateurs 
during next week. The bill is headed 
professionally by Louise Alexander in 
her first appearance with John Jarrott 
as a partner. Joseph C. Smith will be 
master of ceremonies. Others already 
booked are Natalie and Ferrari, Bessie 
DeVoie and Dare Philips, Piatov and 
Glaser, Bankoff and Girlie, Emily 
Frances Hooper and Ellsworth Cook, 
The Crisps (who will show for the 
first time here their "Pom-Pom" 
dance), Miss Innocence (Charlotte 
Davies), model for the painting of the 
same name, Siebel Layman and Sylvia 
Chaulsae, Gliding O'Mearas, and Mme. 
Delaware, aged 68 and Colonel Dar- 
ling, aged 72. 

After this comes Joan Sawyer with 
a dancing company at the Shubert for 
a single week. 



BEACH HOUSES OPENING. 

Henderson's, Coney Island, opens 
its regular vaudeville season Monday, 
playing two shows daily, with pro- 
grams again booked by Carleton Hoag- 
land. 

The Brighton theatre under the man- 
agement of Sam McKees' also opens 
May 18. 

The Brighton Beach Music Hall, 
with Doc Breed in charge, is to start 
the warm weather term June 19. 

Patsy Morrison will be thawed out 
about July 1 for the regular money, 
picking up a little easy coin before 
that with Saturday and Sunday shows 
only. 



Orpheum in American? 

Spokane, May 13. 

Tliere is a strong feeling here that 
the American theatre will be turned 
over to Sullivan-Considine in the fall, 
for the use of Orpheum circuit shows, 
which have not played here since last 
winter. 

John Considine is negotiating for the 
lease, and support for the shows has 
been pledged by local commercial or- 
ganizations. 

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PHILADELPHIA'S BAD BUSINESS 
COMES FR OM BO OKING SYSTEM 

Too Many Houses Over There Supplied by United Book- 
ing Offices. Biggest Local Money Maker in Vaudeville 
Independent-Booked Alhambra. Town 
Overrun With Variety. 



Philadelphia, May 13. 

The vaudeville field over here is 
strewn with checkbook deficits. Any 
of the many theatres playing vaudeville 
is fortunate if breaking even on the dis- 
astrous local season just ending. 

The biggest money maker has been 
the Alhambra, booked independently. 
Most of the others are supplied through 
the United Booking Offices, by its ar- 
rangement with Nixon & Zimmermann, 
Fred Zimmermann and Fred Nixon- 
Nirdlinger. It is said that N-N would 
not have gone into the U. B. O. with 
his father (Samuel Nixon), except- 
ing that the- latter had the oppor- 
tunity to pass the Chestnut Street 
opera house, that involved about 
$1,000,000 of liabilities, over to the Keith 
bunch. While Nixon-Nirdlinger and his 
father are reported as grieved over the 
U. B. O. deal, they are satisfied with 
the Chestnut Street opera house loss. 

The bad business in local vaudeville 
is believed by the theatrical men about 
to be caused through so many of the 
theatres securing their shows from the 
U. B. O. The Keith big house (which 
has had a disappointing season) plays 
the best known acts first, then they are 
shunted into the other theatres. This, 
with the poor quality of bills secured 
through the United, has helped toward 
piling up the losses of the U. B. O.- 
booked houses. 

The Grand opera house, a Nixon and 
Keith proposition, supposed to have 
made large money, will barely break 
even on the season. The Broadway 
(Hopkins), booked by the U. B. O., is 
reported losing an average of $700 
weekly. The Colonial (Nixon & Zim- 
mermann) is taking a weekly loss of 
$1,400. The Liberty, now playing stock 
and operated by Nixon & Zimmermann 
and Keith, is losing $1,000 a week. The 
William Penn (William Miller), also 
U. B. O. -booked, is ahead on the sea- 
son, but far below its mark of last sea- 
son. The Keystone has about broken 
even for the past few weeks, but will 
quit a large loser. It is a Zimmermann 
theatre, one of those Buck Taylor car- 
ried with him into the United. It 
didn't take "Buck" long to regret the 
move, from all accounts. 

The Fairmount, a Zimmermann house 
(also booked by United), is losing $500 
a week. The Nixon (N-N) is getting 
out about even. The Orpheum, now a 
stock house, is costing around $1,000 
weekly. 

The Metropolitan opera house, that 
Keith and Nixon took away from Mar- 
cus Loew, is the prize lemon of the 
village. It is playing pictures, and los- 
ing around $2,200 every week. The 
rent for the Met. is about $85,000 a 
year. 

The Alhambra is managed by Frank 
Migone. Frank Wolf attends to the 
booking, picking up his shows in New 



York, and having a choice from the 
Loew office. The Alhambra hasn't 
fallen below $1,500 a week in profit 
this season, it is said, and often ran 
between $1,800 and $2,000, going along 
to an average weekly gross business 
of $4,400 or $4,500. 

The Market street houses (Palace 
and Victoria) of the Larle-Mastbaum 
combination have made money, and the 
new Stanley of that concern's looks 
likely, although it started off quietly, 
even with Lina Abarbanell as an extra 
attraction, at $1,000 a week, to the pic- 
tures. Miss Abarbanell was to have 
remained two weeks, but would not ac- 
cept a cut offered in salary for the sec- 
ond term. 

Some radical changes in the local 
situation are looked for before next 
season starts. All the managers can't 
stand the gaff, and it is expected almost 
any day something will break. 

Atlantic City, May 13. 
According to reports about the Nixon 
theatre here, owned by Fred Nixon- 
Nirdlinger of Philadelphia, and now 
open about nine months, is a $45,000 
loser to date. 



MANAGER BEATEN UP. 

Lynn, Mass., May 13. 

An act not programed by the man- 
agement was unexpectedly staged in 
the box office at Lynn theatre Thurs- 
day night when half a dozen unknowns 
forced their way into the place and 
set upon Manager J. F. Stuard with 
such viciousness that Stuard was re- 
moved to the hospital with numerous 
contusions and a broken hip. 

The incident, which occurred near 
midnight, was the culmination of a 
series of disturbances due to Stuard's 
failure to pay salaries. He was some 
$200 behind when Sheriff Fessenden 
gave him 24 hours' notice to vacate. 
Stuard instead of getting out barricad- 
ed himself in the box office with his 
attorney, Rudolph W. Currier. Cur- 
rier was not molested in the melee. 

Farlier in the week Stuard was fined 
$5 for assault on one of his former 
employees who called him a "boob." 
Because of this trouble the house is 
now dark and the tabloid production-, 
featuring Hal DcForest and Valeric 
Yalaire have been cancelled. 



BUYING ORFORD'S ELEPHANTS. 

Boston, May 13. 

The big time feature act known as 
Miss Orford's Klephants will go out 
of existence a week from Saturday 
night. 

Money has been raised by popu- 
lar subscription by the Boston Morn- 
ing TVM and a week from next Sun- 
day the animals will be formallv pre- 
sented to the city. 



LAWYER'S NOVEL PLEA. 

Attorney Sullivan of Boston has made 
a novel contention in his action brought 
against Gaby Deslys to recover $1,400 
alleged by Mr. Sullivan to be due him. 
The service of the papers upon Gaby 
caused a commotion at the Shubert 

theatre one night. 

When the extension of six weeks for 
Gaby to appear in "The Belle of Bond 
Street" was consummated in Boston, 
Mr. Sullivan acted for Gaby. He re- 
ceived $100. The receipt given says 
it was as a "retainer." In the papers 
served it is alleged that as Gaby could 
not secure over $1,750 a week anywhere 
in Europe, and as the contract with the 
Shuberts was for $4,000 weekly, the 
attorney believes he is entitled to 10 
per cent, of the increase secured for 
her in the prolongation of a contract 
that had previously paid the girl the 
same amount. The sum the lawyer 
figures as due him is $1,400. 

Gaby even protested against the 
charge of $100, and would only consent 
to pay half. 



MURDERER ALSO BIGAMIST. 

Cincinnati, May 13. 

Assistant County Prosecutor Ross 
has just returned from a two weeks' 
trip through Arkansas and Texas, 
where, he says, he found evidence to 
prove that Robert Malone, known on 
the stage as "Willard the Wizzard," 
a magician, is a bigamist as well as 
a wife-murderer. "I have evidence 
that the woman Willard killed at the 
Walton Hotel, last December 28, was 
his third wife," said Ross. "Willard 
married his first wife at Dallas. I was 
unable to find her. His second wife 
was hypnotized by -him. He saw her 
in the audience while giving a per- 
formance at Sulphur Spring. Tex., in 
1909, and arranged to meet her. She 
traveled with him for a part of the 
time and helped him with his act. His 
last wife lived at dishing, Okla., and 
T think that instead of abandoning her 
as he did the other women he killed 
her when she became tiresome. Then 
to complete his foul work he mur- 
dered their baby." 

Willard will be tried in a few days. 
Love letters sent by his second wife 
to the jail, led to the investigation. 
In them the woman promises to "stick" 
by him. 



ROUTING * MEETINGS HELD. 

A routing meeting of the United 
Rooking Offices managers was held 
Wednesday. The first gathering came 
last week, when they talked it over as 
per the prescribed form, then did noth- 
ing. A couple of acts have received 
contracts for next season since Mav 1. 



Lauder Talker in Chicago. 

Chicago. May 13. 
The Harry Lauder Talking and Sing- 
ing Pictures will appear at the Ma- 
jestic May 25. 



Sunday Shows Off for Season. 

Plie Sunday vaudeville shows at the 
Columbia and Rronx opera house, 
played that day during the season by 
Keibcr & Shea, discontinued last Sun- 
day. The (irand opera house will end 
its Sunday season May 31. 



PREFERRED LOEW TO UNITED. 

The Cabaret Trio, booked by Frank 

Bohm, opened on the Loew Circuit 

Monday, preferring the route given it 
by Mr. Bohm to appearing longer on 
United Booking Offices' time. The act 
was placed about six months ago in 
the U. B. O. to play this week at 
Atlanta. Forty-eight hours before the 
turn was to have started for the south- 
land it received information from the 
U. B. O. that the Atlanta date would 
have to be played for $50 less than the 
agreed salary. Thereupon Mr. Bohm 
secured the Loew time, which the act 
immediately accepted. 

It has been the practice of the U. 
B. O. for some time to attempt an ad- 
vantage over acts through waiting until 
a late moment before advising that 
weeks here and there must be played 
at "cut" salary. Some acts are help- 
less to resist the imposition, or seem to 
be, while some take the other % course. 



SEASON'S FIRST BALL GAME. 

The first vaudeville baseball game of 
the season was played at Van Cortlandt 
Park last Sunday, between the Loew 
and Fox booking offices' nines. 

It was a great game, says Moe 
Schenck, who plays first base for the 
Loews. Moe believes it was that, be- 
cause, as he says, the score was 13-1 
in favor of his nine, and he was the 
star of the afternoon, making a home 
run with two men on bases. 

An apology is made for the one run 
by the Foxes, the Loew crowd saying 
it happened through an error. 

Abe Feinberg pitched for Loew; Jim 
Sheedy and Benny Pierpont for the Fox 
nine. Messrs. Sheedy and Pierpont are 
not of the Fox office, having been add- 
ed to the Fox team, and the reason for 
the opposition's big score might be 
traced accordingly. 

Next Sunday the Loew nine will bat- 
tle with the United Booking Offices, the 
latter still wearing the same suits that 
were new two years ago. 



W. S. Cleveland Not Lambasted. 

A report this week said an act had 
invaded the Fidelity Agency and phys- 
ically lambasted the tar out of the 
proprietor and manager, W. S. Cleve- 
land. 

A Vaiukty representative called at 
the Fidelity office Wednesday and was 
informed by Manager MacKenzie 
there was nothing in the report. He 
said that Vitio of Vitio and Lawrence 
had become miffed about a booking 
date and had engaged in a wordy war 
with him (MacKenzie) but that Cleve- 
land had not been mixed up in it in any 
way. 



V. C. C.'S. HOUSEWARMING. 

The Vaudeville Comedy Club held 
its houscwarming of the new quarters 
Tuesday evening, to a crowd that de- 
spite the bad weather overflowed the 
grill and dining-roo'fns. An enter- 
tainment was given, varied by danc- 
ing. 

The Comedy Club 'will probably pass 
favorably upon an offer received from 
Shanley's to take over the big restau- 
rant in the new clubhouse, that was 
first known as the Metropole and la- 
ter as Miller's Ho tel. 

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COLUMBIA AND PROGRESSIVE 

WHEELS CLOSE TO MERGER 



Reported Burlesque Opposition Circuits Will Remain 
Two Circuits, as at Present, with Columbia 
Interested in Progressive. Conferences Held 
Almost Daily. Kansas City Story Says Colum- 
bia Put Something Over on Opposition. 



A merger between the Columbia and 
Progressive burlesque wheels, whereby 
the Progressive will become a sort of 
secondary; wheel in burlesque, working 
in harmorry and sympathy with the Co- 
lumbia (Eastern Wheel), is almost a 
certainty. < F. W. Stair, Tom Sullivan 
and C. H. Franklin, representing the 
Progressives, have had daily confer- 
ences with Herbert Mack and Sam A. 
Scribner of the Columbia. 

Late last week burlesque managers 
who had received tentative franchises 
for the announced "No. 2" wheel of the 
Columbia Circuit, were informed not to 
proceed with engagements of players 
for the shows before first calling at the 
Columbia headquarters. 

The general plan that appears to be 
working out in the meetings is to ar- 
range a route of about 34 weeks for 
the Progressive, which will retain its 
identity, also its corporate form, it is 
said. The Columbia will continue with 
about 34 or 36 weeks of the higher- 
priced burlesque time, with shows dis- 
tributed and routed accordingly on 
either of the two wheels. 

Upon the announcement of the Co- 
lumbia Circuit that it would place an- 
other circuit of burlesque shows on the 
market next season, which would have 
given some cities three burlesque 
houses, it was expected that that would 
lead to some agreement or understand- 
ing with the Progressive. The latter 
was an off-shoot of the former Western 
Wheel, formed by some managers left 
out in the cold when the Western and 
the Eastern got together a year ago. 
The Columbia would not take the Pro- 
gressives seriously at first, but they 
progressed and hurt the Columbia in 
three or four cities. While the Pro- 
gressive managers as a whole did not 
draw an extraordinary profit on the 
season, they placed the circuit where 
it looked like real opposition and to 
stay. 

The Columbia is said to have made 
overtures to some of the best theatres 
the Progressives played in this season, 
offering the manager or owner of the 
house approached a bonus and long 
lease, besides assuming all legal liabili- 
ties, for the house. This move, accord- 
ing to report, frightened the Progress- 
ives somewhat. Both sides being anx- 
ious under the circumstances to avoid 
a killing fight next season, were amena- 
ble to the suggestion that they get 
together. 

The Progressive Circuit, as it is offi- 
cially known, has a capitalization of 
150,000, of which about $40,000 in stock 
has been issued. Franchises on the 
Progressive Wheel were given to the 
original holders for 25 years, free of 
assessment. Stock of the parent Co- 
lumbia organization is quoted along 
Broadway at between 250 and 300. The 



Columbia pays about 40 per cent, in 
dividends yearly — 10 per cent, each 
quarter, with a surplus that is divided 
now and then. The Columbia's gross 
business for the season ended fell be- 
low that of the previous year. 

The Progressives started the season 
with 21 weeks and closed with 24. The 
Columbia played 43 shows 36 weeks. 

The two wheels, as a rule, had a dif- 
ferent box office scale, and produced 
along separate lines, though each of- 
fered burlesque — the Progressives of 
the old line and the Columbia the more 
modern. Each found its field, the Pro- 
gressive especially stepping into that 
left open by the Columbia's advance- 
ment, and which the Western Wheel 
had partially filled. 

Kansas City, May 13. 
A consolidation of the Progressive 
and Columbian Burlesque Wheels has 
been effected according to a story 
here. Charles S. Barton, of the latter 
organization, was in Kansas City Sat- 
urday arranging the details of the 
local change. 

The Columbian stockholders will be 
in control of the new company and 
will operate the Progressive as their 
wheel "No. 2," it is said, a project they 
announced this spring. The Columbian 
circuit itself will be operated as before 
with the same stockholders in con- 
trol. 

The deal came about through a coup 
of the Columbian forces. Several weeks 
ago they secured the best progressive 
theatres, including those in Philadel- 
phia, Detroit, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. 
When the Progressive stockholders 
heard of it they offered to go in with 
the other wheel, it is said. 

Papers may be signed in New York 
this week closing the deal. The plan 
is to operate the Columbia Wheel with 
the musical comedy idea as to shows. 
It will be the high priced circuit. The 
Progressive Wheel will be the popular 
priced wheel and will have straight old 
time burlesque shows. 

The deal will put the James J. But- 
ler interests back in control of bur- 
lesque in Kansas City and St. Louis. 
Joe Donegan, manager of the Old Cen- 
tury in the Western Wheel, will have 
charge of both houses here. The Pro- 
gressive shows will be housed in the 
Old Century and the Willis Wood will 
be left on the Crawfords' hands. The 
Century changed its name to the Lyric 
since burlesque left, but will be again 
known by the old name. 

Whether the Crawfords will go in 
on the new proposition is not known. 

Burt McPhail, manager of the 
Gayety, will go to Louisville, it is said. 
McPhail lias built the (iayety's busi 
ness up to a high notch. 



CHASE FADES FROM TRENTON. 

Trenton, N. J., May 13. 

Manager Chase, of the Trent theatre, 
has left the city and his present address 
is being sought by creditor* here who 
allege Chase is something like $1,000 
in arrears here as a result of his at- 
tempt to put show enterprises over. 

The house was dark last night as a 
result of Chase's withdrawal. He had 
been notified that unless he came across 
with $500 due on the rent of the house 
that the owners would dispossess him. 

Chase came to Trenton four months 
ago and tried vaudeville. This failed to 
pay and he produced burlesque, which 
form of entertainment did not fill any 
long felt want. Anyway, his shows 
were not approved and Chase's finish 
came this week. 

The Calburn stock company is going 
to occupy the house and open next 
week in "Elevating a Husband." 



AFTER SEPARATION. 

Murry Livingston, playing with his 
wife in vaudeville in "The Man from 
Italy," says his spouse, Florrie, beat 
him up something dreadfully. Livings- 
ton has retained Nathan Levy to se- 
cure a legal separation from her. 

August Dreyer will represent Mrs. 
Livingston, and deny the brutality 
charge. 

The action has been brought in the 
Supreme Court of the Bronx, New 
York. 



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Principals for "Debt/ 

Mark Smith, of "Nearly Married"; 
Mario Majeroni, of "At Bay"; Gorgio 
Majeroni and Madeline Delmar, late of 
"The Conspiracy," have been engaged 
for the new vaudeville act entitled 
"Debt," which is being tried out in the 
Jersey wilds the last half of this week. 



Loew New Offices Laid Out. 

The new quarters of the Loew offices 
on the sixth floor of the Putnam build- 
ing have been laid out. The booking 
forces, headed by Joseph M. Schenck, 
will occupy the former Orpheum Cir- 
cuit offices, on the north side of the 
building. The Loew executive offices, 
with Marcus Loew presiding, will have 
the old United Booking Offices suite, 
on the south side. 



America Ahead of Europe. 

William H. Bell, formerly manager 
of the Chicago branch of the General 
Film Co., is back from a four months' 
trip abroad where he inspected movi»; 
conditions of the principal cities of 
Europe at close range. He reports the 
business here as being further ad- 
vanced than across the waters, the 
American now paying more attention 
to features. 



CIRCUS IN THE BRONX. 

Shannon's Big Three Ring Circus, 
Walter Shannon, proprietor and mana- 
ger, opened its season in New York 
May 14, at 163d street and Southern 
Boulevard (Bronx), where it is making 
a ten days' stand. 

The Shannon Show is playing to 10 
and 25c. prices, and expects to spend the 
greater part of the summer in and 
around New York, playing Brooklyn 
and Long Island after its Manhattan 
engagements. 



ADVERTISING FILLS HOTEL 

Advertising tilled the Daniel's Hotel 
at 42d street and 9th avenue. The ad- 
vertising was placed exclusively in 
Varibtv, good concise copy that briefly 
told of the advantages of the brand 
new hostelry, its low rates and all the 
modern conveniences. 

The Daniel Brothers operate the 
hotel, one of a chain they have. Wil- 
liam J. Daniels, the general manager for 

the company, said this week the first 
advertisement published in Varibtv 
half filled the hotel and the second one 
did the rest. 

"We had no occasion to advertise 
after the second time in VariktV' said 
Mr. Daniels, "But we wanted to im- 
press upon the show people that we 
have the place they have always been 
looking for, the best of everything at 
the most reasonable rates." 

The Daniel's houses men only. It 
is located but two blocks from Broad- 
way and has been pronounced one of 
the best in its class in New York. 

The first page advertisement of Dan- 
iel's hotel in Variety caused more talk 
among the profession than any page 
ad. in the paper for years. With the 
rates as advertised, members of com- 
panies about to enter New York argued 
on trains coming in whether it was 
possible to do it, with the result Dan- 
iel's got itself well publicised within a 
week. 

The result of the Daniel's advertising 
bears out Variety's often spoken com- 
ment, that if an advertiser wishes to 
reach all the profession, the only cer- 
tain way is to make Varibtv- the 
medium. 



KEITH GETTING 5TH AVENUE. 

It is being reported about that the 
Keith interests may go into the Fifth 
Avenue theatre a year before the lease 
there held by F. F. Proctor expires. 

Proctor has the house until October, 
1915. The property is owned by Keith. 
It is said Proctor may lease from Sept. 
or Oct. 1 next to Keith. The house is 
now playing pop vaudeville. It has 
been a heavy loser the past season with 
big time shows. 



Felix Adler Leaves Show. 

Chicago, May 13. 

Felix Adler left the cast of "The 
Queen of the Movies" last night and 
was replaced by Fred Bishop, stage 
manager and general understudy. 

Adler and the management had a dis- 
agreement over some of the material 
the comedian was using. The latter 
will attempt to make Adler play out his 
two weeks' notice if possible. 

Adler's future plans have not been 
announced. His permanent successor 
with the show will be selected as soon 
as possible. 

Late today Adler made up his dif- 
ferences with the management and will 
continue in the cast. 



PRIMROSE SEAMON MARRIED. 

Primrose Seamon, principal soubret 
with "The Bowery Burlesquers," was 
married last week at her home in the 
Bronx to Arthur Conrad, director of 
the Newark (N. J.) Theatre Musical 
Co. (Newark. N. J). 

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EVERYTHING IS ALL READY 

FOR T HE BIG ACTORS' FAIR 

Parade All Over Town Tomorrow Morning, With the Fair 

Opening in the Evening. Dudley Field Malone, Mayor 

Mitchel's Proxy at Inaugural Ceremonies. Stella 

Mayhew Elected Queen of the Fair. 



Tomorrow evening (Saturday) is the 
big night in the quarters of the White 
Rats when the biggest amusement 
project the organization has ever 
undertaken will be thrown open to the 
public at 8:30, and continue for eight 
days, starting at noon and ending only 
with the Mitchel curfew. 

Dudley Field Malone will act as 
Mayor Mitchel's proxy in the inaugu- 
ral ceremonies. The Mayor will at- 
tend the Fair next Wednesday evening, 
on which date Theodore Roosevelt is 
expected back in New York. The ex- 
president is scheduled for a brief drop- 
in at the fete on arrival. 

This afternoon from 4 to 6 a scene 
rehearsal and coronation of the Fair's 
queen, Stella Mayhew, will keep the 
club's volunteers and affiliated spirts 
busy. The coronation ceremony itself 
will take place tomorrow evening at 
the outset of the inaugural, a proceed- 
ing that will necessitate a hurried auto 
trip in costume of the fete's ruling po- 
tentate from her job in "High Jinks" at 
the Casino to the clubhouse and back 
again in time to go on at 8:50. Otto 
Hauerbach, author of "High Jinks," 
whose nominating speech at the elec- 
tion of the queen last Sunday served 
to elect her, will participate in the 
coronation and inaugural ceremonies. 

Tomorrow morning, starting at 11 
from the clubhouse, will be a parade of 
50 automobiles carrying banners, 
streamers, a band, including Arthur 
Pryor and Ed. Coe, and about 400 
members. One of the autos of the 
truck pattern will bear a full sized first 
part minstrel show, all in cork. 

Saturday evenings programmes will 
carry out in the main the items indicat- 
ed in Vakikty. forecast of the Fair dur- 
ing the past several weeks. 

The Fair's feminine guide depart- 
ment will be in charge of Frankie 
Nailcy. More than three dozen of the 
fairest of Broadway's musical comedy 
ingenues have been enrolled for the 
privilege of escorting men ignorant of 
the Fair's layout, but reckless with 
their money about the labyrinths of 
booths, sideshows and incidental at- 
tractions of the exposition. 

Lillie McNeill will have charge of 
the booth girls as well as the girls who 
will sell tickets for the various side- 
shows. 

Tom Lewis will be the "Tom" of to- 
morrow night's "Tom" show, George 
Monroe, Kva and Junie McCree, Simon 
Legree. Stella Mayhew will play Eva 
at the 11:30 performance of the Stowe 
tabloid. 

The Lambs will visit the Fair Sun- 
day night, the Vaudeville Comedy Club 
Monday night, and on the remaining 
nights of the Fair in consecutive suc- 
cession, the Friars, Screen Club, Pro- 
fessional Women's League, Theatrical 
Managers and Flks. 

The gaily toned electric sign atop of 



the Columbia Theatre building will 
blaze out an animated announcement of 
the Fair beginning Saturday evening 
and continues throughout the exposi- 
tion's period. The concession is gen- 
eral about town that the bazar is al- 
ready one of the best advertised affairs 
held in a long while. 

The original call for members of the 
White Rats in theatre costume for the 
inagural has been modified, and now 
calls for evening clothes for all the 
ballyhoo men and evening dress for all 
feminine participants save those ap- 
pearing in the stage shows. 

The mock brides, who must neces- 
sarily become the mock divorcees' of 
the Fair, will be selected from hosts of 
volunteers who will appear at the scene 
and coronation rehearsal this after- 
noon. Bert Ford and Ben Black will 
share the judicial robes together in 
passing sentence upon delinquent hus- 
bands, besides directing the supple- 
mentary proceedings that will be a part 
of the Country Justice's chambers. 

The promotion committees of the 
Fair request that all feminine volun- 



FRANK RICH DOESNT PAT. 

Frank Rich, a musical show promoter 
operating mostly in the northwest and 
west, has an aversion against paying 
his actors all the money due them, ac- 
cording to complaints made to the 
White Rats of America by members 
of that organization. 

From Mr. Rich's continued silence 
following a request made upon behalf 
of the White Rats for him to settle 
an "IOU" for $100, and another de- 
ferred claim, Mr. Rich apparently con- 
fesses he does not want to pay his ob- 
ligations to people who have worked 
for him. 

Answering one letter, Mr. Rich said 
the Rats could not have received com- 
plaints from any but "drunken actors." 
When informed his "IOU" was held 
by the Rats, given by Rich to one ac- 
tor, and remaining as evidence of his 
liability, Rich discreetly kept away from 
a reply. Neither did he answer the 
question if it was his usual custom, 
when not paying salaries, to describe 
the people entitled to them as "drunken 
actors." 

The White Rats is of the opinion any 
player engaging with Rich should as- 
sure themselves in advance he will 
carry out any contract made. This 
might be accomplished by insisting 
Rich deposit one or two weeks' salary 
in a local bank, to protect the player 
should Rich take what seems to be his 
usual course. 

Earlier in the season Rich had three 
companies out. A White Rat with one 
stated he discovered, after joining, that 



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teers of the Associated Actresses of 
America and other orders report to the 
executive officers of the White Rats 
promptly at 10:30 o'clock sharp Satur- 
day to participate in the auto parade. 
The route of this pageant will be from 
the clubhouse to Broadway, to Wall 
street, to Pearl, to John, to Nassau, to 
Park Row, to the Bowery, to Four- 
teenth street, to Sixth avenue, to Her- 
ald Square, up Broadway, to 125th 
street, to Madison avenue, and thence 
down to Fifth avenue and back to the 
clubhouse, via 42d street and Broad- 
way. 



CONVENTION TIME APPROACH 

With the near approach of the big 

movie convention and exposition in 
Grand Central Palace the various com- 
mittees in charge of the affair are put- 
ting the finishing touches to all the ar- 
rangements. The big meeting takes 
place June 8-13 and reservations for 
floor space are arriving on each mail. 
S. H. Trigger, Jack A. Koerpel and 
Aaron A. Corn, of the Expo and Con- 
vention Committee, were in Philadel- 
phia and Baltimore last week doing 
some propaganda work for the New 
York meeting. 

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the members of the company he was 
with had not received their full pay 
in months. Rich, said the White Rat, 
was continually bringing on new prin- 
cipals and chorus girls. He finally 
closed the show without notice. 

Rich says he was located at El Paso, 
Tex., for five years; was formerly of 
Crawford & Rich, and that he has had 
two companies on the road for sev- 
eral seasons, but nevertheless Mr. Rich 
didn't explain how he overlooked the 
"IOU" still held by the Rats, nor 
why the players who don't receive sal- 
ary from him are necessarily "drunken 
actors." 

Spokane, May 13. 

The Frank Rich Musical Comedy Co. 
closed what was announced as an in- 
definite engagement at the Empress 
last Saturday. 

B. F. Copeland retires as manager of 
the theatre. The owners of it will play 
pictures. 



Didn't Like "No. 2" Spot. 

Chicago, May 13. 
Foster and Lovctt walked out of the 
Palace Monday night, refusing to re- 
main in the^'second" position. The bill 
continued one act short. 



NATIONAL AGENCY REGULATION. 

Washington, p. C, May 13. 

The fining of the Columbia Amuse- 
ment Co., under the Interstate Com- 
merce Commission law for accepting 
and giving rebates on "transportation 
of theatrical troupes," has brought a 
bill by Representative Victor Murdock 
into more prominence right now, as a 
committee from the House has his pro- 
posed measure, regulating the licens- 
ing of private employment agencies 
doing interstate business, under care- 
ful consideration. 

The bill will help the theatrical 
player. It will relieve certain condi- 
tions which the present form of con- 
tracts issued in one state do not pro- 
vide for in anqther by the same being 
dishonored across the boundary line, 
and will also operate against rebating 
and extortionate commissions under 
Interstate Commerce jurisdiction. 

Representative Murdock has famil- 
iarized himself with every phase of the 
case, and he has data from the profes- 
sion which he will use in making his 
bill all the more necessary. 

As a result of energies bent toward 
the licensing of private employment 
agencies doing an interstate business 
and their work coming under Federal 
Government direction, a bill has been 
framed for Congress that may bring 
about some important changes if made 
a law. 

Robert Nome, who has been unu- 
sually active in the movement to have 
Congress take action in the matter, has 
received word from Representative 
Murdock that the bill will be given- 
thorough attention during its time be- 
fore Congress. 



Burt Green Is Lambs' Champ. 
A chest of silver with 176 pieces in it 
was the prize Burt Green carried of! 
the other day, when winning the final 
match in the Lambs' Club pool tourna- 
ment. It had lasted about four months. 



FIRST CIRCUS CLASH MONDAY. 

The first circus clash of the season 
comes next Monday at Easton, Pa., 
when the 101 Ranch and Ringling Cir- 
cus play the same date. 

The 101 Show plays Scranton, May 
19, and the Ringling outfit follow them 
in there on the 20th. The 101 stole a 
march on the Ringlings this year by 
grabbing off the usual Decoration Day 
week in Boston. As a result the Ring- 
lings now play the Hub later, their date 
being June 17 (Bunker Hill week). 



Olga Nethersole, Patroness. 

Los Angeles', May 13. 
Olga Nethersole has given a sub- 
stantial check toward the musical edu- 
cation of Alfred Wallerstein, a boy 
'cellist. Miss Nethersole believes he 
is a genius and says she wishes to be 
partially responsible for his develop- 
ment. 



New Windsor, Chicago, Starts. 

Chicago, May 13. 
The new Windsor, Clark and Divi- 
sion streets, was opened last Monday. 
It is a handsome structure, seating 
1,500, with 19 boxes and loges, and has 
an orchestra of 14 pieces. The opening 
attraction was a film. 



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Tommy Gray has changed his mind 
about going to Europe this summer. 

Hines and Fox have dissolved their 
vaudeville partnership. 

Lucille Cavanaugh is dancing in the 
Winter Garden show, replacing Rosie 
Dolly. 

Horace Goldin sails today on the 
St. Paul, opening in England upon ar- 
rival. 

B. Obcrmeyer, the foreign agent, re- 
turned to New York Tuesday and will 
remain here a few weeks. 



Frank L. Gregory and his hoop- 
rolling troupe will be in the new Win- 
ter Garden show. 

Solly Lee, "the ticket-taking tenor," 
will reappear at Hammerstein's next 
week. Solly Lee takes tickets at the 
door there. 



Rosie Green (Keno and Green) will 
shortly retire temporarily from the 
stage awaiting a domestic event. 

Harriet Burt has been engaged to 
play the roles formerly entrusted to 
Maud Lillian Berri, in the Kolb and 
Dill show. 

George Gatts, manager of the United 
Play Co., Chicago, and wife, Grace 
Hayward, the stock star, sail for Europe 
Saturday. 

Two girls, who went to Albany with 
Palmer Hines and his "Seven Hesita- 
tion Girls" act, are back on Broadway 
with the allegation that Hines quit 
them in the state capital, owing $122 
back salary and forcing them to re- 
turn to New York upon their own re- 
sources. 



Louis Hirsch, who has composed for 
revues on both sides of the water, is 
back home. He will remain here un- 
til about July 1, when engagements 
for scores in London revues next sea- 
son call him back to England. 



The Colonial, Bushwick and Or- 
pheum, Keith's New York vaudeville 
theatres, will close the regular season 
May 31, thereafter playing pictures. 
The Bronx and Alhambra, also Keith's, 
do the same May 24. Keith's, Indian- 
apolis, Louisville, Cincinnati and 
Cleveland will play pop vaudeville, 
seven acts, three shows daily during 
the summer. The Wilmer & Vincent 
houses at Altoona and Johnstown, Pa., 
stop May 24. The Grand, Pittsburgh, 
quits its vaudeville June 7, the Mary- 
land, Baltimore, May 31. 



. , ^ .. AND ALBEE GAVE THE CLUB $1,000. 

At the housewarming of the Vaudeville Comedy Club Tuesday night 
in the new clubhouse (formerly Hotel Metropole), the following parody 
was distributed among the guests, mostly members, and sung in concert to 
the air of "They Are on Their Way to Mexico": 

"They are on their way, to Marcus Loew; 

"Just see those Yankee actors, benefactors, 

"Getting ready to go. 

"They are on their way, to three -a-day; 

"Just take a look at those agents wishin* 

"They could get ten per cent, commission. 

"Good-bye, they're going, to give a showing; 

"Goldberg's there, you know. 

"If William Fox doesn't do some stopping, 

"There'll be some actors flopping 

"Out there, for Marcus Loew." 



House Manager Miller of the Lon- 
don Hippodrome is visiting in New 
York just now, looking over the shows 
and theatres. 



Al B. White has been engaged as a 
single to go over the Orpheum time, 
commencing late in the summer, Mr. 
White meanwhile playing the summer- 
open time. 



The Telegraph Four, who were to 
have sailed May 2 and opened in Lon- 
don May 11, were forced to cancel their 
foreign bookings, owing to the death 
of George Lane's father. 



Winnie Parker has stepped into Les- 
ter Shean's role at the Winter Garden. 
Shean has several offers under consid- 
eration. 



John Travilla, one of the Three Tra- 
villa Brothers, was bitten by a trained 
seal at Keith's, Cincinnati, last week. 
Travilla went to the animal room, un- 
der the stage, to feed the seals. He 
forgot which was the savage one. The 
animal (or is it a fish?) sank its teeth 
in his right arm. The other brothers 
went to the rescue and beat the seal's 
skin until the creature released its hold. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES. 

By Thomas J. Gray. 

It's going to be very hard to get a 
laugh on the stage with funny hats this 
spring. The new straw hats they're 
wearing on the street are so funny, 
nothing can follow them. 

A fellow who lays off with only his 
partner and himself to feed has a cinch. 
Imagine laying off with six elephants 
on your hands! Eh, what? 

George W. Metzel bet us a hat that 
we wouldn't say that his theatre, the 
William Penn, in Pennsylvania, was the 
most regular three-a-day house in 
America. 

The Horrors of War are nothing 
compared to the harmony of some of 
the quartets that are plugging war 
songs. 

Art Note.— At the Fortnight Club 
ball on last Saturday night Edgar Allan 
Woolf did a burlesque dance with Fan- 
nie Brice and finished it by hitting her 
with a bladder. Sixteen burlesque com- 
panies are threatening to sue him now 
for using their stuff. 



As the Traffic in War songs is still 
on — and wishing to assist our brother 
lyric writers all we can — without any 
charge (or thought of mercy on our 
readers) we submit the following titles: 

"Pay Your Agent His Commission 
Before you March Away." 

"Save the Stars and Stripes for the 
Sake of Our Magicians." 

"Don't Kick About Your Spot— 
You'll Find Bullets Everywhere." 

"Good-Bye, Small Time, I Must 
Leave You." 

"The U. S. A., The T. M. A.'s, The 
A. A. A.'s and You." 

"Take Your Father's Gun and Sword 
but Let His Gags Alone." 

"He Gave Up Wearing Grease Paint 
for Dear Old Uncle Sam." 

"You Know I Love You, Mamie, but 
Soldiers Get Steady Work." 

"He'd Rather Be a Sailor Than Play 
the One Night Stands." 

"I'll Come Back to Lay Off in the 
Town Where I Was Born." 




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WITH THE PRESS AGENTS 



Ji'umtte (iiltlur will do ttuuiu special pub- 
licity lor the Joun Suwycr road show which 
starts out of Ni'W York ucxt week. 

William A. li'rady la reuding new plays aud 
luking a rust on the Hide ut French Lick 
Springs, Ind. 



M. K. lioffinun. advertising manager of the 
World Film Corporation, has left the concern 
and has been succeeded by Charles 1). Shrady. 



E. II. Duffy, no relation to Tony Duffy, of 
the 11. II. O. picture department, has returned 
to the 1'aclllc Coast, after mingling with the 
movie men on Hroadway for a time. 

Lewis S. Stono 1h now featured in the Bos- 
ton production of "The Misleading Lady." 



"The Sloping Path," a London production, 
will be presented in New York next season 
by tho Shuberts. 

With the road season almost a memory the 
managers and agents arc drifting onto Broad- 
way In bunches. Among the more recent ar- 
rivals are Campbell Casad, Elliott Forma n, 
Walter Messenger, William McDowell, Ken- 
neth McUaffey, J. C. Hagland and Jesse Well. 



Tetrazzlni, now singing for a phonograph 
concern in Philadelphia, sails for the other 
side on the Lusitania next Tuesday. 



Florence Carpenter has replaced Margery 
Maude In the Margaret Anglln revival of "Lady 
Windermere's Fan" at the Liberty. Florence 
Wallersen has been handling the Maude role 
for the past two weeks. 



"Marrying Money" Is announced as the ve- 
hicle selected for William Faversham's starr- 
ing tour next season. 



When "Cordelia Blossom," the new K. A E.- 
Jos. Brooks show, opens Aug. 21) at the Oalety, 
New York, Louise Dresser will be seen In the 
title role. "Cordelia Blossom" Is a new com- 
edy by George Randolph Chester and (Miss) 
Lillian Chester. 



J. Herman Thuman, musical and dramatle 
critic of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was al- 
lowed by his paper to review the May Festival 
concerts In that city. This wouldn't seem half 
so queer without the explanation that Thuman 
was also manager of the May Festival. How- 
ever, Krehbiel, the music critic of the New 
York Tribune, had his review printed In the 
Enquirer alongside the Thuman description. 

Bob Harris, press agent at Chester Park, 
Cincinnati, has been succeeded by Rudolph 
Benson. Harris is press agentlng the local 
engagement of the Castles, and also the mov- 
ing pictures at the Qrand. 



Carl Reed, who formerly managed the Seat- 
tle theatre for John Cort, but came east to 
manage the Lillian Russell show has been 
slated to manage the Cecil Spooner next sea- 
son. 



At the annual election of the Actors' Fund 
of America Tuesday afternoon In the Hudson 
theatre Daniel Frohman was re-elected presi- 
dent. Other officers chosen were. First vice- 
president, Joseph R. OrlHmer ; second vice- 
president, F. F. Mackey ; treasurer, William 
Harris ; secretary. Edwin D. Miner, and di- 
rectors, Charles Burnham, Henry W. Savage, 
HoIIIh E. Cooley and Henry Miller. The treas- 
urer's report for lJHIi showed the receipts to 
be flH.riOM and the expenditures $85,285. The 
Fund on an average helped 14."> actors a week. 
There are 36 guestB In the Actors' Fund Home 
on Staten Island. Following the Tuesday 
meeting Director Cooley left for the Pacific 
('oast, where he is to be connected with the 
Panama-Pacific Exposition. 



DONALD MEEK GOES BACK. 

Boston, May 13. 

The (lcl)iit as a star of Donald Meek 
of the Castle Square stock who resign- 
ed to head the cast of "The Reform- 
ers" was short and sweet. The 
metropolitan premiere of the comedy 
rloscd the Hollis in two weeks and its 
third week which is on the road stops 
Saturday night. 

Meek returns to the John Craig fold 
May 25 in "Baby Mine," having acquir- 
ed some experience and also a gold 
watch and chain given him as a "fare- 
well" by the company to which he 
• luickly returns. 



ED BLOOM'S OWN SHOW. 

The "Hanky Panky" production that 

i- going on the road next season will 

under the personal direction and 



ownership of Ed L. Bloom, who pilot- 
ed the piece last season for Marcus 
Loew. 

Mr. Bloom was under contract with 
Loew at a large salary. The agree- 
ment came to Loew from his taking 
over the William Morris Circuit, and 
carried with it a large salary. Bloom 
has traded his job for the Loew pro- 
ductions, including also "The Pleasure 
Seekers." If "Hank" gets over, the 
P. S.'s will follow it. 



NEW PLAY AT BLACKSTONE. 

Chicago, May 13. 

It is now announced that "The Call 
of Youth," the new Frederick and 
Fanny Hatton play, will go into the 
Blackstone, May 25. It had been an- 
nounced for the Illinois. The premiere 
of the piece took place in Madison, 
Wis., May 8. 

The company comprises Gertrude 
Coghlan, Virginia Hammond, Vivian 
Martin, June Keith, Elsie Weston, Wal- 
ter Hampden, William Lewers, For- 
rest Winant, Arthur Stanford, Edgar 
Norton, Schuyler Ladd, Redmond 
Flood, Curtis Cooksey. 



KENWORTHY'S N. Y. ADDRESS. 

Grace O. Kenworthy, known in mu- 
sical comedy here, attempted, through 
her attorney, to get a divorce from 
Horace W. Kenworthy, at present sup- 
posed to be in New York. The judge 
refused to take up the case until the 
plaintiff appeared in person. 

Will Philbrick was Mrs. Kenwor- 
thy's corroborating witness. He stat- 
ed that Kenworthy's address was on 
the corner of 39th street and Broad- 
way. 

This is Mrs. Kenworthy's second at- 
tempt to secure a divorce in the local 
courts. Her previous experience was 
with J. M. Chretien, to whom she paid 
$200. He later mailed to her at Los 
Angeles what purported to be an inter- 
locutory decree of divorce. It had 
been forged with the name of Judge 
Sargent, sitting at that time. Chretien 
had filed the divorce complaint, but 
took no further steps. Afterward, it is 
said, Chretien fled to China. 



Pitkin Suing for Salary. 

Robert Pitkin, late of "High Jinks," 
started suit this week to collect $200 
back salary, said to be due him by the 
management of the company at Casino. 
Pitkin and Manager Grady had a phy- 
sical set-to last week. Arthur Ham- 
merstein informed Pitkin he was 
through right then and there. 



Davies and Totten Collaborating. 

Acton Davies and Joseph Byron Tot- 
ten are collaborating on a dramatiza- 
tion of "Riders of the Purple Sage," 
a novel by Zan Grey. It is a western 
story. 

They will also do together a stage 
version of "Keeping L'p With Lizzie," 
by Irving Bacheller. 



"Pinafore" Is Closing. 

The Hip revival <>f "Pinafore" closes 
this Saturday night. 



AGENTS' CLUB IN QUARTERS. 

The newly formed Managers-Agents' 
Club held another meeting Tuesday 
afternoon ill Bryant Hall with a larger 
attendance than that which marked last 
week's meeting. The club has taken 
quarters at 1431 Broadway, the opening 
taking place today (Friday). 

The charter list numbers 75 with 100 
men to be heard from on the signed list. 
All the members now on the road or 
out of New York are requested to com- 
municate with the Club Secretary, care 
of the new rooms. 

Committees have been appointed as 
follows: Laws — Charles Keough, Leo. 
Leavitt, L. K. Donazetti, L. A. Nelms, 
Robert Mills. 

Ways and Means — Emil Aukemiller, 
C. H. Livingston, Samuel Mott. 

House and Club — H. B. Stephenson, 
F. W. Montgomery, W. T. Spaeth, 
Frederick Williams, Charles F. Wiegan. 

Printing and Publicity — W. J. Clay- 
ton, Charles H. Brook, Eddie Lester. 

Entertainment — Danny Mack, Harry 
Leavitt, Fred Lorraine, Joseph Sha- 
grin, J. E. Clifford. 

Relief — George Wilton, George Cos- 
tain, Harry Row. 

This week the new rooms were hand- 
somely furnished and placed in tiptop 
shape for the club's tenancy. 

Fully 150 members are expected to be 
enrolled by the last of May. 



WARE IN NEW PLAY. 

Helen Ware, out all season in 
"Within the Law," winds up her sea- 
son this Saturday night, will not be 
seen in that piece when it takes to the 
road again next fall. Miss Ware is 
slated to star in a new play next sea- 
son. 

Margaret Illington, the former star 
of "Kindling" and of late playing in 
"Within the L»w," has been reengaged 
to appear in the Law role next season. 



Figuring Up Opera Losses. 

Chicago, May 13. 

In a few days the directors of the 
Chicago Grand Opera Co. will an- 
nounce just how much that organiza- 
tion lost last season. It is estimated 
that the sum will reach $100,000, and 
a considerable share of that was on 
account of the trip made about the 
country after the regular season in 
Chicago. 

Several new opera stars will also be 
announced within a week or so. 



Excited By Poison Attempt. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 

The literary colony at Carmel-by- 
thc Sea is excited over the mysterious 
attempt to poison Alice MacGowan. a 
noted California writer. She is a sis- 
ter to Grace MacGowan Cooke. 

Strychnine candy and food were dis- 
covered by Miss MacGowan before she 
had eaten any of it. Her enemies are 
unknown. 



"Pair of Sixes" All Summer. 

The management of the Longacrc 
theatre and the show, "A Pair of 
Sixes," playing there, expects the r'_ce 
w ill remain all summer, unless there 
should come an unexpected drop to the 
present business through the weather. 
The housej did over $10,000 last week. 
It hasn't fallen below that figure since 
the show opened. 



"MR. ALLADIN" GETS OVER. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 

"Mr. Alladin" looks like a winner. 
It was produced at the Majestic, Sun- 
day night, when it went over with a 
bang. 

Thomas H. Ince and W. B. Clifford, 
both engaged in moving pictures, are 
the authors. It has a big theme, sev- 
eral imposing scenes, with the most 
beautiful production seen here in years, 
but the play lacks slightly in fun, 
though proclaimed a comedy-drama. 

Walter Edwards, who originated 
"Laylock" in "The Deep Purple," did 
good work in the title role. Florence 
Malone achieved the greatest success 
among the feminine contingent. 

The theatre was jammed at the pre- 
miere by movie folk who came to 
honor the authors. 



"WHIRL" MOVING OUT MAY 30. 

Decoration Day seems to be the time 
set for "The Whirl of the World" at 
the Winter Garden to move out. Af- 
ter a week's rest, the company will re- 
open at the Garrick, Chicago. 



"PECK O* PICKLES" CHANGES. 

Chicago, May 13. 

Maude Lillian Berri, prima donna of 
"Peck o' Pickles," will retire from the 
cast this week, and her place will be 
taken by Harriet Burt. Miss Berri will 
go to her summer home in Lake Beu- 
lah Wis, for a rest, but will return to 
vaudeville for week June 1 at local Pal- 
ace. 

Zella Call, who went into the cast 
Sunday, taking the place of Olga Steck, 
made a distinct hit. 



DIPPEL TAKES L. A. MAN. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 

Shirley Olmpius, a local newspaper 
man, has been engaged as general 
press representative for the English 
grand opera organization Andreas 
Dippel and Max Rabinoff have formed. 

Mr. Olmpius left for New York last 
night. 



GRAND OPERA ON GRAND ST. 

Grand opera at 25 cents to $1.50 is 
playing at the Grand Street theatre for 
eight weeks, with the opera changed 
daily. 

Manager Harry Beekman of the the- 
atre, after closing his pop vaudeville 
season, turned the house over to Louis 
Xuro on a guaranteed rental. The op- 
era started May 3, and has been doing 
a nice business in the very much na- 
tionality-mixed neighborhood. 



Manager and Leading Lady Wed. 

Kansas City, May 13. 
Frank DcAtly, manager of "The 
Matinee Girl," married Hazel McCann, 
leading woman in the show, in Hous- 
ton, Tex., last week. 



"Maggie Pepper," S. & H.'s. 

"Maggie Pepper," which Rose Stahl 
has been starring in for several sea- 
sons past, has been taken over by 
Stair & Havlin for a tour of their cir- 
cuit for next season. 



Jake Shubert Leaving Too? 

Shortly after Lee Shubert returns 
to New York, Jake Shubert expects 
to take a trip abroad. 

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"PICTURES" TAKING LEGITS 

FOR THE SU MMER SEASON 

No Hesitancy Now to Play Before Cameras. Producers 
for Shows Scarce Through Demand for Film 

Over $50,000,000 Invested in Pictures Within 
100-Mile Radius of New York City. 



The picture studios are becoming 
crowded up with actors and actresses 
from the legitimate, as the season for 
the shows comes to an end. A year 
ago the better known players from the 
stage were reluctant to appear before 
the camera, but there is no such hesi- 
tancy now. With the popular profes- 
sionals who have engaged to work in 
pictures, and the showmen connected 
with that branch in its rapid develop- 
ment within the year (in the feature 
film end) almost anyone connected 
with show business will accept a pic- 
ture engagement over the hot weaiher 
if the need for a rest is not imperative. 

One big picture studio Tuesday had 
40 actors, any of whom could secure a 
position in what are described as "all- 
stars casts" for legit shows. The same 
may be seen anyday now at any of the 
picture plants, it is said. There are at 
present actors and actresses as princi- 
pals in films who not so long ago were 
pleased to secure an "extra" job with 
a picture stock company. 

A film manufacturer said this week 
he believed there was over $50,000,000 
invested in moving pictures of all kinds 
within a radius of 100 miles from New 
York. He also mentioned that he did 
not expect to hear of many actors and 
actresses on vacation this summer, as 
the movies would need them. 

Legitimate managers are now com- 
plaining that stage producers arc 
scarce, the picture people having grab- 
bed several of them as directors. 



HOLLIDAY STREET'S FATE. 

Baltimore, May 13. 

The fate next season of historic Hol- 
liday Street theatre, said to be the old- 
est playhouse in this country, and 
where "The Star-Spangled Banner" 
was first sung, is not known. 

George W. Rife, the present man- 
ager, is undecided whether or not he 
will renew the lease he now holds. It 
expires August 1. The house is in the 
hands of a local trust company. 

During the past season old melo- 
dramas by a stock company have been 
offered, at low prices, with little suc- 
cess. 



SCHUMANN-HEINCK LAUGHS. 

Cincinnati, May 13. 

Mme. Schumann-Heink laughed 
loudly when notified her husband, 
William Rapp, Jr., of Chicago, from 
whom she is separated, charged that 
she was infatuated with a Paterson, 
N. J., policeman. The aforementioned 
copper is a protege of Schumann- 
Heink; he is being educated at the 
University of Michigan at her expense 
and she will pay for his training as a 
concert singer. 

"He is only one of the many young 
singers I am able to help," said tho 
madam. "For 36 years I have lived 
inside a glass house as all artists do. 



I have a companion. I never go out 
except she is along. Me infatuated 
with any man — me, a mother of eight 
and grandmother to six — me, in love 
mitt a boy? Ach himmel." 
She is singing at the May Festival. 



SHOWS IN FRISCO. 

San Francisco, May 13. 

"Peg O' My Heart," on its final week 
here at the Cort, chalked up a box office 
mark of $14,5"00. 

Business continues light at the Gaiety 

where "The Girl Behind the Counter" 
is in its third week. The house an- 
nounces "The Isle of Bong Bong" for 
next week. 

There was no improvement in box 
office conditions for the second week of 
Robert Hilliard's local engagement. 
This week the Columbia offers feature 
pictures, and the attendance is almost 
nothing. 

At the Alcazar business is satisfac- 
tory. The Mack-Rambeau stock com- 
pany is now in its fifth week. 

A packed house greeted the opening 
of "The Passing Show of 1913" at the 
Cort Sunday night. 

The baggage car containing the para- 
phernalia for the "Passing Show of 
1913" went off the track en route here 
from Los Angeles and the first perform- 
ance at the Cort had a very late open- 
ing Sunday night. It was 11 o'clock 
before the curtain was rung up, but the 
principals had held the audience with 
songs and talk prior to the opening of 
the show proper. Monday the show 
registered capacity. 



14-YEAR-OLD MANAGERESS. 

Cambridge, Mass., May 13. 

Ruth Fielding, a 14-year-old girl, will 
next week own and manage her own 
theatre. She has been on the stage 
since the age of 4 years and at 10 
was the "leading lady" of the Dorothy 
Dix school. During the past two 
years she produced two semi-profes- 
sional musical spectacles. 

The house costs $7,000 and will 
have a novelty on the outside in the 
form of a screened promenade. It will 
be a sort of toy house. 



HOLBROOK BLINN WITH BRADY 

Holbrook Blinn, according to report, 
will be enlisted under the William A. 
Brady banner next season. 

Blinn may be called upon to assist in 
the production of all of the big Brady 
shows next fall. 

The Princess theatre people say they 
do not know of Mr. Blinn's intention 
to leave the Princess Players, who are 
to re ipen the Princess theatre next 
fall vith a repertoire of sketches Mr. 
Blinn is now selecting. Among these 
are "Nettie," a comedy by George Ade, 
an<: "Phipps," a posthumous. 



NEW PASS BY JUDGE BRACKETT. 

Boston, May 13. 

Judge Brackett, the theatrical legal 
light who was retained by John E. 
Cort of the Cort theatre to try and 
find some way to check the evil of sell- 
ing passes, has submitted a sample 
pass which is said to hit the situation 
satisfactorily. 

Cort, about a month ago, found a 
couple offering a pass on a crowded 
night and when it could not be hon- 
ored, was indignantly told that it had 
been bought with real money and 
that there had been a swindle some- 
where. Cort offered them a season 
pass for his house if they would tell 
him where they had purchased the 
pass and they finally told him, getting 
the season ticket. The seller was a 
certain cigar stand which has been 
used by managers and press agents as 
a distributing point for paper. 

The new type of pass has not yet 
been adopted by Cort, but it specifies 
that the recipient pledges himself not 
to sell or transfer it. This will con- 
stitute a violation of contract and vio- 
lation of law alike, it is claimed. The 
other houses are not so keenly inter- 
ested in the innovation just now as the 
Managers' Association has been oper- 
ating under an anti-pass agreement 
which has embraced every first-class 
house except the Plymouth (Lcibler) 
and the Cort. Judging from some of 
this season's lonesome houses, next 
year there will probably be "paper" 
and then they will all be falling in line 
to check the greatest evil of house- 
papering, the sale of courtesies. 



BERNARD AT ADELPHI, LONDON. 

Sam Bernard, his wife and two chil- 
dren will sail tomorrow on the Im- 
perator, to open with "The Belle of 
Bond Street" at the Adelphi theatre, 
London, May 30. The show closed at 
the Shubert last Saturday. 

The London arrangement was made 
between George McClellan, George Ed- 
wardes and the Shuberts, with Mr. Ber- 
nard, the production piaying the Adel- 
phi on percentage. Mr. McClellan has 
25 per cent, of the English showing, 
Mr. Bernard the same, Morris Gest, 10 
per cent., and the Shuberts the re- 
mainder. 

At the Adelphi, Ina Claire, now over 
there under Mr. Edwardes' manage- 
ment, will take the role played by Gaby 
Deslys on this side. The piece will be 
billed as "The American version of 'The 
Girl From Kay's* " Six show girls and 
six dancers from New York will go 
along. Other principals sailing are 
Ruby Norton and Sammy Lee (for- 
merly with "The Firefly"). Lionel 
Walsh, an Englishman by birth, was 
nearly engaged, but Percy Ames, now 
in London, will get the role. Davy 
Jones, Mr. Bernard's nephew, will be 
his understudy in the show. 

The differences between the Shuberts 
and Mr. Bernard, which closed the com- 
pany at the Shubert, have been adjust- 
ed for the show's occupation of the 
Adelphi. Mr. Bernard is said to have 
had his grievances listened to and ad- 
justed. 

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FORMED NEW CO. FOR SHOW. 

The Theatrical Productions Co. is 
promoting the forthcoming production 
of the college play, produced at the 
Hotel Astor and plans to show 
it in professional manner at the 
Globe June IS. The play will first 
be given at Atlantic City and then 
brought into the Globe following the 
Annette Kellermann picture display. 
The main cogs in the T. P. Co. art 
Allan K. Lowe and Charles M. Pope, 
who had out the "Dream Maiden" for 
a disastrous trip last season. 

Lowe and Pope are said to have the 
George Ehret brewery interests back 
of them on this venture. The company 
started rehearsals this week. 

Though there are a number of per- 
sons seeking a settlement with Pope 
over the "Dream Maiden" bust up Pope 
claims the former Lowe-Pope firm has 
no bearing with the New Theatrical 
Producing Co. 



BELASCO'S STARRING TOUR OVER. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 

The starring tour of Mrs. Douglas 
Crane in "Her Soul and Body," un- 
der the direction of Frederick Belasco, 
wound up at San Diego yesterday. 

The company disbanded after suf- 
fering a consistent run of poor busi- 
ness. Belasco is reported to have lost 
considerable money on the venture. 
The Los Angeles engagement of the 
show cost $2,000 on the week. 



"SEPT. MORN" SALARIES SHY. 

Cleveland, May 13. 

Thirty-five choristers of the "Sep- 
tember Morn" company shivered with 
wrath at Sandusky Saturday night. 
They raced through the streets of the 
little Ohio city after the manager of 
the show. They wanted money to 
take them back to Chicago, but none 
did they get. The manager was 
"broke," for what money he had pos- 
sessed had been given to Miss Henri- 
etta, the chief member of the company, 
not the leading woman, but the chief 
chorus girl. So there was no money 
for Jhe other "September Morns." 

The "September Morn" company 
had played without much success in 
several Ohio towns after leaving Chi- 
cago. In Sandusky the girls asked for 
salaries long overdue. Failing to get 
them, they demanded transportation to 
Chicago. Saturday the manager prom- 
ised them their transportation if they 
would go on with the evening show. 
They went on, but after the show the 
manager could not be found. The 
girls trooped en masse to the Commer- 
cial hotel and finally chased the man- 
ager through the streets. Police saved 
him from injury. 

Most of the choristers remained in 
Sandusky until "friends" and relatives 
sent them transportation. Lulu Evans 
was the only girl who seemed to care 
little whether money came or not. She 
sat on a trunk at the hotel and mur- 
mured "Ishkabibble." 



"MOSELLE" AT THE SHUBERT. 

"Madam Moselle" is to be given a 
New York premiere. George W. Led- 
erer has arranged for the show to open 
at the Shubert May 23. 

The piere is being touched up a bit 
for its New York presentation. 



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U. B. O. TAKING ASSOCIATION. 

(Continued from page 3.) 
both organizations, the United practi- 
cally comes into majority control, and 
will naturally legislate the detailed is- 
sues according to its own ideas and 
principles. The 10 per cent, question 
is probably of most immediate impor- 
tance, and a general housecleaning in 
this department is to be expected. At 
present the agents are not dividing 
their fees with the office proper, but it 
doesn't take an experienced prophet 
to predict that next season, or shortly 
after, 2y 3 per cent, of the 10 per cent- 
er's commission will be "kicked back" 
to the ruling heads. When A. E. Mey- 
ers held his monopoly on the percent- 
age privileges it is claimed his rebate 
to the W. V. M. A. paid the rent and 
a few running expenses, so one might 
surmise that such a sagacious business 
man as J. J. Murdock will not overlook 
this opportunity. Those particular 10 
per centers who in the past have been 
particularly friendly to the Martin 
Beck faction — or, in other words, an- 
tagonistic to the Albee-Murdock (U. 
B. O.) interests — can consistently look 
around for new training quarters, for 
with Murdock again in control of the 
W. V. M. A., it's a political proposi- 
tion pure and simple, and Murdock is 
no slouch as a politician. The recent 
announcements that Harry Weber's 
Agency would shortly extend its op- 
eration to Chicago and other points 
may have a singular significance of its 
own. Whether Murdock's influence 
will penetrate beyond the 10 per cent, 
lines is still problematical, but inas- 
much as Murdock is a former Chicago- 
an, and consequently well known here- 
abouts, further intimation of a specu- 
lative basis is superfluous. 

Getting back to the origin of the 
new angle of affairs, one need only re- 
call the recent eastern visit of C. S. 
Humphrey and Sam Kahl, who went 
east apparently in search of new mate- 
rial for next season. Kahl books and 
holds a financial interest in the Finn- 
Hyman properties, comprising the best 
individual circuit in the W. V. M. A., 
and interlocked, as it is, with the But- 
terfield-Allardt-Thielen theatres, repre- 
sents practically everything the W. V. 
M. A. carries, aside from a few scat- 
tered independent houses that help fill 
out the complete time. With Kahl 
convinced of the "necessity" of such a 
move, and the conveniences and profits 
to be acquired through it. there was 
little else to do but issue the order. 
Incidentally, it came at the psycho- 
logical time, for the Loew interests 
were earnestly angling for the "Asso- 
ciation" circuits, and might have start- 
ed something with a little more time, 
but the U. B. O. evidently beat them 
to it. 

Karl Hoblitzelle, at present in Texas. 
is also to be considered in the new 
move, although he will not be included 
in the actual moving, since his Inter- 
state Circuit office is a sort of sepa- 
rate booking agency in itself. Hob- 
litzelle has been approached by the 
Loew people. It wouldn't be surpris- 
ing to learn he might switch booking 
at any time. Beck has been Hoblit- 
pzelle's bugaboo, by his continuous 
interviews anent invading Texas. But 
such contemplations have been merely 



periodical, and carry no weight. Still, 
they naturally create a feeling of dis- 
trust, coming from the president of 
the "Association," and it has been a 
source of wonder to many just why 
Hoblitzelle has remained as long as 
he has. He could comfortably change 
his present policy to conform with the 
Loew bookings, while it would take 
Beck considerable time to become 
established in Hoblitzelle's towns, and 
it is hardly possible Beck could inter- 
est local capital. Breaking away from 
the "Association" would also give 
Hoblitzelle a chance at Memphis and 
New Orleans, not to mention Atlanta 
and a few other good vaudeville towns 
east of the marginal line. If Hob- 
litzelle should balk at the new order, 
there is a possibility he might carry 
with him a few of the other managers, 
but that is purely theoretical. 

The new ruling might result in mis- 
sionary work among the local opposi- 
tion offices, for it is evident some at- 
tempt will be made to clean up this 
phase of the situation. At present 
there are several small time agencies 
running along independently to a 
profit, and it seems quite natural a 
move will be made to corral these. 
Failing in that, the usual underground 
schemes will start to take away their 
time. This, too, is a bit far off to 
speculate upon, although it is probable 
some concerted and immediate effort 
will be made to induce Pantages to 
come into the fold. The usual prom- 
ises of "protection" and "pick of mate- 
rial" seem about the only material of- 
fers the U. B. O. can make. With 
J. C. Matthews firmly established in 
Chicago, and the entire field at his 
hands, it is questionable if Pantages 
will be in a convincing mood. One 
might explain to Pantages that the 
march to the Pacific along small-time 
circuits will be immediately begun by 
the U. B. O.-Association clan, but the 
previous "flivvers" of the "Associa- 
tion" in this direction were too pro- 
nounced to warrant any possibility of 
future success. Pantages has not as 
yet evidenced any interest in the U. 
B. O.'s overtures, and it is doubtful if 
he, from his own safe and exclusive 
circuit summit, has even given the ap- 
peals any consideration at all. 

The United's invasion elevates to an 
important executive position Claude S. 
("Tink") Humphrey, perhaps the most 
efficient, best known and most thor- 
oughly capable booking agent west of 
New York. If New York has any bet- 
ter, they are few and in hiding. Hum- 
phrey was managing the Bijou, Lan- 
sing, Mich., eight years ago, and came 
to the "Association" to begin a suc- 
cessful booking career under the gen- 
eral management of Walter Keefe. He 
handled the attractions for Butterfield's 
Michigan time, among others, but left 
the "Association" with Keefe and 
Harry Weber when C. E. Bray was 
appointed to the executive chair, tak- 
ing with him a number of the "Asso- 
ciation's" best theatres. W. S. Butter- 
field induced him to return, and he 
came back to handle Butterfield's the- 
atres exclusively. When J. J. Murdock 
decided upon a Chicago representative 
he selected Humphrey from a field of 
capable candidates, much to that indi- 
vidual's surprise, although it was a 
cinch selection for every one who 



knew his natural capabilities. "Tink" 
has made gloriously good as the U. 
B. O. man, having built up a substan- 
tial and profitable book, picking up the 
required experience meanwhile to fit 
him for next season's task. With his 
acquaintance among show folks, his 
singular ability in the construction of 
shows and his unspotted past record, 
Humphrey should be the ideal man for 
the gigantic job of reconstructing what 
others have come within a thin ace of 
annihilating altogether. 

The relative strength of the U. B. O. 
Chicago branch and the Western Vau- 
deville Managers' Association, together 
with the relative strength of the in- 
dividual circuits, as they will line up 
after Aug. 1, might be gleaned from the 
following: The Thielen time, running 
through Illinois, carries 13 houses, all 
to be booked as heretofore through 
the "Association." The Allardt Cir- 
cuit, running along the map from Ham- 
mond, Ind., to Winnipeg, Can., carries 
13 theatres, four of which are to go to 
the U. B. O., the remaining nine to 
be booked through the "Association." 
The Finn and Hyman string, booked 
by Sam Kahl, is also 13 strong in num- 
ber, located in Indiana, Illinois and 
Wisconsin, five going to the United and 
eight remaining with the "Association." 
The Butterfield Circuit in Michigan, to- 
taling ten theatres, all jump to the 
United's Chicago branch. The Inter- 
state Circuit with its four big time 
houses in Texas and its several small 
timers in the extreme south and south- 
west, the latter on Harry Miller's books, 
will remain with the western office. 
The 19 transferred franchises leaving 
the "Association" in August include 
Butterfield's ten, Allardt's four and 
Kahl's five theatres, all located east of 
the marginal line. 

Statistics at hand show the United 
lined up for Aug. 1, with 29 theatres* 
booking through its Chicago office, 
while the "Association," minus those 
famous 19, will step to the barrier with 
a total of 87 theatres, eight of which 
are located in Chicago proper. How- 
ever, this list includes a number of 
fourth-grade "small timers," some play- 
ing three splits to the week, others 
playing one and two small acts. The 
"Association's" independent string is 
not a bit attractive to the better grade 
act, the main strength of the office rest- 
ing with the circuits and with the 
honor of the "Duma satisfied, the 
strongest two circuits booking exclu- 
sively west of the line will be the Thie- 
len and Interstate offices. 

In other words, the 19 theatres taken 
over by the U. B. O. are of more value 
and better grade than practically the 
entire list of the "Association's" inde- 
pendent string, possibly barring the 
local theatres, which include some of 
the best small timers in the country, 
such as the Kedzie and Wilson Avenue. 
The towns are as follows: 



U. B. 0. 



Ft. Wayne 

Lafayette 

Elkhart 

Michigan City 

Gary 

South Bend 

La Porte 

Kokomo 

Logansport 

Evansville 

Terre Haute 

Vincennes 

Muncle 

Richmond , 



KftlamMOo 



(Chicago branch) 

Battle Creek 
Jackson 
Ann Arbor 
Lansing 
Flint 
Saginaw 
Bay City 
Calumet 
Hancock 
Escanaba 
Marinette 
- Danville 
Sault St. Marie, Mich. 
Sault St. Marie, C. n. 



W» V* H« A* 

(Independent time) 

Albia Bralnard 

Council Bluffs JanesvUle 

South Omaha Belolt 

Hannibal Decorah 

Sedalla Fort Madison 

Ft Scott Centerville 

Webb City Cedar Rapids 

Marshall Dubuque 

Columbia Ft. Dodge 

Jefferson City Boone 

Hoopston Marshalltown 

Oscaloosa Sioux Falls 

Pontine Omaha 

Manhattan Lincoln 

Oklahoma City Kansas City, Mo. 

St Louis (Qrand) Kansas City, Kas. 
St Louis (Empress) Springfield 

Alton Joplln 

Bast St Louis Tulsa 

St Paul St. Joseph 

Minneapolis Chicago (Kedsle) 

Waukegan Chicago (Wilson) 

Kenosha Chicago (Indiana) 

Rhlnelander Chicago (Avenue) 

Merrill Chicago (Ashland) 

Wausau Chicago (Academy) 

Antlgo Chicago (Lincoln) 

Grand Rapids bo. Chicago (Gaiety) 
St Cloud 

CIRCUITS. 
(Thielen circuit) 

Aurora Keokuk 

Elgin Galesburg 

Jollet Canton 

Bloomlngton Ottowa 

Peoria Kewanee 

Rock Island La Salle 
Qulncy 

(Allardt circuit) 

Racine Winnipeg 

Superior Saskatoon 

Dulutn Reglna 

Virginia Brandon 
Ft. William 

(F. ft H. circuit) 

Champaign Waterloo 

Springfield Rockford 

Decatur Madison 

Davenport Green Bay 

(Interstate circuit) 

Fort Worth Hot Springs 

Dallas Little Rock 

Houston Pine Bluff 
San Antonio 

(Miller circuit) 

Tulsa Joplln 

St Joe Muskogee 

Topeka Dallas 

Oklahoma City New Orleans 
Wichita 

Messrs. Kohl and Singer left Chi- 
cago hurriedly yesterday on the 20th 
Century for New York, the secret of 
their flying trip east not known upon 
their departure. 



ACT LEFT HOUSE DARK. 

Gloversville, N. Y., May 13. 

The Darling theatre has been dark 
since Monday, owing to its advertised 
attraction, Patty's Diving Girls, play- 
ing the Family instead. The latter is 
booked by the Loew office and the Dar- 
ling books independently. 

Patty's act was submitted to the Dar- 
ling. Meanwhile Eddie Small of the 
Loew New York office told Patty he 
would try to place him at the Family. 
In between Patty engaged for Dar- 
ling's, paper was gotten out, and then 
Small informed the act it had been 
booked for the Family — and to the Fam- 
ily it went, bringing about threats of 
legal action. 

Haverhill, Mass., May 13. 

Zeno, Jordan and Zeno, a U. B. O. 
act, got into hot water when they re- 
ceived word from the august Agency 
they could not appear at the Academy 
of Music, as the Colonial is its house 
in Haverhill. 

The act was booked in for the open- 
ing half of last week, but pleaded a 
number of good and sufficient reasons 
why they could not appear until cor- 
nered by the management, when, it is 
alleged, they confessed the real rea- 
son. 

A little talk with a lawyer, a few pa- 
pers drawn up and duly served, and, 
presto, the deed was "did" and the real, 
"U. B. O. act" played the "opposition," 
for the closing half, so the story runs. 

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CABARETS 




The Dolly Sisters, Jennie and Rosie, 
reunited, reappeared last week on the 
New York Roof, dancing by them- 
selves and with Carlos Sebastian in 
duos and trios. The Dollys had taken 
the Roof engagement quite seriously, 
and Mr. Sebastian did not treat it 
lightly either. The result was a series 1 
of dances altogether foreign to New 
York, on the stage or on the floor, and 
the three dancers earned unqualified 
approval. The Dolly girls were 
dressed attractively for their opening 
two-dance by themselves, a sort of 
fluttering affair in gauzy material. 
They and Mr. Sebastian changed 
clothes for each of the four dances, 
Sebastian dancing duos with the sis- 
ters', and a trio number for the 
finale, quite the best thing as a 
novelty dance that has been shown in 
a very long time. The dress- 
ing for it (the three composing a 
pretty picture) and the work make 
what the dancers would call a "high 
school" (and Eddie Pidgeon "Haute 
d'Ecole") stand out as most distinc- 
tive. Mr. Sebastian in a coach hat, 
evening and driving dress, carrying a 
whip, "drove" the two girls as "ponies" 
around the floor, they leaping over 
four low hurdles spaced at distances 
apart, and doing a real live number 
that brought the most sincere ap- 
plause the New York has yet heard 
given to any of its professionals. 
The other dance to attract un- 
usual attention is called the "Arhum- 
ba," a mixture of a Hungarian . and 
Mexican movement, Mr. Sebastian 
dressing as a Mexican for it, with one 
of the Dolly girls wearing a costume 
that could be best described by calling 
it a little dandy. They make a fast 
dance of this, with plenty of action: 
Sebastian has never done as well as he 
did in those two dances. Always of 
an inventive turn of mind with "new 
stuff," Sebastian shone brilliantly in 
working out these two, and the girls 
also if they were of aid in evolving 
them. No encores were taken by the 
trio for any of the numbers. Com- 
mencing Sunday (May 17) the Roof 
will hold another nightly dancing con- 
test for a week, the finals to be danced 
Sunday evening. May 24 , when the 
winner will receive a cup valued (press 
agent) at $150. 



The Strand dancing place is now ex- 
pected to open around June 15, al- 
though there is a possibility it will 
not start actively until after the sum- 
mer. 



The rebuilt Morse's Garden, Chi- 
cago, one of the city's most popular 
and prosperous summer gardens, will 
reopen shortly. It is owned by Tom 
Chamale who also controls other 
similar establishments in Chicago. 
Mme. Patricola will, as usual, be the 
summer feature. 

There will be dancing on the Roofs 
around New York this summer. Ham- 
merstein's intends to place it there, on 
"The Farm," back of the Victoria up- 



stairs place. The New Amsterdam will 
also throw open its roof for stepping, 
when "The Follies" opens downstairs. 
The American has already announced 
a dance attachment to its summer sea- 
son. With the New York and 44th 
Street roofs catering to the fad, Times 
Square will be in motion in the open 
this summer. 



All-night licenses were delivered to 
about 20 restaurants and dance places 
in New York last week. The applica- 
tions were approved three weeks ago 
but a delay was caused when State 
License Commissioner Farley announc- 
ed he could not issue an all-night 
liquor license that limited the place 
to 2 o'clock a. m. Mr. Farley said it 
had to be all night or nothing. This 
was gotten around by the restaurant 
men (including Thos. Healy, president 
of the Restaurant Managers'* Associa- 
tion) signing a stipulation with Mayor 
Mitchel they would agree to close 
their places every morning at 2 o'clock, 
with the understanding upon a viola- 
tion being charged (although holding 
an all-night license) they consented to 
a revocation. Dancing is to stop at 
1.45 and the place must be cleared by 
two. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 
Mrs. Gertrude Winter, a well-known 
cabaret singer on the Coast, is under 
arrest, charged with embezzlement. 
She is 21 years old, but has been in 
three divorce actions to date. 



The Sans Souci, the Castle's restau- 
rant, dancing cabaret, is closed, "for 
alterations," asked for by the Fire De- 
partment. 



Churchill's dancing floor is open. It 
is on the balcony, Broadway front. 
Edna Chase is dancing professionally 
there. 



Coney Island Cabarets opened with 
bigger shows playing to more class than 
the Island has seen for many a day. It 
is quite a different atmosphere prevail- 
ing in the cafes this year, owing to the 
elaborate furnishings of the new places. 
The prettiest is the new College Inn, 
located further up the Bowery than the 
others. It has a seating capacity of 800 
and a dance floor large enough to ac- 
commodate the entire seating capacity. 
The orchestra is the feature and bids 
fair to become the talk of all "Cabaret- 
land. The bill has Phil Kane, pianist; 
Mel Craig, leader violinist; Ward and 
Perry, banjoists; Oscar Shotz, violinist, 
and Al Tucker, drum. The Bohemia 
Trio (Shepard, Corbett and Donavon) 
is a hit. The one sensation of the 
Island is Eddie Cox (Coogan and Cox). 
Geo. Whiting is announced to appear 
at his own cafe May 30. Very pretty 
is Perry's, which is the old place and 
the old College Inn combined. It is 
owned jointly now by Perry and Paul 
Salvin of Faust's. Tony Kelly will open 
May 18 with dancing and "Nut" Pel- 
son as the features. 



NO MONEY FOR OPERA CO. 

Newark, May 13. 

When the operatic troupe which 
opened at the Odeon here Monday 
week in "The Mikado," blew up, after 
two performances, and the members 
of the company refused to work unless 
the "ghost walked," it developed W. J. 
Benedict of New York, who exploited 
the "Moon Maiden" show unsuccess- 
fully some time ago, was back of the 
local opera venture. 

Paper for "The Mikado" proved to 
be former paper for "The Moon Maid- 
en." The principal comedian was 
Charles Meyers, while the show was 
managed by Frank Lea. 

The company rehearsed three weeks, 
but had received no money even when 
the show opened. 



The MacQuarries Divorced. 

San Francisco, May 13. 
Myrtle Gayety MacQuarrie was 
granted a final decree of divorce from 
Benedict MacQuarrie. Both at one 
time were members of the Alcazar 
stock company, and were married 
in April, 1906. 



Stock Fails at West End. 
The proposed summer stock season 
at the West End under the direction 
of M. S. Schlesinger, terminated Sat- 
urday night when the receipts failed 
to show any substantial increase since 
the opening. The house is now play- 
ing feature films. 



Carl Brickert After Rest. 

Springfield, Mass., May 13. 

Carl Brickert, stock leading man, 
who has appeared in Springfield for 
the last four seasons, with three differ- 
ent companies, will conclude his en- 
gagement this Saturday, leaving for a 
rest. 

Brickert is suing the Goldstein Bros, 
for salary due him while playing at 
their house. He does not intend to 
return to stock in the fall. 



Academy Closed for Summer. 

It's decided not to operate stock at 
the Academy of Music this summer. 
Following the all-star policy now run- 
ning there the house will be closed, 
the company disbanded for the heated 
months and Gordon Edwards', general 
director, will go abroad for a long va- 
cation. 



The Tangley stock has Inaugurated Its reg- 
ular Rummer season and Is booked for a num- 
ber of alrdomes throughout Kansas this month 
and next. 



The Airdome at Atchison. Kans., opens May 
16, the Esseney-Welr company to play the 
opening engagement. H. M. Ernst will again 
manage It. 



Ernestine Morley will Inaugurate stock May 
25 at Jacques', Waterbury, Conn., having sub- 
let the leanc from P. F. Shea. Among the 
members of the compaty will be . William 
Howard, Florence Chapman and John Ttobb. 



"The Chocolate Soldier," the F. C. Whitney 
opera, has been turned over for stock market 
release. 



Roma Reade and Co. will play stock thlH 
summer at Dry's arena. Ottawa. Can., the 
opening probably being made May 18. It's re- 
ported stock will play the Auditorium, Bri- 
tannia Bay, a summer resort, six miles out 
of Ottawa. 



STOCK PLAYS NEXT WEEK. 

BALTIMORE (Auditorium), "The Great Di- 
vide." 

BOSTON (Castle Square), "Rejuvenation of 
Aunt Mary." 

BUFFALO (Star), "Darling Of The Gods." 

CLEVELAND (Colonial). "The Tempera- 
mental Journey"; (Prospect). "The Runaway" 
(Mary Servoss Players) ; (Cleveland), "Sins of 
The Father" (Holden Players). 

KANSAS CITY. MO. (Auditorium), "The 
Littlest Rebel." 

MILWAUKEE (Shubert), "Is Matrimony A 
Failure?" 

MINNEAPOLIS (Shubert). "The County 
Fair" (Balnbrldge Players) ; (Bijou), "Thel- 
ma" (Blalslng Players). 

NEW ORLEANS (Crescent). "El Capttan." 

PHILADELPHIA (Chestnut O. H.), "The 
Typhoon"; 'Orpheum), "The Dairy Farm"; 
(American). "The Man-O-Ware Man." 

PORTLAND, ME. (Jefferson). "The Fight." 

TORONTO. CAN. (Royal Alexandra), (Bon- 
stelle Players), (Bertram ft Harrison mgrs.) ; 
Under.). 



Unauthorized "Peg." 
Vancouver, B. C, May 13. 
The Lawrence Stock here played 
what Was advertised as ""Peg o' My 
Heart" last week. It was an unau- 
thorized showing, "Peg" not having 
been released for stock — but this is 
Canada. 



Bessie Barriscale Stock Star. 

San Francisco, May 13. 
Bessie Barriscale, who is in town, 
resting, will open a special starring 
engagement at the Alcazar, supported 
by a new leading man and the Alca- 
zar Players, after the Mack-Rambeau 
season of five more weeks. 



Howard and McCane's Musical Co. 

Chicago, May 13. 

Joe Howard and Mabel McCane will 
head a stock company at the Suburban 
Gardens in St. Louis, opening with 
"Love and Politics," May 30. Among 
the players will be Ed. Anderson. 

Among the other Chicago players 
who will be in the company are Al 
Denier, Eddie Hume, Harry Dicken- 
son, George Fox and Lila Dale. A 
preliminary rehearsal under the direc- 
tion of Harry Armstrong will be held 
in Chicago. 



Muaical Shows at Orpheum. 

Newark, May 13. 
The Mabel Brownell-Clifford Stork 
company has begun its summer vaca- 
tion, while the Orpheum took up an- 
other tenant last week in the Morton 
Opera Co., which will stay six weeks. 



William Courtlelgh, Jr., son of the well- 
known actor of that name, has signed with the 
Colonial stock, Cleveland, for the summer. 

Col. W. P. Home will open summer stock 
Ht Myers Lake, Canton. O.. late this month. 
The Home stock at the Colonial, Akron, started 
Inst week. W. O. McWatters and Alice Clem- 
ents are the leads. 

After a change of management and settle- 
ment of labor difficulties the Madison theatre 
at Oneida, N. Y., has reopened. 

The Valley theatre, out of door play house 
at Oneida, N. Y., has reopened. 

Hal DeForest is organizing a company of 
local favorites to present tabloid stock pro- 
ductions at Lynn (Mass.) theatre for the 
spring season. Valerie Valalre will be the 
landing woman and Manager DeForest charac- 
ter parts. Vsudevllle and pictures will also 
be shown. Oeorge Murphy will manage the 
house. Season opens May 1), following the 
rloRp of the Auditorium's stock season this 
week. 



Portland, Me.. May 13. 
The Cape Cottagn theatre opens June 22 
under new management. Royster ft Dudley 
will present musical comedy stock. Louise 
Mink hSB been engaged as prima donna and 
Alfred De Ball the comedian. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Reappearance In or Around 

New York 



Jack Mason and Lois Whitney, Palace. 

"Electrocution," Hammerstcin's. 

Solly Lee (Reappearance), Hammer- 
stein's. 

Von Tilzer and Nord, Colonial. 

Joe Deeley and Bertha Knight, Colo- 
nial. 

Tryon's Dogs, Colonial. 

Marie Shaw. 

Songs. 

11 Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

Marie Shaw has an operatic range in 
the soprano division. She toyed with 
three numbers, the last two of which 
were "Going Through the Rye" and 
"Last Rose of Summer." The betting 
was 3-1 and take your choice her fin- 
ish would be "Annie Laurie" or "My 
Old Kentucky Home." But the audi- 
ence didn't insist upon another selec- 
tion. Perhaps they were 'betting the 
same way, and kept their hands locked. 
Miss Shaw apparently didn't have her 
mind on her business Monday night. 
Instead of letting the "Rye" number 
come over with a Scotch brrr, she gave 
it a distinctly German accent. Marie 
is reported as having reached New 
York from Cincinnati. But whom in 
Cincinnati is the booking office trying 
to please by placing an unknown 
straight soprano next to closing on 
a Colonial bill? No wonder Marie 
couldn't get away with over three 
numbers. She was "cold" upon open- 
ing, but warmed up after and dis- 
played some amiability. Miss Shaw is 
of large build, and good figure for her 
size, but that won't help her in vaude- 
ville until she does as vaudeville wants 
her to do, if she can do it with her 
voice. Marie might watch Belle Story 
and a few of those who are fooling 'em 
with the "bird notes," doing likewise 
or going on the concert stage. 

Sime. 



Kelly and Galvin. 
Songs and Talk. 
12 Mins.; One. 
American, 

A straight man and Italian comedian 
do some comedy work that has been 
done before. The Italian has a dance 
resembling Willie Howard's, but if an 
imitation it was well done. The boys 
sing some popular songs, using "I 
Love Her" at the finish, which might 
be dropped in favor of something 
newer. The work is acceptable for the 
small time. The straight could get 
to work, and not leave all to his part- 
ner. 



"The Fourth Degree" (4). 

Burlesque. 

15 Mins.; Full Stage. 

86th Street. 

Four men in a burlesque on the 
"Third Degree," showing a police sta- 
tion with the sergeant and an attend- 
ant interviewing a murderer and the 
witnesses. Two of the men double, one 
doing a straight and Hebrew, while the 
other does an Italian with an English 
accent and a "Cissy" cowboy. The 
work drags at times. They can never 
expect to get very far with this turn. 



Melnotte Twins. 

Songs. 

lj Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

The Melnotte Twins (Coral and 
Pearl) are billed at the Colonial this 
week as "Songs, Laces and Graces." 
It's nice matter for a neat, dainty "sis- 
ter act" that is alone by itself in vaude- 
ville, through the way these girls han- 
dle themselves and their voices. The 
vocal department of either sister is not 
strong, but they don't attempt to de- 
ceive with singing, making the num- 
bers recitative in a way, with quality 
added through a "double arrangement" 
t'or each song. The girls did "Devil in 
His Own Home Town" better than it 
has been done around here. They also 
scored with "Mexico," from the same 
firm, using besides "Ladies" to open, 
and "Love to Quarrel With You" next. 
The Melnottes might be reproved for 
clinging to one music publisher. It is 
not good judgment. Four songs from 
a single house are too many to fit a 
turn that might make good material 
out of more character numbers like 
"The Devil," as the Melnottes are ca- 
pable of. The act is well dressed, the 
girls look good, and "No. 2" at the 
Colonial, before a light audience, Mon- 
day night, they did better than might 
have been expected in that hard posi- 
tion. A production could utilize the 
Melnottes. Their style of work would 
be something new to musical comedy, 
but the big time needs them the most. 

Sime. 



The Three Hedders. 

Acrobatic. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Colonial. 

The Three Hedders may be an ex- 
tension of the Two Hedders, though 
the latter were a man and boy. The 
Three Hedders are a man and two 
girls, going through the same routine 
of hand-balancing the other act did, 
excepting that a balancing board has 
been added, up and down which the 
man travels often, carrying the younger 
girl in different positions. Orice he 
walked the board backward, blindfold- 
ed, with the girl doing a head-to-head 
balance with him. For a finish the 
understander did a mouth-hold to a 
perch balance that is new in this field. 
It is giving a hand-balancing act a 
touch of novelty to employ girls in- 
stead of boys. The girls look like 
girls, but it is open to question if the 
two acts have the same male princi- 
pal, if the smaller girl is not the i boy, 
or midget, of the first turn. Thd act 
did very well opening the show. 

Si me. 



Dora Pelletier. 
Songs and Imitations. 
15 Mins.; One. 
Proctor's 23d St. 

A woman single who gets away from 
the regular path traveled by this class 
of act. Her songs have not been well 
chosen. The plan* in the box could be 
eliminated. That sort of thing has been 
done to death. As for the imitations, 
there is no special merit in any. The 
Tanguay one should be dropped. Miss 
Pelletier is a very commonplace small 
time single, but she does her work a 
little different from the rest. 



Hans Kronold. 

'Cellist 

17 Mins.; Two (Interior). 

Palace. 

At the Palace, Monday night, Hans 
Kronold, the international 'cellist, was 
voted a grand success. It's not the 
first time Kronold and his instrument 
have been accorded applause and at- 
tention, but it is the first time the cele- 
brated musician played in a New York 
vaudeville house. Kronold found the 
Palace audience just as receptive, at- 
tentive and appreciative as any of his 
concert crowds. The music critiques 
of both sides have pronounced him as 
one of the very best playing the 'cello. 
During the rendition of his numbers 
Kronold closes his eyes, puts his soul 
into his work, and his fingers seem to 
be pealing forth the music, instead of 
the instrument. His expression and 
technique arc as near perfection as can 
be. His program embraced "Dream 
of Love" (Liszt), an instrumental classic 
that was followed by a livelier number, 
"Russian Dance" (Simon). Then came 
"The Rosary," and the audience sat 
spellbound, the 'cellist playing the pop- 
ular and sacred number wonderfully 
and artistically. Kronold has certainly 
mastered the art of fingering the 'cello 
neck with his left hand, the little fin- 
ger in particular being gracefully and 
deftly used. For one minute the ap- 
plause lasted after "The Rosary" selec- 
tion, and Kronold graciously respond- 
ed with "Traumeri." There's no de- 
nying that Kronold can add to his 
popularity by his vaudeville dates, and 
not strain his 'cello strings, either. To 
the lovers of good music played by the 
master hand, Kronold is a rare treat. 

Mark. 



Fern and Madera. 
Songs and Talk. 
13 Mins.; One. 

Fern and Madera sport a snappy line 
of talk-dialog that fairly bristles with 
repartee and pungen^ humor. If this 
team had a stronger closing number 
they would no doubt advance beyond 
the pale of the pop time, as the talk is 
"fly" enough for any house in the coun- 
try. When the talk stops the act drags. 

Mark. 



Moriarity Sisters (2). 

Singing. 

10 Mins.; One. 

City. 

Two girls whp go in for "kid stuff." 
They had better procure some grown 
up clothes and polish up on voices. 



Mack and Carson. 
Piano and Violin. 
10 Mins.; One. 
City. 

Two young looking boys who are 
"born musicians," the boy with the vio- 
lin doing some clever work, accompan- 
ied on the piano. There is another team 
called Mack and Carson, composed of 
a man and woman in songs and dances, 
playing the small time. 



Jack Dresner. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

86th Street. 

A single who goes in for "nut stuff," 
jumping around while singing, but not 
getting himself anything through it. 



F. Tennyson Neely. 
"Barbarous Mexico** (111. Lecture). 
17 Mins.; One. 
Majestic, Chicago. 

Chicago, May 13. 
Armed with a choice collection of 
actual scenes taken in Mexico, a com- 
fortable spot on the Majestic program 

and an aggressive delivery that at times 
somewhat exceeded the happy medium, 
F. Tennyson Neely is telling the gen- 
eral public at the rate of 75 cents per 
publican exactly what Wm. Randolph 
Hearst has been shouting through his 
90-brainpower editorial columns for the 
past eight months for the modified rate 
of two cents per day. Hearst and 
Tennyson do not entirely agree on par- 
ticulars, since Tennyson seems ex- 
tremely satisfied with the way our 
President is handling the situation; but 
both seem to agree that Mexico must 
be handled to the tune of "The Star 
Spangled Banner." The scenes de- 
scribe what Tennyson claims to be 
actual conditions in the southern repub- 
lic, showing the methods of burning 
dead bodies, the execution of Mexican 
prisoners, and some other general ideas 
of the way the Federals and Constitu- 
tionals are carrying on. To emphasize 
his opinion, Tennyson at one time re- 
marked, "Let them fight, for the more 
Mexicans killed the better the world 
will be." Later on he opined a desire 
to see the matter adjusted without any 
bloodshed, and near the finish he gave 
Roosevelt a splendid little send-off to 
the usual loud applause. Tennyson 
claims his idea is to preach his experi- 
ence to as many people per day as pos- 
sible, and big time vaudeville allows 
him an audience of 5,000 daily. The 
picture houses with their continuous 
performances might give him an audi- 
ence three times as large; and for the 
benefit of big time vaudeville it might 
be hoped that Tennyson will try the 
movies, for he throws ice water on 
everything that follows him in a big 
time house. Shortly after the "Titanic" 
disaster the three-a-day theatres were 
overrun with survivors who lectured on 
their experiences. They've all gone 
back to work since then. Tennyson 
is good while the war spirit is at white 
heat — good to close a show, for the sub- 
ject is attractive and, to many, interest- 
ing; but figuring from the angle of 
entertainment he's a pretty sad proposi- 
tion, even though he does enlighten a 
patriotic populace on the question of 
"Barbarous Mexico." When Tennyson 
finished Monday afternoon, the whole 
audience was ready to walk out as one 
and enlist for service. Fat chance for 
a comedian like J. Francis Dooley to 
make 'em laugh after that. He didn't. 
Tennyson should try the bigger crowds, 
for he seems sincere and anxious to 
reach the masses, and, besides, he's sore 
on Mexico; and, according to his still 
pictures, you can't blame him. No, he 
didn't enter or exit to "The Star 
Spangled Banner." Wynn. 



Les Alvarets (2). 

Aerial. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

86th Street. 

A man and women who have a good 
routine on the trapeze but lack the 
class for the big small time. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



VARIETY 



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Billie Shaw and William George Sea- 
bury. 
Society Dances. 
9 Mina.; Five (Interior). 
Palace. 

A couple of juvenile dancers. The 
program states they are proteges, or 
instructors, of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon 
Castle. These young trippers of the 
light fantastic are said to have learned 
most of the ballroom tricks at the 
Castle House. It looks like Elizabeth 
Marbury saw another chance to pick 
up more coin by planting these "kids" 
in vaudeville, on the Castle name. 
Billie Shaw and William George Sea- 
bury danced the one-step, waltz, schot- 
tische and maxime and displayed grace 
and training. It's a neat appearing 
team, and they go through their paces 
like regulars. Monday night they were 
a trifle nervous and slipped occasion- 
ally, but the dancing was enjoyed. The 
couple offer nothing out of the ordi- 
nary, but are acceptable while the 
dancing craze lasts. The boy shows 
great aptitude for the work, and when 
he takes on weight with his age may 
be heard from later. The act closed 
the Palace show, and found a number 
walking out after eleven bells. Mark. 



Leo Zarrell and Co. (2). 
Acrobatic. 
8 Mine.; One. 
Colonial. 

On the bill where the Three Hed- 
ders opened the show were Leo Zarrell 
and Co., in the same style of turn, 
about the only difference being Hed- 
der used girls, and Zarrell had boys, 
one a top mounter and the other a 
ground acrobat., The Zarrell number, 
while it follows the usual lines of a 
"strong" hand-to-hand or head-to-head 
balancing turn, appears to have taken 
the Nat Nazarro act for a model of 
work. The Zarrells try for the least 
bit of comedy, that doesn't get over, 
and at one time the three of them 
speak a line each. The better the 
acrobat, the less he will talk, and good 
acrobats shouldn't speak at all. To 
end the act they use the "leap" first 
shown by the Four Bards, but get 
nothing out of it, not interjecting 
showmanship into the feat. Following 
the Hedders, it wasn't to be expected 
the Zarrells could make much head- 
way opening after intermission. They 
can blame the booking men for the 
conflict, a most peculiar one to be 
made in a bill of nine acts, and to have 
the mistake still in sight at the second 
show. Sime. 



Fox and Burkhardt. 

Singing. 

11 Mins.; One. 

City. 

Two boys in dress suits who sing 
character songs using some soldier cos- 
tumes at the finish. A fair small-time 
act entitled to bookings in the thrce- 
a-day houses. 



Pla Operatic Trio. 

Songs. 

9 Mins.; One. 

Of the many operatic outfits deluging 
the small time, the Pla Operatic Trio 
stands out about the best of them all. 
Two women and a man, dressed in the 
conventional clothes of the American 
folks, display good voices and harmony 
on operatic selections. Mark. 



PRETTY MRS. SMITH. 

Chicago, May 13. 

To the Garrick this week came 
"Pretty Mrs 1 . Smith," correctly pro- 
grammed as a comedy with music, or 
to be more explicit, Charlotte Green- 
wood with music, starring Kitty Gor- 
don, she of the beautiful back. There 
is no chorus to worry about, but the 
inevitable octet occasionally edged into 
the picture, at times in the form of 
a,, double male quartet, and later com- 
posed of mixed genders for the rendi- 
tion of one of those conversational 
numbers. 

The book, by Oliver Morosco and 
Elmer Harris, is of farcical construc- 
tion, well built, but with an occasional 
"released" pun, still running well in 
the majority along original lines. It 
tells of the matrimonial adventures of 
pretty Mrs. Smith (Miss Gordon), who 
has stepped to the altar three times. 
The first mate, a missionary, was sup- 
posed to have gone seaward with a 
sunken vessel somewhere between San 
Francisco and Honolulu; the second, a 
poet, was a suicide in theory, but a 
wise little wife-loser in fact, and the 
third, a society chap, was tempera- 
mental, a bit jealous, but in all a reg- 
ular fellow. He was on the job during 
the action of the play, at first seeking 
a divorce, but later a reconciliation, 
which of course was effected with the 
adjustment of the complications. 

The opening scene showed the exte- 
rior of a cottage at Palm Beach, to 
which all three of the male Smiths 
came in search of the more deadly of 
the specie. The second showed Smith 
number three's apartments in the same 
cottage, and the third scene remained 
unchanged from the second. The com- 
plications came through the accidental 
meeting of the three Smiths and Mrs. 
Smith's frenzied endeavors to keep one 
another from learning the truth. The 
missionary had missed the boat, and 
the poet's suicide was a stage affair, 
for which he had duly repented. In 
the third act the Smith quartet came 
together (not to sing), and the two 
supposed dead ones gracefully with- 
drew, to the tune of "Love Has Come 
to Live in Our House." 

Both individually and collectively the 
entire cast measured up exceedingly 
well, particularly t!.e more important 
principals, of which there are six, in- 
cluding the Misses Gordon and Green- 
wood, Sydney Grant, Harrison Hunter, 
Roy Atwell and Edward Martindel, the 
three latter being the Smiths in char- 
acter. Lillian Tucker had a semi-im- 
portant role, that of a jealous trouble- 
maker, which she handled nicely, and 
James A. Gleason, as a colored attend- 
ant, made a mild success of a good bit. 
Gleason overworked an overworked 
phrase, "Fo* de Lawd's sake," and 
might have taken better advantage of 
his scene in the second stanza, but the 
overwhelming capabilities of his asso- 
ciates quite covered up his little short- 
coming, and Gleason can be included 
in the honor column. Mr. Grant made 
much of a small part for Grant, play- 
ing the sweetheart to Miss Greenwood. 
His delivery, as always, is a prominent 
asset to his bundle of tricks, and earned 
some favorable comment among the 
first-nighters. Mr. Atwell, as the poet, 
thoroughly and continually fermented 
(a society souse, as it were), was a de- 
light throughout, but much of his an- 



tics can consistently be credited to the 
staging ingenuity of T. Daniel Fraw- 
ley, who produced the piece for Mo- 
rosco. His business bits were a pleas- 
ant diversion and bolstered up the 
comedy division wonderfully well. Be- 
cause of this he can be forgiven for 
explaining that while whiskey is one's 
worst enemy, the Lord taught us to 
love our enemies — an aged creature for 
musical comedy. Mr. Martindel, a 
songster with a good bass voice, played 
the missionary, a bit boisterously for the 
clergy at times, but nevertheless within 
all confines of stage license. Mr. 
Hunter was the other Smith — a cool, 
deliberate, well-spoken actor of the le- 
gitimate school. His carriage was per- 
fection in itself, his delivery accurate 
and right to the point, in all a perfect 
fit for his characterization and a grand 
foil for Miss Gordon's charming por- 
trayal of the muchly wed Mrs. Smith. 

And Kitty Gordon in this character 
surpasses all her former efforts, wipes 
out her past failures and eclipses her 
previous successes. It's an ideal piece 
for her personality, her voice and her 
splendid appearance. She exhibited 
three or four imported and domestic 
gowns that touched off her beauty, 
brought her a monopoly of attention, 
and left any doubts as to her ability in 
dressing in the distant background. 

But getting back to one Charlotte 
Greenwood, a vaudeville graduate; 
there would be precious little of 
"Pretty Mrs. Smith" without her effer- 
vescent comicalities, her long, lean, 
limber limbs, educated as they are, her 
singular and original delivery and the 
magnetism she throws forth with it 
for she is the key to the comedy closet, 
and this piece is a comedy pure and 
simple. Miss Greenwood wades feet 
first into every important situation, is- 
suing forth with a smile and the bless- 
ing of a laugh-famined audience, and 
then, in order to sew things up beyond 
the shadow of discussion, she warbled 
"Long, Lea , Lanky Letty" to nine en- 
cores, dancing the while around the 
entire stage. Miss Greenwood in this 
piece alone has established herself as 
a permanent musical comedy fixture. 
She can ogle with the very best, and 
none can duplicate her pedal maneu- 
vers, for she is built for eccentricities 
in preference to beauty, although she 
shines with the more fortunate in this 
division. Charlotte was a distinct hit 
throughout the show, and while the 
home-going populace were openly con- 
gratulating Kitty on her latest success, 
they credited Greenwood with the stel- 
lar honors, and justly so, for she took 
the book entirely to herself, and never 
even relinquished one gleam at its in- 
ner pages to her equally hard-working 
but less successful associates. 

The numbers carry some heavy and 
some light weights, the hits running 
along toward Miss Gordon's repertoire, 
with "Love Has Come to Our House" 
in the lead at the finish. "The Latest 
Dances" carries possibilities, but in its 
present state, with the octet exhibiting 
but a few tango steps, it's in the sec- 
ond division. "Make Love to Me," by 
Miss Gordon, is a good song, well ren- 
dered, and of course Miss Greenwood's 
number is there, although not for sell- 
ing purposes. It's a stage number, and 
the hit of the show. "Dreaming," by 
Miss Gordon, written to the melody of 
hesitation waltz music, is but fair. 



"Lovely Woman," a bass solo by Mar- 
tindel, should bring staple royalties, 
but aside from those mentioned there 
is little to comment upon. 

A comedy bit of business employed 
by Grant and Greenwood, having to do 
with eugenics, should be toned down 
to eliminate the finish, wherein Grant 
measures Miss Greenwood's ankles. 
While the business is well within the 
confines of decency, through the lady's 
appropriate under-dressing, the situa- 
tion is entirely wrong, for the move 
and the situation should control the 
actions. With this eradicated there is 
little room for adverse comment. 

Morosco has landed another live one 
— a piece that should remain here for 
a considerable time. It opened to a 
packed house, gave extreme satisfac- 
tion from curtain to curtain, and was 
acclaimed a pronounced hit along the 
Rialto Monday morning. Wy»*. 



TWIN BEDS. 

Chicago, May 13. 
Polite for the most part, and with 
numerous odd and ludicrous situations, 
"Twin Beds," the new farce made by 
Margaret Mayo from a novel by Salis- 
bury Field, received its metropolitan 
baptism of the footlights at the Olym- 
pic, Sunday night. It was greeted by 
a full house, that found in it much food 
for merriment, although it was not 
boisterous in applause. From where 
this reviewer sat it would seem that 
Ray Cox, erstwhile of the two-a-day, 
carried away nearly all the honors, al- 
though little Madge Kennedy did a 
most effective bit of acting. Miss Cox, 
tall of stature, full of voice and daz- 
zling of costume, ran through the fab- 
ric of the play like a race horse, and 
got laugh after laugh with her deft use 
of slang of the very latest vintage. She 
was sure of herself at all times, and 
put her lines over with steadiness and 
readiness. 

This addition to the summer stage is 
not long on plot, but is abundantly 
supplied with situations. The story 
concerns Blanche Hawkins (Miss Ken- 
nedy) in the main; her husband, Harry 
Hawkins (John Westley); Signor 
Monte (John Cumberland) and his 
wife, Signora Monte (Miss Cox), and 
three minor characters played well. 
Mrs. Hawkins is one of those kittenish 
women who purr about harmlessly, as 
they think, but by their flirtatious ways 
involve every one in their vicinity in 
trouble. Her special little vice is smil- 
ing at men in elevators. Of course 
they live in a flat, and these smiles 
are heart-breaking. She soon knows 
every one in the huge building, and 
her rooms arc over-run by a horde of 
people. Among these is Monte, a 
tenor, full of temperament; his wife, 
an ex-cabaret singer from Brooklyn, 
who is big and domineering and much 
worried because her spouse is being 
sought by all manner of women. 

Hawkins, the husband of the flirta? 
tious wife, is perturbed when he sees 
the tenor paying attention to his wife. 
He decides to move to another flat. 
At the same time Signora Monte feels 
it necessary to take her husband to 
parts unknown, and she makes him 
change his name to plain Silas Jones. 
Odd as it may seem, both the Montes 
and the Hawkinses move to the same 
flat building, where all sorts of com- 
plications arise, and where the flirting 



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wife smiles at another man and arouses 
the whole flat. Mere Monte, now 
Jones-, comes home at night in an ine- 
briated condition, and gets in the Haw- 
kins flat by mistake, occupying one of 
the twin t?eds. In due season Hawkins, 
who has been out to present a loving 
cup to a club member, arrives on the 
scene. The intruder hides in a laundry 
basket, but after many hair-breadth es- 
capes is hauled out and given a sound 
berating. 

Then Hawkins talks divorce, and 
starts out in his yellow pajamas to get 
one. The janitor stops him, and the 
little wife clings to him and purrs and 
gets him back, and all ends well, with 
the tenor upstairs, singing his wife into 
good humor as the curtain falls. 

Gcorgie Lawrence docs a good bit 
as Norah, the wise servant who is al- 
ways hearing everything through the 
dumbwaiter, and Mabel Acker and 
William J. Phinney play the roles of 
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin well. 

The first act takes place in the living 
room of the Hawkinses. It is elabo- 
rate and beautiful. The other two are 
in the bedroom of the Hawkins family. 
The piece is presented by William 
Harris, Jr. Reed. 



BILLY WATSON'S BIG SHOW. 

"The Alley" is so clean in Billy Wat- 
son's "Big Show" that when Bill and 
Eddie B. Collins threw the cats at each 
other, none gathered a bit of dirt upon 
falling to the stage. 

Billy "Beef Trust" Watson has 
"cleaned up" for the Eastern Wheel, 
his first visit to that circuit. Last week 
he was at the Columbia, New York, 
and with nearly all the show places in 
town, except the picture houses, starv- 
ing, the Columbia did business every 
day. The picture places, giving well- 
advertised feature films at 25-50, are 
located to hit the Columbia a body 
blow if the attraction there isn't right. 
Bill and his show seem to be right. 

A few of the remarks Mr. Watson 
made during the performance that you 
could take cither way needed quick 
thinking. Those in the house who got 
them just made a little bit of a noise 
with a giggle a moment or so after- 
ward. Once or twice Bill looked out 
into the orchestra as though pained. 
He probably let his mind go back to 
the Western Wheel crowd that was al- 
ways on the alert for his stuff and never 
let it get past. 

Watson came into town with a good 
company of principals. He must have 
established himself pretty solidly on the 
Eastern Wheel this season with that 
troupe. The "beef" wasn't altogether 
absent from the chorus, for there were 
some 160-pound cngenucs in the ranks, 
but the Amazon sky line against the 
back drop was missed. And when in 
the "Model scene" the audience, with 
the principals, looked for the trimmest 
ankle, there were several of them to be 
found. The Watson choristers, or 
some, looked familiar. One bears a 
resemblance to Anna Held, but she 
doesn't know it, and the rest of the 
j'irls haven't discovered it, so Bill is 
safe — she won't raise her salary for 
next season on account of it. 

The first part is "Krauscmcycr's Al- 
ley" and the burlesque, "The Bashful 
Venus." Both are popular in burlesque, 
made so by the Watson show. Mr. Col- 



lins plays the Irishman of the Alley, 
but without a brogue as Billy Spencer 
employed in the part for so long. Col- 
lins is the doctor in the burlesque. He 
got laughs at both ends, playing un- 
assumingly, but with a directness that 
got over. Watson messed up the stage 
with bread, as usual, and while this is 
rough comedy, after seeing how audi- 
ences will howl at the Keystone and 
Ford Sterling pictures that have so 
much in them taken out of old bur- 
lesque shows, it cannot be said any 
more that the people don't want this 
sort of fun. If they want it in pictures 
they must like it in person. For low, 
rough fun there has never been shown 
anything to equal the comic films 
tioned. 

Margaret Newell, among the women, 
kicked up the most laughs. She has a 
comedy pair of legs and a nice way. 
Charles Johnson, Fred Reese, Elsa Les- 
lie, Anna Waltman, John West, Ida 
Walling and Anna Fenton were the 
oilier programed principals. Some of 
the old numbers were retained — "Fifth 
Avenue Swells," "The Brave Firemen" 
and "Higher, Higher," although the last 
was not extended. Sime. 



COLUMBIA, CHICAGO. 

Chicago, May 13. 

For the opening week of his summer 
campaign at the Columbia, Jack Singer 
has revived one of the original "Beh- 
man Show" books of several seasons 
ago, retaining the two most important 
original characters, Lon Hascall and 
Will J. Kennedy, supporting them with 
a fairly good cast of stock principals 
and a splendid appearing and singing 
chorus of 32 women and eight men. 
The book is called "Palm Beach/' given 
in two sections without an olio, and is 
the brain child of Lon Hascall. It 
deals with a complicated love affair, 
wherein a slangy American has ambi- 
tions for the hand and heart of a 
beautiful heiress; but a pseudo Mexican 
Don of considerable wealth (pseudo 
also) stands in his way. The Don has 
the sympathy of the girl's mother who 
seeks social heights. At the finale of 
the piece the Don is unmasked, etc., 
etc., etc. 

There is little comment to make on 
either Hascall or Kennedy's work, par- 
ticularly in burlesque, for both appar- 
ently know every little trick of the 
trade. Monday night the show ran a 
bit rough and seemed to drag. A few 
of the new principals juggled cues to 
the general detriment of the piece, but 
one must expect such errors in stock. 
The more important scenes went over 
smoothly, and while the expected 
laughs were not entirely forthcoming, 
the dialog interested throughout and 
held up nicely. 

George Douglass carries a low com- 
edy "simp" role, the bit created by Joe 
Barton, and gets more legitimate 
clowning out of his character than the 
originator. Later on he danced with 
Ameta Pynes to solid applause. Jim 
Tcnbrookc as the Colonel was typical 
in every respect, perhaps exaggerating 
his make-up a trifle, but still within the 
confines of stage propriety. Tenbrookc 
is of the old burlesque school and ca- 
pable of holding up such a character. 
Edward Barton played the Mex with 
a clear enunciation, but memories 
of Vic Cassmorc were continually 



present during his stay. In fact, 
Benton, when one considers what_ 
Cassmore did with the character, had 
a gigantic job laid out for himself, and, 
considering the circumstances, Benton 
is to be congratulated. He held his 
end up well when he remembered his 
lines and by the middle of the week 
should have the treacherous character 
completely under control. 

Roy Seers stepped into the action for 
a brief moment to display some ec- 
centric dancing, and during the first 
act one Harry M 4 Carter obliged with 
"He's a Devil," aided and abetted by 
the male chorus. Carter was evidently 
loaned by an obliging music publisher. 
He did well with the song, but with 
Kennedy in the principal ranks Carter 
was superfluous in the rube role. 

In the female division Stella Mor- 
rissey led through the importance of 
her part, playing the heiress. Miss Mor- 
risey's work could stand improvement 
and would show it with a little 
life injected into her actions. She 
was rather lifeless for the character 
portrayed, although at all times making 
a neat appearance, possibly barring the 
brief interval when she exhibited a pink 
frock, which should be replaced by 
something more becomng. Or may- 
be it was the accompanying head- 
gear that took the edge away from 
her natural beauty. The girl is there, 
but needs a little direction. Marion 
Wallace as the mother was dignified 
and satisfying, and Dolly West dis- 
played some pep in the rendition of her 
Lumbers. Ameta Pynes likewise scored 
with an unimportant part. 

Rounding out the characters for a 
finale, one comes to Martelle, who mas- 
querades as a girl throughout. Jack 
Singer, shrewd as he is, passed up a 
golden opportunity in this chap. Mar- 
telle is undoubtedly one of the best fe- 
male impersonators in the show busi- 
ness, although one might add that he 
is peculiarly adapted for burlesque. He 
makes the prettiest girl (and this is 
probably going to flatter him) on the 
Columbia stage. For some foolish rea- 
son he disclosed his identity after his 
opening number. He should by all 
means masquerade right up to the last 
bow of his final song, for in this his 
personality — and it is strictly feminine 
— came out in full value. His falsetto 
is puzzling, but his splenid feminine 
appearance covers up the defects. 
Properly billed, without disclosing his 
sex in the billing, Martelle would hold 
up right to the finish which is bound 
to surprise even the most skeptical. 

The production is built along eco- 
nomical lines, although the ponies' cos- 
tumes worn in act one should be tin- 
canned instanter for something softer 
to the eye. The numbers could have 
been selected with a little more discrim- 
ination, some having gone their limit 
hereabouts. 

Singer should keep his musical de- 
partment strictly up to date, for he has 
the best outfit of vocalists ever gath- 
ered together in a burlesque house. 
And his summer stock should make 
money, for Singer can make a nickel 
ring like a ten-dollar gold piece in 
equipping a troupe and in summer 
stock economy is one of the essential 
virtues. 

The presenj bill runs two weeks, 
when a new book with Lew Kelly feat- 
ured will be staged. Wpnn. 



PALACE. 

It was 11:30 o'clock when the Pal- 
ace show ended Monday night. The 
bill opened with some good views of 
the Vera Cruz invasion by the marines, 
and closed with a dancing exhibition 
by Billie Shaw and William George 
Seabury (New Acts). 

There are some enjoyable features 
on this week's bill. In the music line 
it's Hans Kronold (New Acts), who 
scores substantially. For the "sin- 
gles" Alice Lloyd gained new laurels, 
the clever little Englishwoman prov- 
ing conclusively she's entitled to all the 
praise and attention that has been be- 
stowed upon her work since making 
her debut in America. Miss Lloyd 
came out after intermission, and her 
opening number was slightly marred 
by a number of men scurrying back to 
their seats. She sang five songs, mix- 
ing new ones with the old, the irre- 
sistible "Splash Me" number topping 
them all off nicely. Miss Lloyd dis- 
played some handsome wardrobe, and 
each outfit was in contract with her 
blue eyes and light hair. She's a pleas- 
ing bit of stage femininity, and her en- 
gaging personality was used without 
affecting her work. 

The comedy end was upheld by 
Montgomery and Moore, and Jack 
Wilson, who has Franklyn Batie back 
with him, now offering a "double." It's 
been some time since vaudeville has 
seen Montgomery and Moore. They 
have been with a legitimate production. 
They opened with kidding about auto- 
mobiles, joy riding and the like, with 
Florence Moore keeping up her usual 
comedy spirit and doing "nut stuff." 
Miss Moore went from the ridiculous 
to the sublime for a song number 
which she appropriately dressed and 
sang effectively. She now has a "little 
higher" number, which was a big hit 
Monday night. She starts the chorus 
of a pleasing refrain and sings it sev- 
eral times, each time telling William 
J. to play the piano accompaniment a 
little higher. It's a capital bit of work. 
, Mullen and Coogan did well in "No. 
2," with Coogan's dancing of the eccen- 
tric type proving a feature. Eddie 
Mack and Dot Williams opened. They 
dragged their act out, and Mack's an- 
nouncements and talking avail them 
nothing. 

George Damerel, Leola Lucey and 
Charles W T right saved "The Knight of 
the Air" from falling down into the 
deep, dark sloughs of despond by their 
dancing. Damerel and Miss Lucy 
worked in the old "Merry Widow" 
steps at a crucial moment, while 
Wright showed wonderful stepping 
agility for one of his avoirdupois. 
There is not a song hit, and the act 
is a disappointment from the singing 
end. There's litttlc comedy, the turn 
drags terribly, and Monday night there 
was no quick "taking up" of cues by 
the orchestra. 

Mary Nash was on the program with 
a sketch no one could fathom out. It's 
all the pity that a woman of Miss 
Nash's ability and reputation should 
saddle herself with such a hopeless 
burden. There's no head nor tail to 
this "Watch Dog" playlet, which has 
a senseless jumble of slang, mock he- 
roics, inconsistent stage play and a 
female impersonation. The playlet is 
all wrong. Mark. 



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COLONIAL 

Yes, they have a program at the 
Colonial this week. Perhaps it's vaude- 
ville, and perhaps not. Monday 
night it looked like a puzzle. The 
crowd was lighter than the show. It 
may have been the rain, but those who 
remained away missed nothing, for the 
good in the bill was ruined before it 
opened through mistakes in booking 
and placement. 

Jack Norworth was the one to get 
a real chance, and Mr. Norworth went 
right to it. He has reassembled his 
moving picture "travelog," inserting 
some new pictures at the opening, 30 
the vaudeville audiences will "get" the 
travesty quickly. It's a very funny exe- 
cution of a good idea. Mr. Norworth 
is singing new songs this week. Looks 
like a revival of risque lyrics. Pretty 
soon there will be "vice songs" if the 
writers don't stop. "Follow Them 
Around" is pretty broad for the adults, 
and the children might ask for expla- 
nations. Norworth is singing, as Adele 
Ritchie is also, "Beautiful Eggs," mak- 
ing the chorus lines for the "points" 
read "beautiful legs." Norworth off- 
sets an offside lyric by his excellent 
delivery. For the finish he had "He's 
My Boy," which Jack fitted to his own 
baby; then delightfully kidded George 
M. Cohan in a partial imitation of Co- 
han singing a medley of his own songs 
to his own baby. 

Norworth looked like the North Star 
on a dark night, after following an ac- 
robatic act (Leo Zarrell and Co. — New 
Acts) that was one of the booking 
mistakes. The Zarrell Co. did the 
same kind of a turn that the Three 
Hedders openejl the show with. 

If they are guessing at the Colonial 
bills, or booking them willy-nilly, they 
are making a bad job of it, either way. 
No one should complain if the house 
is flopping on the business end, after 
seeing how the show played Monday 
evening. Marie Shaw (New Acts), a 
straight singer and unknown to New 
York, was next to closing, with Clark 
and Hamilton, the big comedy numbers 
of the bill, closing it, the Zarrell Co. 
having been shifted from the last posi- 
tion to opening after intermission for 
the night show. Probably there wasn't 
another act in town open this week, so 
the conflict on the Colonial program 
had to stand. 

A. Baldwin Sloane and Grace Field 
closed the first half. They had to fol- 
low an unannounced picture of the fu- 
neral Monday morning of the soldier- 
dead brought back on the Montana. It 
was quick picture work, if somewhat 
dimly taken, but very grave for a 
vaudeville show, though Julius Lenz- 
berg relieved the depression somewhat 
by playing Chopin's funeral march. 

"Strictly Society Dances," Mr. Bald- 
win and Miss Field bill their work. It 
may be so. They are sensible in col- 
lecting all the vaudeville money in 
sight while the thing lasts, but Mr. 
Sloane could at least have asked 
Miss Field not to wear an evening 
gown while he danced in a frock coat 
or afternoon dress with a boutinierrc. 
They dance nicely together, talking 
and smiling at one another, as though 
knowing that show business would still 
keep on if they weren't there. 

The Melnotte Twins (New Acts) 
had hardly an audience to work before 
when appearing "No. 2." It wasn't 



much more of a house when the show 
nearly ended. For a Monday night 
amidst the rain the Colonial displayed 
a very small advance sale, and seems 
to have lost what once was a big sub- 
scription list here. 

"No. 3" got The Three Collegians, 
not a strong act as at present framed, 
which is about the same as it always 
has been. One of the boys is singing 
"The King of the Bungaloo," which 
sounds like the song Gene Green used 
so long ago. Another does Al Jolson's 
trip-along and "tra-la-la," while also 
calling "Speech" in the Frank Tinney 
way. The pianist seems to be the 
smartest of the trio. For his solo he 
had the orchestration "bring the drums 
out blatantly crashing for the finish, 
when the audience applauded, not 
knowing for what, the piano player or 
the drummer. The club swinging at 
the opening still misfits. The turn 
dropped off toward the ending in "one" 
having gotten a laugh or so in the full 
stage with the setting full of "funny" 
signs, a scheme that is creeping around 
vaudeville again, since the Manhattan 
Four years ago hogged everything that 
could be done in this line. 

Swor and Mack, in blackface, "No. 
4," got a regular reception for their 
amusing turn, now including a green 
wig worn by one of the men as a 
"wench." A little burlesque dance, not 
overdone, gave them a big finish. 

Sime. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

The program promised more than it 
was able to deliver at Hammerstein's 
Tuesday night. For some time the in- 
termission has been done away with 
at the Corner, but Monday the bunch 
rejoiced when the card was flashed that 
there was a breathing time. The bill 
contains little that is especially note- 
worthy and drags at intervals. 

There was diversion to be sure, with 
a touch of spice here and there and a 
sketch with a title that was bound to 
catch the Times Square eye. It was 
"Why Girls Go Wrong." Next door at 
the Republic is "Protect Us" in pic- 
tures. The sketch was disappointing 
to those expecting to see something 
and hear something rich, rare and 
racy. There are several "hells" in it 
and talk of women going to the dogs, 
besides bad acting, but the real sur- 
prise came when the men sat tight for 
the closing act, Zallah. This "coocher" 
from burlesque came out without any 
blare of trumpet or newspaper spreads 
and handed them a dance which has 
not been approved nor standardized. 
Zallah wriggles within the law and 
within her spangled drapings as best 
she can, but she gave 'em a few twists 
and turns that brought forth some 
sharp exclamations. As there had been 
a few songs of the risque cartouche 
and Charlotte Davies had made a few 
gestures in a union suit, Zallah's per- 
formance did not seem so bad. 

Marie Lloyd came in for the most at- 
tention. She changed costumes and 
sang six numbers before closing in 
"one" with the "Rip" rental number. 
Miss Lloyd does her best work on the 
"lighter" selections, a "straight song" 
being a little out of her line. She had 
"opposition" in one sense, as Adele 
Ritchie came on next to closing with 
the whistles and the "plants" and a war 



song which did fairly well until the 
composer butted into view. He would 
have stolen all of Miss Ritchie's ap- 
plause if it hadn't been for the Red 
Cross outfit which she wore at the fin- 
ish. The flag has saved many an act 
and the Red Cross might just as well 
get a little better workout on the stage. 
Miss Ritchie fooled the regulars when 
she omitted the "legs-eggs" song. The 
bill was better suited for that sort of 
number. 

An enjoyable feature was the dancing 
of Wallace McCutcheon and Vera Max- 
well. They dance in time, displayed 
ball room grace and disported them- 
selves creditably with the new fangled 
dancing routine. They offered one of 
their own entitled "The Jingle" which 
showed what practice will do for a 
couple of good dancers. 

Melville and fliggins were "No. 10" 
and Henry E. Dixey was "eleventh." 
Both were appreciated. 

Flanagan and Edwards opened quiet- 
ly, but rounded up big applause on their 
dancing. Mollie Wood Stanford got 
the best on her pop medley with the 
violin. Sidney Baxter pleased on the 
slack wire. Marvelous Mells held at- 
tention in the opening spot. Mark. 



23D STREET. 

The Proctor people are paying more 
attention to films than to acts, the pic- 
tures taking up most of the evening 
after eight o'clock. Three of the turns 
showed before that time. 

"A Million Bid" closed the show, 
running from 9.45 to 11 o'clock, and 
another half hour was taken up by the 
two-reeler "The Regeneration." 

The acts after eight started with Dora 
Pelletier (New Acts), followed by Wil- 
liams and Dixon, who talked their way 
to fair applause. The comedy bit with 
the vest made them laugh. 

Henry Gilbert opening with "She Is 
Dancing Her Heart Away" gathered 
laughs with the comedy second verse. 
The operatic parody was all right for 
closing, but the middle of the act could 
be strengthened. The Five Melody 
Monarchs and a Maid were the last to 
show, finishing about 9.45. The act still 
continues to be a small-time feature 
having lost none of its attractiveness 
with age. "Caterpillar Glide" used as 
the first song could be changed for 
something with a little more swing, but 
the rest of the songs fitted in satisfac- 
torily. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

The rain put the kibosh on the busi- 
ness at the American Monday night. 
Those who ventured forth were treated 
to an old-time variety show. La Fe- 
vre Duo opened it with a jump with 
dancing. The man does a solo dance 
that could easily be cut down, the 
twirling at the finish being the only 
commendable bit. Watkins and Wil- 
liams have an ordinary "bench act." 
Some of the songs do not help the 
couple. Slayman Ali's Arabs did some 
fast tumbling. These Arabs work very 
fast, and could be used on any bill. 

Kelly and Galvin (New Acts) fol- 
lowed, and were a restful relief after 
the yelling of the desert fellows. "The 
Tamer," a com*dy sketch, closed the 
first half. Beresford Lovitt is now 
playing the husband, formerly done by 
Ernest Cortez. Lovitt does not con- 



vince at the finish, doing well previ- 
ously. 

Opening after intermission, Mabel 
Johnston, with her ventriloquism, did 
not get very far, her work lacking in 
novelty, although she did nicely at the 
finish with the long distance stuff. 
Sager Midgely and Co. gathered a few 
laughs, but the men do not work with 
enough precision in the mirror bit. 

The applause hit of the show went 
to the Cabaret Trio. Juggling De Lisle 
juggled his way to fair applause in the 
closing spot. His work has improved 
considerably of late. 



86TH STREET. 

The 86th Street has quite a family 
trade at the afternoon shows. Mothers 
bring their infants, who cry and yell. 
Tuesday afternoon a three-year-old 
tried to break in a head-walking act on 
the uncovered concrete steps of a mez- 
zanine box. When the youngster fell, 
the rest of the audience heard about it. 

As for the show it was a " pretty 
smooth running small time affair. Do- 
ronta, with his Chinese novelty act, 
fitted nicely into the first spot, his spe- 
cial drop adding class to the turn. 
Connors and Mann, a mixed double, 
have as classy a little colored act as 
there is, the girl making a very nice 
stage appearance, but the boy could 
leave off some of the make-up. 

"The Fourth Degree" (New Acts) 
has some laughing bits but at times the 
comedy was dull. Keefe and Roth are 
a neat-appearing singing turn. The 
man hurt the work by his indifference. 
The two have big time stamped on 
them but that is no good reason for it. 
Jack Dresner (New Acts) worked hard 
to small returns. The Olio Trio began 
their work with a jump, but the woman 
slowed it up when singing. The kid- 
ding at the finish went well. Les Al- 
varets (New Acts) closed the show, 
which also had some good films. 



CITY. 

The City was well filled Monday 
afternoon, with a bill of the try-out 
variety, the majority of the turns look- 
ing as if they had been out in the 
wilds for some time. 

Fox and Burkhardt (New Acts) did 
nicely, getting a few whistles at the 
finish (the way the 14th streeters ex- 
press appreciation). The Imperial 
Opera Co. had a few friends in the 
house and the act should be termed 
classy as they carry their own leader. 
Weston and Young, with their "bench 
act," did quite well. Pearl Abbott and 
Co. in their familiar turn were agree- 
able, although the work (especially the 
man's) has become very mechanical. 

Mack and Carson (New Acts) were 
not over good for the house, too 
artistic. Root and White, with some 
ordinary dancing, were liked. Walker 
and 111 could not start anything with 
a silly sketch. Moriarity Sisters (New 
Acts) did some singing, acceptable but 
not startling. 



NO SHOWS AT DELMAR. 

St. Louis, May 13. 
The opening date of Delmar Garden 
is announced for May 16 with pic- 
tures, cabaret, but no theatre attrac- 
tions, musical or dramatic. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



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IF YOU DONT 
ADVERTISE IN 




DONT ADVERTISE 

AT ALL 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (May 18) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Less Shows Dally 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise Indicated.) 
Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "8-C" following- name (usually "Empress") are on the Sulll- 
van-Consldlne Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's." are Indicated 
by (pr) following the name. 

Agencies booking the 'houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit— "U. B. O.," United Booking Offices — "W. V. A.." Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation (Chicago)— "8. C." Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit— P," Pantages Circuit — "Loew." Marcus 
Loew Circuit— "Inter." interstate Circuit (booking through W. V. A.)— "M.," James C. Mat- 
thews (Chicago) — "J-l-s," Jones, Llnlck A Schaeffer (Chicago). 

New York 

HAMMERSTB1NS 

(ubo) 
•Electrocution" 
McCutcheon ft Maxwell 
Creasy ft Dayne 
Kooney & Bent 
j as J Morton 
Elizabeth Murray 
Oould ft Ashlyn 
Princess Zallah 
Charlotte Davtes 
Wohlman ft Abrahams 
Solly Lee 
Mabel Fitzgerald 
Tnree Halstons 
The Roeders 

PALACE (ubo) 
Douglas Fairbanks Co 
"Bride Shop" 
Mason ft Whitney 
Bopnye Barnard 
Old Soldier Fiddlers 
Rune Dickinson 
Louts Hardt 
(Others to fill) 
COLONIAL (ubo) 
(Running order) 
Tryon's Dogs 
DeHaren Nice ft De 
Six Brown Bros 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Boland ft Holtz 
Frank Sheridan Co. 
Von Tllzer ft Nord 
Flanagan ft Edwards 
Mme McFarland 
Frank Fogarty 
Deeley ft Knight 

AMERICAN (loew) 
"Day at Circus" 
Witt's Girls 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Sam Harris 
Herz ft Sheehan 
HastlngB ft Wilson 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
June Mills 
5 Flerrescoms 
Rockwell ft Wood 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Bert Leslie Co 
u Martells 
(Three to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Haywood Sisters 
Rough House Kids 
Brlerre ft King 
"Side Lights" 
Delmore ft Light 
The Valdos 

2d half 
Fennell ft Tyson 
Bernard ft Lloyd 
Payment Co 
(Three to fill) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Jim Reynolds 
"Mel How Could You" 
Bessie Le Count 
Les Aristocrats 
Anthony A Ross 
LaVler 
(One to fill) 

2d bftK 
Haywood Sisters 
Bert Melburn 
"Day at Circus" 
Hilton ft Mallon 
"Side Lights" 
3 Singing Boys 
Eugene Trio 
(One to fill) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
3 Milton Bros 
Bert Melburn 
Haydn Burton ft Hay 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Joyce ft West 
Rough House Kids 
Friend ft Lesser 
Polzln Bros 
(Two to fill) 



ORPHEUM (loew) 
Fcnnell ft Tyson 
Payment Co 
Nichols Sisters 
Lew Wells 
5 PlerreHcoffls 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
The Valdos- 
Wilson & Pearson 
Desperate Desmond 
Polly Prim 
Cabaret Trio 
3 Milton Bros 
(One to fill) 



GREELEY (loew) 
Ruth Powell 
Morton ft Austin 
Fighter ft Boss 
Cabaret Trio 
Friend ft LeBser 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
John P Wade Co 
Dancing Macks 
Black ft White 
Delmore ft Light 
(Four to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
Carroll ft Spencer 
Desperate Desmond 
Bernard A Lloyd 
Bat Aldlne 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Nichols Sisters 
Fighter ft Boss 
Kelly ft Oalvln 
Burke ft Walsh 
(Two to fill) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Burke A Walsh 
Sallle Fink 
John P Wade Co 
Hoyt A Warden 
Black A Whit* 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Sam Harris 
Dollar Troupe 
Billy Hall Co 
Burton Hahn A Can 
(Two to fill) 
Brighton Beach, N Y 

BRIOHTON (ubo) 
"Purple Lady" 
Claude Qllllngwater Co 
Billy McDermott 
Welch Mealy A Mon 
Norton A La Triska 
(Others to fill) 

Brooklyn 

BUSHWICK (ubo) 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Collins A Hart 
Arthur Deagon 
Burns A Fulton 
Ryan A Lee 
Hopkins Axtell Co 
(Others to fill) 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Clark A Hamilton 
Belle Blanche 
Morris A Allen 
Claude Qolden 
Coleman's Dogs 
(Others to fill) 

FULTON (loewi 
Snyder A Hallo 
Kelly A Calvin 
Nina Phillips Co 
3 Singing Boys 
Eugene Trio 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Oscar Lorraine 
Nina Phillips Co 
Bessie LeCount 
Hastings A Wilson 
(On« to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Joyce A West 
Rockwell A Wood 
Bert Leslie Co 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
"Mel How Could You" 
Carryl A Spencer 
Anthony A Ross 
Les Aristocrats 
(Three to fill) 

SHUBERT (loew) 
June Mills 
Dollar Troupe 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Dancing Macks 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Morton ft Austin 
Sallle Fink 
Llda McMillan Co 
Haydn Burton A Hay 
Nat Aldlne 
(Three to fill) 

COLUMBIA (loew) 
Powder ft Chapman 
Hilton A Mallon 
('has Buckley Co 
Polzln Bros 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Snyder ft Hallo 
Hoyt ft Wardell 
LaVler 



(Three to fill) 

LIBERTY (loew) 
Lew Fltzgibbon 
Berterna 

Medlln Clarke A T 
Juggling Nelson 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ifertha Rich 
"Rival Detectives" 
"Friend the Enemy" 
(Two to Mil) 

Atlanta 

FORSYTHE (ubo) 
Frank Keenan Co 
John Gelger 
Tony ft Norman 
(Others to fill) 

Haltlsnore 

MARYLAND (ubo) 
Marie Lloyd 
Montgomery A Moore 
Blckel A Watson 
Rafayette's Dogs 
(Others to fill) 
Battle Creek, Mick. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
Lew Hoffman 
Campbell A Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Creighton A Belmont 
The Valdares 

2d half 
Stone a King 
Elsie Macon 
Musical Geralds 
Chane A Latour 
Buch Bros 

Bay City, Mich. 

BIJOU (ubo) 
DeBourg Sisters 
Lewis A Norton 
Watson A Deane 
Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons 
La Toy Bros 

2d half 
Rouble Sims 
O'Nell A Dixon 
H«rcourt Sullivan Co 
Stone A Hayes 
Heras A Preston 
BI11Ib*s, Moat. 
BABCOCK (sc) 
Newport A Stlrk 
Violin Beauties 
Cass Bachmann Co 
Grant Gardner 
Oxford 3 
Blramlasrhaas, Ala. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Nat Wills 
Ball A West 
McConnell A Simpson 
Alexander A Scott 
Julia Curtis 
3 Renarda 
(Others to fill) 



KEITH'S 
Orford's Elephants 
Bud Fisher 
Great Leon 
Muller A Stanley 
Fred J Ardath Co 
Pauline Welch 
DeWItt Biirns A T 
Kenny A Walsh 
The Rosalres 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Wllkins A Wllklns 
Elizabeth Cutty 
Sagor Mldgely Co 
Tom Mahoney 
Jackson Family 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Evelyn Cunningham 
Mantilla A Llojd 
W H St James Co 
Clarence Wilbur 
Juggling DeLlsle 
(Three to fill) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Evelyn Cunningham 
Mantilla A Lloyd 
W H St James Co 
Clarence Wilbur 
Juggling DeLlsle 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Wllklns A Wllklns 
Elizabeth Cutty 
Sagor Mldgley Co 
Tom Mahoney 
Jackson Family 
(One to fill) 

BasTalo 
SHEA'S (ubo) 
Joseph Santley 
Travilla Bros A Seal 



Fred Bowers Co 
Locket t A Waldron 
Nonctte 

(Others to fill) 
NEW ACADEMY 
(loew) 
Lightning Weston 
Gerard A Gardner 
Louise DeFoggi 
Margaret Farrell 
(Two to fill) 

LYRIC (loew) 
Klnzo 

McDermott ft Wallace 
Whirlwind DeForrests 
Gertie VanDyck Co 
Paul Stephens 
Batte 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Sheck D'ArvlIle ft I) 
Marie Stoddard 
John Doyle Co 
Frank Morrell 
Torelli's Circus 

Calvary, Caa. 
LYRIC (m) 
Hairy Gerard Co 
Easy Russian Tr 
Orpheus Comedy 4 
Harry Jolson 
Woodward's Dogs 

Cklcasro 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Olga Nethersole 
Ray Samuels 
Kathleen Clifford Co 
Byal ft Earl 
Bert Melrose 
Knapp A Cornelia 
Kaufman Bros 
Ward A Cullen 
Zeda A Hoot 

PALACE (orph) 
Carus A Randall 
Lucy Daly 
Ellnore A Williams 
Remple Sis Co 
Grace Edmonds 
Cameron A O'Connor 
Mile Martha Co 
Fahbrlto ft Pontl 
The Turners 

McVICKERS (Jls) 
Camllle's Dogs 
Butler Menny A K 
Dixon Bowers A D 
Ellwood A Snow 
Jas Fulton Co 
Lillian Watson 
Arno Troupe 
Three Ameres 

COLONIAL (Jls) 
Walerius A Valerius 
Mabel Lee 
Hoosler Trio 
Jeane McElroy 
Armstrong A Manley 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Rosalre A Prevost 
Grand Opera Ballet 
Stanes Circus 

2d half 
Walsh Lynch Co 
Rosdell Singers 
Prentice Trio 
Drako's Dogs 
Hhnda ft Crampton 
Grand Opera Bajlet 
Zeb Zarrow 
Stane's Circus 
McOee A Reese 

CROWN (Jls) 
Kittle Flynn 
Barret A Swinburne 
Rhoda A Crampton 
Hager A Goodwin 
Williams A Warner 

2d half 
Hager A Goodwin 
Jeane McElroy 
Walerius A Valerius 
Empress Comedy 4 
Alexander Co 

WHITE CITY (Jin) 
Holland A Dockrlll 
3 Blondys 
3 Livingstons 
Baader LaVelle Tr 
7 Colonials 
Power's Elephants 
SCHINDLERS (Jls) 
Cowlea A Dustln 
(One to fill) 
Benway A Dayton 
Mabel Lee 

OAK PARK (Jls) 
Zoa Matthews 
Newell A Most 

2d half 
Krllv ft Catlln 
Dollies Dols 



Deaver 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Frej St Onge Co 
Ed A Jack Smith 
Owynn ft Cosset! 
Bessie Browning 
"I've Got It" 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Belle Baker 
Chas Ahearn Troupe 
Keno ft Green 
Mang A Snyder 
Vinton ft Buster 
Llghtner ft Jordan 
(Others to fill) 

MILES (tbc) 
Cruto Bros 
Flo Wilson 
Julie Ring Co 
Adams ft Guhl 
Earl A Neal 
Howe Northlane Co 

Kdmonton. Caa. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Hip A Napoleon 
Gallerlnl 4 
Barnes A Barron 
Calloway A Roberts 
Alnha Troupe 

Erie, Pa. 

COLONIAL (ubo) 
Alfred Bergen » 

Musical Marines 
Joe Ketler Co 
(Three to fill) 

Pall Hirer. Mans. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Field Bros 
Bell Boy Trio ~ 
Chas Ledcgar 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Hanlon A Hanlon 
(Three to fill) 

Hobokea, N. J. 

LYRIC (loew) 
Melville A Silbe 
Rival Detectives" 
"Friend the Enemy" 
Mallen A Heath 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Berteena 
"Modern Match" 
Medlln Clarke A T 
(Two to fill) 

Tndlnnapolln 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Red Heads" 
Delro 

Beaumont A Arnold 
Prevost A Brown 
Sprague A McNeece 
(Others to fill) 

Jacksonville 

ORPHEUM (inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Tenderfoot" 

2d half 
Rosser A Reed 
Kinney A Clarke 
Hunting A Francis 
7 Bracks 
(One to fill) 

Kalasaaaoo, Mick. 

MAJESTIC (ubo) 
Stone A King 
Elsie Macon 
Musical Geralds 
Chase A Latour 
Buch Bros 

2d half 
Lew Hoffman 
Campbell A Campbell 
Lloyd Sabine Co 
Creighton A Belmont 
The Valdares 

Kaunas City. Mo. 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mai) 

Stalne's Circus 

Mack A Atkinson 

Edith CllfTord 

Kara 

Joe Fenton Co 

Klernan Walters A K 

Knoxvlllc, Teas. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
"Trained Nurses" 
Duffy A Lorenz 
Bert Levy 
Webb A Burns 
(Others to fill) 

Laaalna, Mick. 
BT.TOU (ubo) 
Courtney A Jeannette 
Browning A Dean 
Johnson Howard A L 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Ryan A Mabelle 
Nancy Neville 
Campbell A Yates 
Sullivan A Mason 
Lockhart A Leddy 
Mttle Rock. Ar 
MVTFSTTC (Inter) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Merlan's Dogsj 
3 Du For Boys 
Tester 3 

Cummlngs A Glndyings 
Seymour A Robinson 



2d half 
McCormlck A Irving 
Wlllard Hutchinson Co 
Merlan's Dogs 
Belle Carmen 
Leonard Kane 

Los Angeles 

ORPHEUM 
"Neptune's Garden" 
French A Els 
Ben Deely Co 
Harry Gllfoll 
HufTord A Chain 
Van Hoven 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Dorsch A Russell 
Harry Rose 
"In Old New York" 
Usher 3 
Cecllft Eldrld A C 

PANTAGES (m) 
All8ky's Hawallans 
Creo 

Togan ft Geneva 
Danny Simmons 
De Alberts 

Mllwaakee 
MAJESTIC (orph) 
Trlxle Frlganza 
"Barbarous Mexico" 
EmlT Wallenberg 
Elphye Snowden 
Henry Lewis 
Francis Dooley 
3 Lyres 
The Stanleys 

MILES (tbc) 
Shreck A Perclval 
Link A Robinson 
Olive Briscoe 
Merrltt A Douglas 
Delmore A Lee 
Mlaaeapolla 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Dr Herman 
Welcome A Welcome 
Chick Sales 
Kay Conlln 
Sam Barton 
(Others to fill) 
UNIQUE (sc) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Malvern Coralques 
Sans A Sans 
William Lampe Co 
Tom Waters 
La Deodima 

Montreal, Can. 
FRANCAIS (loew) 
Dclaphone 
Altus Bros 
Zara LaVare 
Elsie LaBergere Co 
The Ley ton a 
Marcou 

Nrwhorgh. N. Y. 
COHEN O H (lOSW) 
Wilson A Pearson, 
Polly Prim 
15 Martells 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Ruth Powell 
Earl A Curtis 
Lew Wells 
3 Yoscarrys 
(One to fill) 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 

LOEW 
Oscar Lorraine 
Llda McMillan Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Brlerre A King 
Juggling Nelson 
(One to fill) 

Oakland. Cal. 
ORPHEUM 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Roshanara 

M^Dcvitt Kelly ft L 
Jarvis A Dare 
Weston A Claire 
Power Bros 
(Others to fill) 
PANTAGES (m) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Barnold's Dogs 
Barrows Lancaster Co 
Wood A Lawson 
Tom Kelly 
Jerome A Carson 



Oaataa, Utah 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Thurs Mat) 

Will Morris 

Thornton A Corlew 

Dick Bernard Co 

"Quaint Q'S" 

Orvllle Stamm 
Philadelphia 
KEITH'S (nbo) 

Van A Beaumont Sis 

Fannie Brlee 

Stuart Barnes 

Frozlnl 

Mack A Ellis 

Paul Conchas 

The Brads 

Apdale's Circus 

(Others to fill) 
Portlaad, Ore. 
ORPHEUM 

Ed Foy A Family 



Marshall P Wilder 
Harry B Lester 
Kelly Duo 
Belleclaire Bros 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
The Skatelles 
Green McHenry A D 
"Four Of A Kind" 
Julian Rose 
Azard 3 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Soul Kiss' 
Jos Remington Co 
Skipper Kennedy ft R 
Scott A Wallace 
WartenDerg Bros 

Richmond 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
"Matinee Girls" 
Mack ft Walker 
Fred LindBay 
Aldo Bros 
(Others to fill) 
Rockester, N. Y. 

FAMILY (loew) 
Geo Murphy 
Anderson ft Evans 
Great Alexander 
Simpson A Dean 
Harry Sterling 
Sacramento 

EMPRESS (sc) 

(Open Sun Mat) 
Louis Granat 
"The Punch" 
Bob Hall 

"Mermaid A Man" 
Pope A Uno 

Saaiaaw. Mlek. 

JEFFERS (ubo) 
Rouble Sims 
O'Nell A Dixon 
Harcourt Sullivan Co 
Stone A Hayes 
Heras A Preston 

2d half 
DeBourg Sisters 
Lwwrs ft Norton 
Watson ft Deane 
Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons 
La Toy Bros 

Salt Lake 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Eddie Marshall 
Maye A Addis 
Canfleld A Carlton 
Frank Mullane 
Pekinese Troupe 
Saa Aatoalo 
MAJESTIC (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Gwent Welsh Singers 
3 Leightons 
Haviland A Thornton 
Inez McCauley Co 
Rutan's Birds 
Diaz's Monkeys 
Balllnger A Reynolds 

Saa Dleaje 

SAVOY (m) 
Harry Bulger 
Bettlna Bruce Co 
Vera Berliner 
Tom ft Stacla Moore 
Terry Troupe 
Juggling Wagners 

Saa Fraaclsee 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Blanche Bates Co 

"Sergeant Bagby" 

Lillian Shaw 

Wright A Deltrich 

Nevlns A Gordon 

Powers Bros 

Odlva 

(Others to fill) 
EMPRESS (sc) 

Ryan Bros 

Williams ft Segal 

"Spiegel's Beau" 

Al Herman 

"Parisian Girls" 
PANTAGES (m) 
VOpen Sun Mat) 

Lottie Mayer Girls 

Lasky's "Hoboes" 

Muzette 

RacTcett Hoover ft M 

Cornalla ft Wilbur 

St. Paul 

EMPRESS (sc) 
fopen Sun Mat) 

Cavana Duo 

Snm Ash 

Byron ft Langdon 

Joe Cook 

Minstrel Kiddles 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
Valeska Suratt Co 
James H Cullen 
DeLeon ft Davis 
Alleen Stanley 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Two Georges 
Mary Gray 
Tom Nawn Co 
Rnthskeller 3 
Onalp 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Slums Of Paris" 



Kumry Bush A Robin 
George Wilson 
Domano A Carml 
DeVitt A DeVitt 

Snoknne 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

3 Falcons 

Moscrop Sisters 

Hallen A Fuller 

Dick Lynch 

"More Sin Again" 
PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

"The Masqueraders" 

Mae Erwood Co 

Daisy Harcourt 

Davis 

Salt Bush Bill 
Springfield, Mass. 
POLI'S (ubo) 

Chc-^er Kingston 

McGTlnnls Bros 

Geo Hayes Co 

Edward George 

"Colonial Days" 

Brooks A Bowen 

Paul Lavan 

Taeaaaa 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Great Johnstone 
Bijou Russell 
Porter J White Co 
Demarest A Doll 
"Circus Days" 

PANTAGES (m) 
Namba Japs 
J Euwln Crapo Co 
Brown A Jackson 
Frank Bush 
Pritla Sisters 

Terre Haate, lad. 

VARIETIES (wva) 
3 Nevarros 
Dave Ferguson 
Jack Bessy Co 
Fred A Mil Force 
Seabury A Price 

2d half 
Zena Keefe Coo 
Harry Van Fossen 
The Roby's 
Wilson A Wilson 
Castallne 

Toroato 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Bell Family 
Lambert A Ball 
Hal A Francis 
Bert Fltzglbbons 
(Others to fill) 
YOUNGE ST (loew) 
Montrose A Lytell 
Murphy A Foley 
"The Tamer" 
Olga Cooke 
McMahon A Chappelle 
"Stick Up Man" 
Murray Bennett 
Bounding Gordons 
Morgan A Betty 
(One to fill) 

Vnneonver, B. C. 

ORPHEUM 
Annie Kent 
Kajlyama 

Bronson A Baldwin 
Hill A Whltaker 
(Others to fill) 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Truth" 
Flnley A Girls 
Clayton A Lennle 
Cycling Brunnettes 
5 G argon Is 

IMPERIAL (sc) 
3 Newmans 
Kammerer A Howland 
Clwn Bevtns Co 
CoakTand McBrlde A M 
Rohlnson's Elephants 
VICTORIA, B. C. T 

"\ NT AGES (m> 
Elli«l Davla Co 
Martha Russell Co 
Halllgan A Sykes 
Dotson A Gordon 
DeArmo 

Washlasrtoa 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs DeHaven 
Adelaide Hermann Co 
Marie Shaw 
Swor A Mack 
3 Collegians 
Tuscano Bros 
(Others to fill) 

Winnipeg;. Caa. 

ORPHEUM 
"Penuty Skin Deep" 
Yvette 

Krnmer A Morton 
Ambler Bros 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Todd Nards 
Ronalr A Ward 
Klnkaid Players 
Savoy A Brennan 
3 Harveys 

r A NT AGES (m) 
Hendricks Bellelsle Co 
Jewell's Manikins 
Newsboy 4 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Standard Bros 



VARIETY 



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USING BIG VAUDEVILLE ACTS 
FOR STRENGTHENS WITH FILM 

New York Theatre Makes Offer to Harry Fox. He May 
Accept. Will Have Creatoress Band on Same Bill, in 
Addition to Picture Program. Opposition Forc- 
ing Extra Attraction to Compete. 



The New York theatre is going to 
try the addition of big vaudeville acts 
as extra attraction with its usual pic- 
ture show, to promote the business. 
Harry Fox has been approached by 
William Morris. It is said Fox may 
appear at the New York May 25 for 
a run of a month or longer at a large 
salary, with billing that will occupy 
the front of the theatre in electrics. 
Mr. Fox will likely "kid" the pictures 
as a part of his turn. 

Another vaudeville number on the 
same bill is to be Creatore's Band, 
which will replace the regular orches- 
tra of the house during the perform- 
ances. 

The New York, like all picture 
places between 48th and 23rd streets 
on Broadway, has felt the strong op- 
position the Strand has been since it 
opened. The Strand's large capacity 
of 3,200, giving several shows daily, 
has nearly all the picture exhibitors 
around that section complaining. Mr. 
Morris expects to stand off the com- 
petition created by a magnificent thea- 
tre and an elaborate picture -show with 
the "big names" of vaudeville favorites. 

The New York is running first-run 
pictures, with a change daily that in- 
cludes a feature film of three reels or 
more. .This policy started Monday and 
will continue during the extra attrac- 
tion period, at the present admission 
scale, 10-25. 

Next week at the New York Arthur 
Aldwych, the English tenor who has 
been singing in operatic productions 
over here, will be slipped in the New 
York's bill as a sort of young test. 

The change at the New York will 
be a reversal of the conditions with 
pictures and vaudeville as against sev- 
eral years ago. Then pictures were 
added to a vaudeville show. 



$500 TO SHOW FILM. 

The Itala Film Co. paid $500 for the 
use of the Hotel Astor ballroom last 
Saturday afternoon, to exhibit its latest 
importation, "Cabiria," with story by 
Gabrielle D'Annunzio. Harry R. Ra- 
ver, general manager for the Itala over 
here, engaged the ballroom, even under 
its disadvantages as a place to show a 
picture. Two temporary booths were 
placed in the rear balcony, needing a 
throw of about 120 feet to the screen. 

The picture showed up very well, un- 
der the circumstances, and Mr. Raver's 
judgment in exhibiting a big feature in 
a manner to attract unusual attention 
was confirmed. 

A crowd filled the ballroom, and be- 
came impressed with the film before 
seeing it through a handsomely gotten 
up souvenir book detailing facts regard- 
ing D'Annunzio and the picture. 

It is the first time the ballroom of 
the Astor had been used for this pur- 
pose. 

It required over one year to make the 



"Cabiria" film. Scenes were taken all 
over the Eastern Hemisphere, with sev- 
eral directors attending to the work. 
One scene reproduced on the sheet is 
the composite of three posings in dif- 
ferent places for it. 



CHI. GOING IN FOR FEATURES. 

Chicago, May 13. 

Trend towards pictures for the sum- 
mer is still apparent. Next Sunday the 
Halsted Empress will go in for feature 
films, opening with one of the most 
important ones of recent months. 

The Imperial will also offer pictures 
within a month, and it is quite possi- 
ble the American Music Hall will also 
offer films after the close of "Peck o' 
Pickles." 

The Victoria, another outlying house, 
will fall in line in a short time. 

The Comedy and the Auditorium 
opened Sunday with feature films, and 
the Fine Arts will open next Sunday 
with the same entertainment The La 
Salle is offering a new vice picture. 

If yoa don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advortlM nt all. 



CHEAPER PRICES AT WEBER'S. 

This week the admission at Weber's 
theatre has been reduced to 10-15, from 
the 25-cent scale prevailing since the 
Mutual took the house. The Mutual's 
term expired last Saturday, but the Ex- 
clusive 'Features Co., that had leased 
the last two weeks, is continuing to 
furnish the picture program for the the- 
atre, playing on percentage with Joe 
Weber. 

The feature used by the Exclusive 
for its two weeks was "Should a Wom- 
an Tell?" a "sex" picture that displayed 
no drawing power. The Exclusive paid 
$750 weekly rent to the Mutual, which 
was bound unto Joe Weber in $1,000 a 
week for the theatre. "Should a Wom- 
an Tell?" did $550 the first week, and 
averaged $40 a day for the second week, 
until Friday, when the film was taken 
off, two features being substituted for 
it in Saturday's program. The gross 
receipts for the two weeks 1 of "Should 
a Woman Tell?" were less than the 
price of the half page advertisement 
the film used in the "Evening Journal," 
which also tried to boost the picture 
in other ways. 

Just below Weber's is Proctor's, play- 
ing pictures and small time vaudeville 
to a 25-cent scale, without drawing ex- 
ceptional business. The Bijou, in the 
same neighborhood, running the Gen- 
eral Film daily service, isn't doing very 
well, although the Savoy, on 34th street 
(nearby), is getting money, and Loew's 
Herald Square, a block further up 
Broadway, has a good play, also show- 
ing first run daily releases. 






'V^3 



PICTURES 



9v§ 



EVELYN NESBIT PICTURE CO. 

The Evelyn Nesbit Thaw picture 
company has been formed. Among the 
first movies to be made will be a fea- 
ture in which Miss Nesbit will tell the 
full story of her life, etc. A number of 

single reels will also be taken of her, 
one devoted to dancing with Miss Nes- 
bit and Jack Clifford as the central fig- 
ures. 

Miss Nesbit and dancing partner, 
Jack Clifford close their present tour 
Saturday night and on their return to 
New York will probably sail for 
Europe where they will play a num- 
ber of engagements this summer. 

Several reports of picture concerns 
having secured Miss Nesbit for the 
film were all denied by her. 



INFATUATED ACTOR IN JAIL. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 

Charles Thompson, an actor, aged 
25, is in jail here charged with the 
theft of $150 worth of jewelry, be- 
longing to his landlady. 

The baubles were presented by 

Thompson to Margaret Gibson, lead- 
ing woman of the Vitagraph company, 
with whom Thompson is said to be 
infatuated. 



CARL LAEMMLE AS AN ACTOR. 

Carl Laemmlc has turned actor, pic- 
ture actor — he is in "Love and Vcn- 

gence," the first Ford Sterling release 
under the authority of the Universal. 
The regular picture players can stand 
in front of the sheet and shush the 
manufacturer. He is in the two-reclcr, 
and they all know him. 

Mr. Laemmle lately returned from a 
Coast trip. He won't tell how it hap- 
pened the camera man got him, but 
his visit to the Coast has brought 
about a general betterment in the Uni- 
versal camp, which is likely more to his 
liking anyway. 



THREW $1,500 AWAY. 

The owner of the "vice film" "Protect 

Us," at the Republic, is said to have 

thrown away $1,500 when he gave that 

amount to a theatrical critic-advertising 

solicitor on an afternoon paper. The 
t. c.-a. s. assured the vice film people 
he would bring them business, but he 
didn't, and as he would promise or do 
a lot more than that for much less than 
$1,500, the picture people, when they 
heard about it, had to laugh. 

The same paper that this t. c.-a. s. 
represents has failed to deliver on any 
of its picture advertising, having lost 
its half and whole pages that brought 
nothing to the box office. 

"Protect Us" is showing next door 
to the Lyric, where "The Battle of 
Torreon" appears to be doing some 
business, making it that much harder 
for the "vice film" to draw, if it ever 
had a chance. 



PETITIONING AGAINST CENSORING 

Cleveland, May 13. 

Claiming that the existing Ohio film 

censorship law was "railroaded" 

through the legislature without giving 
the people of the film manufacturing 
trade an opportunity to be heard, and 
that it was not requested by the pub- 
lic, the Cleveland photoplay exhibitors' 
board of trade is circulating a petition 
asking the legislature to repeal the act. 
A blank is being mailed to all picture 
exhibitors, asking opinions on the cen- 
sorship and estimate of the moral side 
of the films shown in this state. 

The circular states that the opera- 
tion of the law amounts to "legalized 
graft," since it requires censorship of all 
films, and imposes a charge of $1 per 
reel for the censoring. It also calls 
attention to the exhibiting of more than 
20,000 reels to 17,000,000 persons, pa- 
trons of 1,000 family theatres in Ohio, 
during the period in which the Ohio 
censors were restrained by injunction 
from reviewing films. All these films 
were shown without a single complaint 
being made against their subjects, act- 
ing or character. 

Cleveland motion picture exhibitors 
were rapped hard by M. A. Neff, of 
Cincinnati, president of the Motion Pic- 
ture Exhibitors' League of America, in 
a statement made to Governor Cox at 
Columbus Monday. He attacked their 
stand on the state censorship law. 

"All this criticism of the censor law 
and action of the censor board is pure 
buncombe," Neff told the governor. 
"Motion picture exhibitors and film 
makers favor the law, and the criticism 
comes from persons in Cleveland dis- 
gruntled because they did not secure 
appointments on the censor board." 



EXHIBITORS AGAINST "DUPES." 

Movie exhibitors are waving the sig- 
nal of distress. An inflex of "dupes" 
and phoney features from the other 
side has nonplussed the exhibitors to 
such an extent that they are beginning 
to figure out just where they stand 
when they are having a few "bad boys" 
slipped over on them. 

Several prominent exhibitors stated 
this week that there should be some 
stringent way to deal with the manu- 
facturers of the "dupes." It looks as 
though legislation will be brought to 
bear whereby the makers and sellers 
of th- "dup"s" and "copies" can be 
fully prosecuted. 

The "dupe" makers have gotten 
away with everything but murder, so 
the exhibitors claim, and they appear 
to be getting stronger with their work. 
The exhibitors claim everybody is be- 
ing fooled but the people who are now 
demanding that the houses give them 
the real and the best. 



Film at Rejane Theatre. 

(Special Cable to Varihtt.) 

Paris, May 13. 

The Theatre Rejane, now dark, is 

scheduled to reopen May 15 with the 

Scott expedition pictures. 



Geo. Horton Leaves Mutual. 

The Mutual Film Corporation has 
lost George D. Horton, who resigned 
to accept the post of publicity director 
with the Popular Plays and Players, 
Inc. 



20 



VARIETY 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (May 18 to May 25, inc.) 

MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ.: 



GENERAL 

Vltagraph V 

Blograph B 

Kalem K 

Lubln L 

Pathes Pthe 

Sellg S 

Edison E 

Euanay B-A 

Klelnc Kl 

Molles Mel 

Ambroslf Amb 



EXCLUSIVE 

O. N. 8. F . ON 

Ratno R 

Solas Sol 

Eclectic Eel 

P. R. A F 

Lewis Pennants.. L P 

lit. Northern ON 

Dragon D 

Itala It 

O. N. X. X..O N X X 
Blache Features.. Bl 
Luna Lu 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Gem Oem 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eclr 

Rex Rz 

Frontier Frnt 

Victor Vic 

Gold Seal O 8 

Joker J 

Universal Ike U 1 

Sterling Ster 



MUTUAL 

Gaumont G 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance ........ Rel 

Majestic Maj 

Thanhouser T 

Kay-Bee K B 

Broncho Br 

Domino Dom 

Mutual M 

Princess Pr 

Komlc Ko 

Beauty . Be 

Apollo Apo 

Royal r 

Lion Ln 

Hepworth H 



NOTE — The subject U In one reel of about 1,000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



MAY 18— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— Footprints of Moiart, 2- reel dr. 
A ; The Water Goat, com, Key ; Our Mutual 
Girl, No. 18. Rel. 

(7ENERAL F— The Father's Scapegoat, dr, 
B ; The Adventure of the Counterfeit Money 
(Fifth of Octavlus, Amateur Detective Series), 
cm, E ; The Fringe on the Glove, 2- reel dr, 
K; Colonel Heeea Liar — Farmer (cartoon), 
Pthe ; The Adventures of Kathlyn, No. 11 (The 
Forged Parchment), 2- reel dr, and Herst-Selig 
News Pictorial, No. 23, 8 ; Dorothy Danes- 
bridge, Militant, com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Beneath the Mask, 2-reel dr, 
I ; The Counts Infatuation, com, P ; The Call 
Back, dr, Vic. 

MAY 19— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Dog of Flanders, 2-reel dr, 
T ; The Swindlers, dr, Maj ; Courtlncr of Pru- 
dence, dr. Be. 

GENERAL F— Mystery of the Fast Mall, 2- 
reel dr, Eclipse ; The Light on the Wall 
(Fourth or "The Man Who Disappeared" Se- 
ries), dr, E; The Uneven Balance, dr, S-A ; He 
Won A Race, and Her Horrid Honeymoon, 
split- reel com, L; Max's Vacation, com, Pthe; 
A Ticket To Happiness, com-dr, S ; Johanna 
the Barbarian, 2-reel dr. V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Dancing Crase, and The 
Mashers, split-reel com, C ; Lucille Love — the 
Girl or Mystery, No. 6. 2-reel dr, O. S; Uni- 
versal Ike in Pursuit of Eats, com, U. I. 

MAY 20— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— Breed o' the North, 2-reel dr, 
Br ; Beyond the City, dr, A ; Izzy the Operator, 
dr, Rel. 

GENERAL F— Seraphlna's Love Affair, 
com-dr, and Three Knaves and a Heathen Chi- 
nee, com, split-reel, E ; Actor Finney's Finish, 
com, S-A ; The Redskins and the Renegades, 2- 
reel dr, K ; Fifteen Years Later, dr, Mel ; 
Pathes Weekly, No. 37, Pthe ; Teaching Father 
a Lesson, dr, and A Korean Dance (dancing), 
split-reel, S ; The Adventures of the Rival 
Undertakers, com. V. 

UNIVERSAL— In a Persian Garden, 2-reel 



BALTIMORE'S BIG BALL. 

Baltimore, May 13. 
Baltimore's movie fans turned out 
at the Lyric to get at least 'a glimpse 
in person of their favorite actors and 
actresses of the muslin. It was the 
occasion of the initial ball of the Mary- 
and branch off the Motion Picture Ex- 
hibitors' League of America, held May 
9, and it was a complete success, espe- 
cially from the financial angle. About 

5,000 crowded into the hall, and prob- 
ably 1,000 more were turned away. 

The film idols, who gathered in the 
city for the first time, were given a 
rousing ovation, after coming from 
many distant cities. The principals 
were introduced, one by one, from the 
stage. 

Dancing was well nigh impossible, 
and the promenade, led by Earle Wil- 
liams and Clara Kimball Young, was 
more a riot of fun than a stately dance 
figure. Many of the players did hardly 
anything else but place his or her auto- 
graph on programs of the movie-m^d 
ones. 

Following the dancing, a banquet 
was given to the players, where all 
expressed appreciation and a genuine 
gladness in their Baltimore reception. 
A. S. Goldshorough acted as toastmas- 
ter. Mrs. Young, because actually re- 
lated to Baltimore, was the first to 
respond. She was followed by Earle 
Williams, Victor Smith, Rosemary 



dr. Eclr ; Their Vacation, dr, J ; The Man 
Within, dr, N; Universal Animated Weekly, 
No. 115. U. 

MAY 21— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Fires of Ambition, 2-reel dr, 
Dom ; Keystone title not announced • Mutual 
Weekly. No. 73, M. 

GENERAL F— Romeo and Juliet, and Percy, 
the Lady Killer, split-reel ; A Snakeville Ro- 
mance, com-dr, S-A; A Leaf From The Past 
2-reel dr, L ; Like Father Like Son, com, Mel ; 
Antony and Cleopatra. 2-reel dr, Pthe; Hcart- 
Selig News Pictorial. No. 24, 8 ; Out in Happy 
Hollow, dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL — Johnnie From Jonesboro, com, 
Frnt- Love and a Lottery Ticket, com, I; 
The Fox, 2-reel dr, Rz ; Neighbors, com, Ster. 

MAY 22— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— A Social Ghost, 2-reel dr, K. B; 
A Circus Romance ; dr, Pr ; The Legend of 
Snow White, dr, T. 

CTENERAL F— The Southerners, 3-reel dr, 
E ; The Voice in the Wilderness, 2-reel dr, 
S-A ; Tight Shoe, com, and Advanced Styles 
for Fall and Winter, 1914-15 (fashion), split- 
reel K; Life's Lottery, dr, L; Music Hath 
Charms— not. and As Time Rolled On, split- 
reel com, S ; Funny's Swell Affair, com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Could You Blame Her, com, 
N ; The Pearl of the Sea, dr, P ; The Bribe, 2- 
reel dr, Vic. 

MAY 23— SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL— For the Sake of Kate. 2-reel dr, 
Rel ; Keystone title not announced, Three of a 
Kind, com, R. 

GENERAL F— The Road to Plalndale, dr, B ; 
A Tight Squeeze (Eight of "Dolly of the 
Dailies-Series), dr, E; Red Riding Hood of the 
Hills, dr, S-A ; The Vengeance of the Vaquero, 
dr, K; A Country Girl, com, L; The Burled 
Crime, dr, Mel ; The Conquest of Claire, 2-reel 
dr, Pthe ; The Estrangement, dr, 8 : Etta of 
the Footlights, 2-reel dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Sheriffs Story, dr. Frnt; 
Mike Searches for His Long Lost Brother, com, 
J ; The Triumph of Mind, 3-reel dr, B101. 



ABELES WRONGLY BILLED. 

Chicago, May 13. - 
It appears there is a more important 
point to the suit for $50,000 brought 
by Edward Abeles against Alfred Ham- 
burger than became apparent in the 

report of the action that was given out 
here last week. 

The first story of the case said Mr. 
Abeles objected to being billed as an 
actor, when in reality he was the star. 
Every one supposed this had reference 
to the "Brewster's Millions" film Mr. 
Abeles starred in. 

The facts as recited in the complaint 
are that Hamburger displayed at the 
Ziegfeld theatre "Victory," a feature 
film, and used Mr. Abeles' name in the 
billing matter as having appeared in 
the picture. The name of Abeles was 
as prominently displayed as the title 
of the film. Mr. Abeles, never having 
posed for that film, instructed his at- 
torney to bring the damage action 
when the Hamburger advertisements 
were brought to his attention. 



WEBB'S GUARANTEED 4 WEEKS. 

The Webb Electrical Pictures ("Talk- 
ers") at the Fulton will remain there 
for four weeks, anyway. The Webb 
company is reported to have guaran- 
teed the Harris Estate a certain amount 
weekly during that time, the house to 
take out first monies, with a percent- 
age arrangement reached regarding the 
gross receipts. 

The Fulton did a little business last 
week with the new Talkers. It is a 
badly located house for the purpose, 
and no splurge of any kind was started 
before the opening. Lee Kugel was 
placed in charge of the publicity but a 
day or so previous to the first showing. 



If yon don't advertise In 
advertise at all. 



▼ABIBTY, don't 




Theby and others. N. A. Neff of Cin- 
cinnati, president of the National Ex- 
hibitors' League, made an address. 

Among others in pictures attending 
were Anita Stewart, Dorothy Kelly, 
Norma Talmadge, Florence Hackett, 
Mary Charleston, Ormi Hawley, Kate 
Price, James Morrison, Harry Meyers, 
Billy Quirk, William Shea, Joseph W. 
Smiley, S. M. Spedon. 

The ball was declared to have sur- 
passed any such affair given in New 
York or elsewhere. 




$10,000 FOR BERNARD PICTURE. 

Ten thousand dollars is the reported 
price agreed upon between the Famous 
Players Co. and Sam Bernard for a 
feature film to be made in Paris dur- 
ing July, with Bernard the star. The 
piece will be "A Dangerous Maid." 

The Famous Players was dickering 
with Gaby Deslys for a film, but Gaby 
couldn't reach terms with Adolph Zu- 

kor. The French girl wanted all kinds 
of money and- the picture to be com- 
pleted within five days from last Sat- 
urday, when closing with a show, until 
today, as Gaby sails tomorrow on the 
Iniperator. She had previously nego- 
tiated with another concern, and leaves 
without any film connection on this 
side. 



A strong scene from 

"THE GOVERNOR'S PARDON' 

The first dramatic releaso of the IMPERIAL 
MOTION PICTURE CO. 



Savage Enjoins "Magda." 

Chicago, May 13. 
Henry W. Savage got out an injunc- 
tion here against Jones, Linick & 
Scheaffer prohibiting the latter from 

showing "Magda," the modern 
"Madam X" feature film at the Co- 
lonial. The movie had been extensive- 
ly billed. 



FORCING PICTURE HOUSE RULINGS 

When the picture license expired 
May 1 there was a rush on the Bureau 
of Licenses by the men operating pop 
houses who desired to get permission 
to run while their houses were mak- 
ing alterations that would conform 
with the new M. P. ordinance of New 
York. At least 200 theatres came under 
the new ruling. There was consterna- 
tion in the ranks of their owners when 
Julian Rosenthal, Bureau Chief, de- 
cided that every one would have to 
close until their places came within the 
required specifications of the picture 
law. 

The Movie Exhibitors' Association 
sent a committee to confer with Mayor 
Mitchel and with Rosenthal present, 
an agreement was reached whereby 
the houses were permitted to operate 
while the licenses were pending. 

The exhibitors claim were they 
forced to close for a month or two 
that they would lose much of their 
present patronage. Out of the 200 at 
least 40 have closed down anyway to 




HARRY CAREY 

Head director and star of the PROGRES- 
SIVE MOTION PICTURE CO. 



make structural alterations or rebuild, 
necessitating a full closing anyway. 

Houses heretofore playing vaude- 
ville and pictures are being altered and 
when completed will operate under a 
straight picture license, the new law 
forcing them to remove their stages 
which were reported as conflicting with 
the provisions of the movie ordinance. 

The exhibitors have asked no favors 
of the Mayor nor Chief Rosenthal. 
They have agreed to make any and all 
alterations necessary to comply with 
the regulations. 



G. F. MANAGER OUT. 

Spokane, May 13. 

The Harry B. Cleveland musical com- 
pany closed in the middle of its third 
week at the American. Salaries were 
unpaid. James McConahcy, manager 
of the Best, took over the lease and 
reopened the house with pictures. 

A. T. Lambson, who was managing 
the American, has lost his place as head 
of the local agency of the General Film 
Co., because of friction which arose 
over his handling of both managerships. 
He is succeeded by Lincoln A. Todd, 
formerly manager of the Western In- 
dependent Film agency here. Todd is 
succeeded by his younger brother. 



Solon Henkel in Comedy Roles. 

Chicago, May 13. 
Solon Henkel, formerly of Henkel 
and Winters, has been engaged by Es- 
sanay to play comedy roles. He has 
joined the Chicago company. 



VARIETY 



21 




The old Hyde A Behman firm, which still 
controls a number of theatres In Brooklyn, 
1b now Interested In pictures, and through the 
Bills Feature Film Co. Is handling the state 
rights to the Sarah Bernhardt "Camilla" film, 
Madame Rejane in "Madame San Gene" and 
"The Life and Works of John Wagner." Rob- 
art Russell is looking after the picture inter- 
ests from the Star theatre, Brooklyn, where 
a projection machine has been Installed and 
pictures shown to exhibitors wanting to see 
what the Bills Co. handles. 

Pathe is also advertising an "Antony and 
Cleopatra" picture. It's in two parts and of 
dramatic construction. 



Bruce McRae in "The Ring and the Man" is 
a four-reeler which the Famous Players will 
release May 20. 

George S. Dougherty, the ex-pollce com- 
missioner, was hurt during the explosion of 
a "bomb" at the Ruby studio last week dur- 
ing the taking of a scene in Gus Hill's pic- 
ture. "The Line Up at Police Headquarters." 

In "The Greyhound" (Ave parts) which the 
Life-Photo Film Corporation has on its books, 
the cast Includes David Wall, William H. 
Tooker, Harry Spingler, George de Carlton, 
Victor Benolt, Elita Proctor Otis, Catherine 
Carter, Anna Laughlln and Lillian Langdon. 

The Popular Plays & Players (Inc.) an- 
nounces June 1 as the release date of "Mich- 
ael Strogoff" with Jacob P. Adler as the fea- 
tured player. Five part drama. Their sec- 
ond release will be Andrew Mack in "The 
Ragged Earl." 

Ednld Markey, of the New York M. P. Cor- 
poration, is recovering from injuries received 
during the taking of "The Wrath of the 
Gods." 



House Peters, the "matinee idol" of the 
Famous Players' Co., has severed connections 
with that concern and has gone to the Pacific 
Coast to Join another organization. 



Ethel (Redhead) O'Brien, of Hurtlg A Sea- 
mon's "Taxi Girls" will do movie work this 
summer. 



Slegmund Lubln returned last Saturday on 
the Imperator. He announced that he had the 
movie right to plays by Henry Arthur Jones, 
Charles Klein and Cecil Raleigh and had 
signed a contract with Arthur Collins for the 
photoplay rights of till the Drury Lane met- 
iers. 



In "Out of the Shadows," a Thanhouser, 
trick photography will be made to have Irving 
Cummlngs Bhow himself on*- the sheet as two 
persons. It will be Mr. Cummlngs' debut 
under the Thanhouser banner. 



Thomas Alva Edison has forbidden the use 
of cigarettes by his employees in his West 
Orange, N. J., shops and laboratories. 

The movie men, who furnish pictures for 
the animated weeklies, are finding plenty of 
subjects to "catch" with the trouble In Mex- 
ico, the earthquake in Italy and some excit- 
ing dally Incidents In New York. Monday 
they were busy photographing the return of 
the Montana with the Vera Cruz dead, the 
opening of the Federal League Park In Brooa- 
lyn and the movements of President Wilson 
in Manhattan. 



Seventy-flve spectators at the afternoon show 
In the Gem theatre, Main street, Monongahela, 
Pa., had a narrow escape Tuesday afternoon 
in the mad rush which followed a burst of 
flames behind the moving picture screen. 
Women and children screamed as the flames 
burst from behind the screen and dense black 
amoke rolled into the theatre. The fire 
started from tar which boiled out of a tank 
and ignited woodwork in the rear of the stage. 
No one was injured in the stampede. The 
theatre, owned by Andrew Keller, was dam- 
aged to the extent of $2,000. 

Young Albert Kauffman, a brother-in-law 
of Adolph Zukor, Is an associate member of 
the Famous Players Film Company's execu- 
tive force who has a lot to do with the work- 
ings of the concern, but receives little outside 
credit for his efforts. He's on the Job every 
minute and Is an Integral part of the company 
who says nothing but saws wood. 



Arrangements are being made to place Wil- 
liam Gillette's former success, "Secret Ser- 
vice" Into the movies with a "name" attached. 



Sellg's three-reeled feature. "The Man of 
the Hour," was not adapted from the play of 
that name. It deals with the United States 
soldiers in training and under Are. 

The Broadway (103d street), Olympla (lOuh 
street) and the nunny (148th street), are all 
Broadway photoplay houses that are offering a 
feature movie film each day In conjunction 
with their regular picture program. 

All of the feature film booking for the 
Moss & Rrlll houses Is being done under the 
Personal direction of John A. Haramel . whose 
work has attracted the attention of vne of 
the movie managers. Hammell is a "mer 
manager and agent and at one time was 
connected with the circuses. He has dene 
Particularly good work at the Hamilton, 
where the movie part of the program has 
built up a big patronage. 



Al Jones, resident manager of the Audi- 
torium, Lynn, Mass., has been made assistant 
manager of the new Strand, New York. 

Two Hippodrome companies were Incorpor- 
ated at Columbus, O., Saturday, to give mov- 
ing picture exhibitions. The National Air- 
dome Co., of Cincinnati, was incorporated for 
$10,000 by F. W. Hubs. T. A. Rellly, B. P. 
Bernard!, J. J. *Huss and Jennie Carl in. The 
Akron Hippodrome Co.. of Akron, O., was In- 
corporated for $10,000 by A. H. Klrkland, 
Francis Selberllng, 8. A. Allen, J. B. Huber, 
and L. D. Brown. 

J. W. Johnston, a former Eclair lead, has 
signed with the Lasky company. 



The last scene of "The Million Dollar Rob- 
bery," the four-reel film, was completed last 
week when an acrobat was induced to make 
the Jump from the top of a six-story building 
after many others had changed their minds 
about it 



OUT-DOOR PICTURE MATINEES. 

Boston, May 13. 

The first out-door moving picture 

garden in the history of Boston is 

now being planned by John E. Cort 

in a large triangle of land beside the 

Cort theatre in the Back Bay. It is 

to be enclosed by a canvas fence 15 
feet high with rustic benches and will 
not be covered. According to Cort, 
he has found a type of projecting ma- 
chine which will permit practical pre- 
sentation of ordinary reels in the day- 
time with only a small canopy over the 
screen, thus permitting matinees. The 
prices will probably be only a dime. 



Tom Terriss and his English players are 
completing the picture version of Charles, 
Dlcken's "Chimes" under the direction of Her- 
bert Vlache. 



Among the new players on the Solax and 
Blache's staffs are Harrlsh Ingraham, Harry 
Mack, J. W. Conway, Jack Burns and Wallace 
Scott. 



"Captain Alvaret," a movie feature from 
the Vltagraph studio, which has a war flavor, 
will be the next new picture attraction at 
the Vltagraph theatre. In the new comedy 
that will also follow will be seen Albert Roc- 
cardi, Ralph Ince. Billy Quirk, Anita Stewart, 
Lucile Love and James Lackaye. 



NO ADVERTISING PROGRAM. 

Through some complication that is 
alleged to have arisen between the In- 
ternational Motion Picture Exhibitors' 
Association and L. A. Collier for the 
advertising in the program of the Con- 
vention to be held at Grand Central 
Palace, New York, June 8-13, it has 
been announced no advertisements will 
be placed. 



The first New York showing of "The Una 
Up at) Police Headquarters," featuring George 
S. Dougherty, former police commmlssloner, a 
slx-reeler, will be at the Strand shortly. The 
picture was produced under th direction of 
Frank Beal. 



VITAGRAPH TAKES HARRIS. 

The Vitagraph Co. has taken the 
Harris theatre, on West 42d street, for 
pictures, and will open it this Saturday 
night with "The Christian/' in eight 
reels. 



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FIRST COMMONWEALTH PICTURES. 

San Francisco, May 13. 

The Edler Motion Picture Manufac- 
turing Co., located in San Rafael, sus- 
pended business operation for a few 
days last week, owing to finances, it 
is reported. Later Edler had arranged 
with the actors to complete the present 
feature (requiring 1,000 more feet) on 
the commonwealth plan. 

The local merchants, to keep the 
company in town, paid the players $1 
per day for expenses. 



ILLINOIS RIGHTS, $20,000? 

Alfred Hamburger is reported as 
having paid $20,000 for the movie 
presentation rights to the Annette Kel- 
lermann picture, "Neptune's Daugh- 
ter," in Illinois. 

The first Chicago display of the Her- 
bert Brenon film will be at the Fine 
Arts theatre, May 18. 



Playing Cort on Percentage. 

When the Mutual opens with its fea- 
ture film, "The Escape," at the Cort, 
New York, June 1, it will play the house 
on a sharing arrangement. 



Candler Starting Slowly. 

The new Candler, where "Antony and 
Cleopatra" is being exhibited, is report- 
ed as having done little business since 
opening last Friday. 



Coast Director Resigns. 

San Francisco, May 13. 
Director Landsberger of the Califor- 
nia Motion Picture Co. has had a mis- 
understanding, resulting in his resigna- 
tion. 



If you don't advertise In VARIETY, don't 
advertise at all. 



Frederick J. Moore Arrested. 

Hartford, Conn., May 13. 

Frederick J. Moore, representing the 
United Pictures Theatre Co., 1402 
Broadway, New York, was arrested 
here today on a charge of assault pre- 
ferred by Veronica Zatorska, aged 16 
years, who alleges Moore kissed and 
hugged her so violently she suffered 
severe bruises. 

The agent has carried local news- 
paper "ads" saying he could train 
young women to become stage ce- 
lebrities. Miss Zatorska says the as- 
sault happened on her second visit. 




TERRY DECIDES TO LEAVE HOME 

A HtronK Bfeno in "HEARTS OF OAK." 
the Arm r»-l»-nae of the Mohawk Film Co. 
Director, Wray Bartlett Phyaloc. 



ALLEGE SHUTTER INFRINGEMENT. 

J. A. LeRoy, 133 Third avenue, and C. 
R. Baird, 24 East 23d street, have circu- 
lated a printed statement on a handbill 
that the Style B Automatic Fire Shut- 
ter used in the Powers No. 5, No. 6 and 
No. 6A machines "is believed" to be an 
infringement on a patent shutter con- 
trolled by LeRoy, Baird claims to be the 
sole inventor. LeRoy has announced to 
the manufacturers, dealers and users of 
motion picture projecting machines by 
the way of the promiscuous distribution 
of these placards that he as inventor and 
patentee for improvements in kineto- 
scopes which particularly relates to "an 
automatically - controlled protective 
shutter U. S. Patent No. 107-5215, issued 
October 7, 1913, application filed March 
12, 1908," has assigned an interest in his 
patent to Baird. 

It's understood that the LeRoy and 
Baird interests have engaged legal tal- 
ent to back up their claims, yet the 
Nicholas Power Co. denies that any 
action has been brought against them. 

The Power Co. has sent out a state- 
ment saying that it will guarantee pro- 
tection against any litigation arising out 
of the use of its machines. 

General Manager Smith, of the Power 
Co., informed a Variety representative 
Wednesday his company was not wor- 
rying about any proposed action by the 
Baird-LeRoy side, and that if any did 
arise the Power Co. would fight it to 
the last ditch. Mr. Smith asserts the 
LeRoy-Baird statement has not inter- 
fered with their business to any appre- 
ciable extent. 

The LeRoy-Baird parties say they 
stand ready to substantiate their patent 
claim in the matter, and intend to force 
the issue to a crisis in the courts. 



Picture Player Clubbed. 

Los Angeles, May 13. 
While taking part in a "picture ar- 
rest" downtown, yesterday, Robert 
Vernon, playing an Italian fugitive, 
was severely clubbed by the "officer" 
and had to be removed to a hospital. 



Pa. Exhibitors' Convention. 

Philadelphia, May 13. 

Plans for the annual convention of 
the Pennsylvania Branch of the Mo- 
tion Picture Exhibitors' League were 
discussed at a meeting of the executive 
committee at the Continental Hotel 
Sunday afternoon. The convention 
will be held June 23-24 at Wilkes- 
Barre. 

It is expected that between 300 and 
400 delegates will attend. 



Big Film at Broadway, Brooklyn. 

The Loew Circuit will play feature 
films for the summer only at the Broad- 
way theatre, Brooklyn, commencing 
June 1. 



Resisting Extradition. 

Rochester, May 13. 
The detective bureau received a win* 
from Chicago last night that Charles 
Ilyman, former manager of the Alhani- 
bra theatre on State street, has resisted 
extradition. Hyman is wanted here on 
a grand larceny charge. It is said that 
he obtained $600 and a note for $400 
from Melvin Wiley, for a half interest 
in the theatre, which did not belong to 
him/ 



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VARIETY 



BATTLE OF TORREON 

and 
CAREER OF GEN. VILLA. 

When the poster Hays "The Buttle of Tor- 
reon" was taken In Mexico under lire, It leaves 
this single reel of film devoted to the first 
subject under grave suspicion. It Is the ft. & 
M. make, put out under the Mutual Film Cor- 
poration name as a show and playing at the 
Lyric, tour dully, to 25-50. Although granted 
that the picture wus posed on the scene of the 
Torreon buttle between the Federals and the 
Constitutionalists in Mexico, the captions tell 
altogether too much In proportion to what the 
film actually exhibits. Some excerpts from 
"The Trageuy In the Career of General Villa" 
are first seen in this "Torreon" picture. At 
one point where the Insert says 6.UUU cavalry 
advanced not over 40 horsemen uppcaied in 
sight. Such little fighting as wus shown could 
easily have been staged, as It wuh in the bandit 
attack in the "Villa" section. The burning or 
supposed representation of the cremation of the 
bodies through saturating them with kerosene 
was also taken from the "Villa" portion. Hut 
the picture no doubt was taken In Mexico. If 
the Mutual Is in earnest to circulate this film 
through the country as a genuine battle of 
Torreon, It Is going to give the Mutual's repu- 
tation a severe bump for future 'specials." 
"The Battle of Torreon" Is a good title in these 
days, bringing It to New York Just now was 
timely, and at the private showing the film re- 
ceived extremely favorable notice from the 
dally press. The dally newspaper men must 
have taken the word or manifold of a press 
agent who slipped it Into them good, If what 
they wrote Is what he sent .them. "The Ca- 
reer of Qeneral Villa" is an admittedly scena- 
rio and posed story, by the screen giving the 
characters and their players from either the 
Reliance or Majestic stock company, perhaps 
both. Man Marsh and Robert Harron are 
prominent players. The home of Villa is pre- 
sented with his two sisters, one crippled and 
one good looking, though very young. Two 
Federal officers stop In for water, see the girls, 
remember them, and when the crippled daugh- 
ter calls on a neighbor the officers return, one 
attempting to assault the younger sister who 
Is killed in a struggle, shot by the officer's 
revolver she had grabbed from his belt to 
defend herself. Villa returns home, hears the 
facts, aees his sister die and through an In- 
dian boy who saw the soldiers enter the house 
and Is loyal to him, Villa Invades the head- 
quarters of the Federals, attempting to kill the 
two officers involved In the outrage at his 
home. He Is imprisoned, but escapes through 
the Indian boy's aid. The remainder of the 
five or six reels leads up to his becomng the 
chief of the revolutionists, elected to that office 
by the Constitutionalist army of about 11 sol- 
diers, as the picture showed. The Villa film 
was poorly directed in spots. A distinct titter 
ran through the house when Villa as he raced 
from his prison cell, after qls unexpected lib- 
eration, stopped to consult with himself before 
the camera. The guards may have been a sec- 
ond behind him. but Villa had* to stop every 
time he saw the camera. It became fun- 
nier as It progressed. All the players in the 
company used "expression" before th pho- 
tographer. Not a soul left Villa's home with- 
out giving the camera a glance, shrug or ex- 
pressive look, stopping at the threshold. The 
one battle scene that has a bit of realism to It 
through the explosion of shells on a hillside 
may have been accomplshed by trick photog- 
raphy. At no time were two opposing forces 
displayed, even In the perspective. Exhibitors 
may be anxious to urfe this "Battle of Torreon" 
and the "Villa" adjunct as the first war feat- 
ure to be brought north from the Mexican 
conflict, but the exhibitor wherever located to 
protect himself had better first give a private 
showing of this feature film to the local news- 
paper men, standing or falling or letting it run 
on their opinions and notices. If they pro- 
nounce it genuine well and good, and if not 
exhibitor's patrons at least will know in ad- 
vance what they are going to see without plac- 
ing their whole belief in the billing matter. 
The cremation of the bodies, though not vivid- 
ly done, might be cut out of film. It seems 
to be one of the things put In it to make the 
"Battle" title stand up. And an a final con- 
clusion, perhaps it wouldn't be a wild guess to 
hazard that the entire 1,000 feet of "The Bat- 
tle of Torreon" was lifted out of the original 
"Villa" film, with the "Battle" title added for 
the benefit of the box office. 8imc. 



FILM REVIEWS 



PORT OF MISSING MEN. 

Arnold Daly Is the principal actor in "The 
Port Of Missing Men." which the Famous 
Players Co. has photoplayed from Meredith 
Nicholson's novel of that title. As shown at 
the Hamilton the latter half of last week the 
film did not make the Impression desired. The 
fault was not with the story nor with Daly's 
work, but with the finish the F. P. laboratory 
gave to this feature. The first, part looks as 
though taken in a fog. In "exteriors" one 
can expect dimness, bad light and all that 
sort of thing, but in "interiors" there doesn't 
appear to be an excuse when the lighting ar- 
rangement Is supposed to be perfect. As a 
movie actor Daly does capital work and gets 
away with that Kyrle Bellew sword scene In 
good fashion, giving the prostrate form of one 
of the men a swat In the stomach aB he steps 
forth to battle with another swordsman. That 
"stomach punch" with the sword was good for 
a big laugh. In the court "Interiors" where 
the folks bow, Hcrape and salaam in and out 
of the Emperor's presence, the Arch Duchess 
and her co-workers had them laughing by the 
way they came In and went out. There's not 
much to the picture in the first two parts, but 
an effort to give the audience an "Impression" 
as to what It is all about. Those foreign plays 
do confuse one so especially whero there's 
mistaken identity of long names and a plot as 
thick as the Rock of Gibraltar. Daly plays the 
Prime Minister's son, who outwits, outfights 
and outgenerals the Arch Duchess and her 
band of manklllers who would put a contender 



on the throne when the real heirs lives, despite 
all attempts to steal his proofs and put the 
quietus to his breath inhalations. The pic- 
ture picks up considerably toward the finish, 
although the Imagination is stretched a bit by 
the way foreigners stalk about and endeavor 
to carry out their murderous plans. One thing 
that is very much In favor of the picture Is the 
"Virginia grounds" used for "exteriors." They 
say that the Georgian Court of the Goulds was 
used, and If so It made splendid settings. Lit- 
tle was shown of Montana, which in- the book 
was "the port of missing men." As Montana 
is big enough to encompass some lively movie 
climaxes its a pity the "port" wasn't used to 
more advantage. Still that would have taken 
some of the play away from Daly, who was 
ubroad fighting for Frederick's throne rights. 
The cast as a whole did good work, but the 
man thut played Claiborne s son was physically 
unsuited for the role. He looked more like a 
Culver mllitury school cadet or a student from 
some training school for America's younger 
would-be West Pointers than a regular soldier 
fully qualified to go abroad to take charge of 
an American embassy. Marguerite Skirvin 
made a pleasing Shirley Claiborne, an Ameri- 
can girl, for whom the supposed John Arml- 
tage (Arnold Daly) turned down royal favors 
to marry. Daly, before the camera, has plenty 
of vim and vigor and displays the elasticity of 
step which one likes to find in a hero who 
fears not man nor beast. If the "dim scenes" 
were retaken the picture would be worth far 
more- than it is In its present shape. Mark. 



D'ANNUNZIO'S CAB1RIA. 

D'Annunzlos "Cablrla" has a great moving 
picture coutalned within Its 12 parts. The 
thing to do with it is to reduce the feature him 
to a reasonable length, retaining its immense 
volume of action, and eliminating much of the 
many stories that only become confusing be- 
fore the film is half shown. There are heavy 
and massive scenes, the main thread Is hold- 
ing, but Italy's famous writer. D'Annunzlo, in 
his first camera scenario, ventured in too 
many directions. While doubtlessly the 
scenario brought all the trailing ends together 
at the finale, meanwhile the picture shows such 
a vast general assemble In heavily mounted 
surroundings that mere detail looks tame be- 
side all of this. More particularly is it made 
noticeable throug the fast and furious tart 
"Cabirla" receives, that of a vomiting volcano 
that may be easily presumed to have wiped out 
a village with its flying and flowing lava. 
Large cuts appeared to have been made in the 
film before shown at the Astor. The stories 
became disconnected after the third reel. Many 
queries could have been put as to this an« 
that, but they were unnecessary, for the audi- 
ence realized it was looking at one of the 
greatest spectacular productions yet placed on 
the screen. It may also be asserted that 
"Cabirla" is the greatest if cut to proper di- 
mensions. To place "Cabirla" where It be- 
longs among moving pictures it can be said 
that it starts as a spectacular where "Antony 
and Cleopatra" leaves off. There Is nothing 
niggardly In this Italian-made subject. The 
march of Hannibal's army over tne Alps was 
a throbbing affair, with its men, horses, mules, 
camels and elephants. It made the Roman 
army's entry into Alevandrla in the "Antony 
and Cleopatro" film appear like a May-day pa- 
rade of school children in comparison. Every- 
thing else spectacular In "Cabirla" has been 
put on in the same mammoth and expensive 
manner. In the ballroom it was said that the 
Bank of Rome Is behind the Itala Co. in its 
productions. Feature film like this need a 
national bank for support. Some ventured that 
"Cablrla" could not have cost less than $200,- 
000 to produce. Between $S0,000 and $l00,u00 
would be a fair estimate of the cost, and that 
is high enough in these times when a very big 
feature can be put on under $150,000. The pri- 
vate view started at 3 :H0. Many laughed 
when they heard the picture ran in 12 reels, 
and took seats In the rear so they could 
quietly slide out after the second or third part. 
But no one did. When the first intermission 
came every one waited for the next section 
of film, and would have remained for the full 
exhibition, excepting it was after 5 o'clock 
when the sixth part finished. A number were 
obliged to go at that hour. Augustus Thomas 
passed over a few remarks mentioning D'An- 
nunzio's truly great scenario, and explaining 
the picture would have to be shown In the ball- 
room under adverse conditions, owing to the 
absence of many essentials for a proper picture 
showing, also an orchestra and a chorus of KM) 
voices, given with the film at Rome. The volt- 
age was also 20 amperes below the standard, 
and this latter defect may have tended to make 
portions of the picture dim at times. No one 
ran conceive an idea of the Immensity of the 
big scenes in "Cablrla" until they are seen, if 
the Italia people can cut it down to eight or 
nine reels, rewriting captions, it will have a 
feature film that everone who ever saw or 
wants to see a picture must look at. The cap- 
tions now are unusually long, requiring some 
time to read and consume much space In the 
running. A commanding figure throughout the 
entire picture Is that of a giant negro. The 
principal story Is of a child rescued by her 
nurse during the volcanic eruption, but this 
tiile Is often diverged from. Two or three of 
the spectacles seen in the six reels are magnifi- 
cent. There Is nothing garish, glaring or 
fakey In this film, but one decided fault seems 
to be that .most or nearly all of the money 
wont Into the production. Some of this spent 
upon able directors and some more on able 
players would have brought out "Cablrla" in 
the first place as the prize feature film of thj 
picture world. 8ime. 



IMPERIAL SINGING PICTURES. 

At the Herald Square theatre the first half 
of tbls week a complete demonstration of the 
Imperial Singing (or Animated) Pictures was 
given and from the success of the first num- 
ber the deathknell oi the illustrated song has 
been sounded. Immediately following a reg- 
ular movie release, the screen flashed the Im- 
perial novelty idea. Two singers, a man and 
woman stood near the organ, -as the story of 
the song, -In the Heart of the City That Has 
No Heart," wus shown by the movie machine. 
The song, in two verses and chorus, was sung 
like an ordinary illustrated song with ani- 
mated illustration of the words instead of the 
silent stereoptlcon way. In the picture a 
young woman is shown kissing her parents 
goodbye at their country home. She Is next 
seen in the New York station where a young 
man sizes her up and seeing there's no one to 
meet her, follows her, forces an acquaintance- 
ship which she reciprocates and another Bcene 
shows her taking her first glass of wine in a 
cabaret The second verse has the girl In 
tattered clothes on a couch In a poorly fur- 
nished room. She is shown on her knees later, 
evidently supplicating the Good Lord to have 
mercy on her soul. Two exteriors, one a street 
corner and another the river and one of the 
New York bridges, wind up the song with 
several reflashes of the farewell scene shown 
at first with her folks. The . girl utters a 
prayer and then steps forth on the dock rail, 
the picture dissolving so that one can imagine 
the finish. At the Herald Square the song 
and picture consumed about six minutes, fur- 
nishing a 'diversion from the usual picture 
run. The woman sang the first verse alone, 
the man the second, with their voices blending 
on the choruses. The Imperial Co. has an 
idea which if carefully followed up should 
bring them a rich harvest. The better the 
vocalist or vocalists the better the effect. It 
looks as If the Imperial Singing Pictures are 
here to stay. Mark. 

HEARTS OF OAK. 

James A. Hearne's famous drama, "Hearts 
of Oak," in moving picture form Is, above all 
else, a corking feature film in five reels. Up 
In New England, and especially in Maine, It 
should be a sensation. It was excellently 
staged by Wray Bartlett Physlce, and despite a 
few minor criticisms, the Mohawk Film Co. 
should be proud of its first release. It is pas- 
toral drama and should be run off slowly for 
proper atmosphere. The emulsion on the in- 
terior scenes bad not been thoroughly removed 
on the print shown at the American last Fri- 
day morning, making them quite dim. The 
concluding scenes with the death of Terry are 
too long drawn out, making them more har- 
rowing than necessary. They would be very 
much improved if cut a trifle. But the story 
is there, laid amid beautiful shore and marine 
scenes. It is lmposible to secure better back- 
grounds than moving water. Ralph Stuart 
as Terry gave a fine performance, bar- 
ring the absence of a change in looks 
after the passing of twenty years. This 
might have been obviated had he played 
the prologue scenes In a more youthful vein. 
Picture patrons, however, may not be so criti- 
cal. The remainder of the cast was remark- 
ably competent and were intelligently selected 
for types. There were three children who 
were very fine picture actors. It is respect- 
Tully suggested that one caption be edited, 
viz : "And the ocean sounded the eternal re- 
quiem on the sorrowful shore." It refers to 
the misery of Terry and the word "heart" 
might be substituted for "shore." The fare- 
well letter of Terry's was also Indistinct and 
should be retaken. But these faults are 
remediable and do not intend to reflect serious- 
ly on the general effect of "Hearts of Oak," 
which is a corking feature film for any high 
class picture house In the world. The holder 
of the New England rights, whoever he may 
be, Is to be congratulated for a piece of rare 
good fortune. Jolo. 



PROTECT US. 

"Protect Us" as a title goes two ways with 
this film, and the more important path would 
be to say protect us from such an awful pic- 
ture as this is, not in the theme, but In the 
making and the playing. It could b« said with 
almost positive assurance that for a feature 
film of anything over two reels, this five or six- 
reel Ruby Is the cheapest production ever put 
on the sheet. It is not alone cheap in the set- 
tings and production, it Is slovenly, looks as 
though hurried up to get quick money through 
having the "vice" or "White Slave" subject In 
hand. "Protect Us" Is such a palpable play 
for box office returns from the curious and 
vicious-minded that It is doubtful if even those 
exhibitors who don't care how quickly they kill 
their patronage with Alms of this sort, will balk 
at "Protect Us." It has no merit whatsoever. 
There Is one scene taken from the sketch 
"Any Night" (as played in the Princess, New 
York, or at least suggested by It) and carried 
through to the next morning. The scene Is 
that of girl being led to her ruin by her 
sweetheart, taken to a "Raines Law Hotel" and 
showing the couple dressing In the room the 
next morning, the girl full of remorse with her 
waist still unbuttoned at the neck. To make 
it harder, the hotel clerk showed on the sheet 
the register with the many signatures saying 
that It is a disorderly house, with a caption 
following, "TUje law allows me to do it." And 
this In face of the fact that within the past 
six months within Times square and a radius of 
five blocks, over 15 hotels have been raided by 
the police as disorderly through this very 



thing. Does this picture seek to teach girls 
the evils of the world and at the same time 
tell them it is legitimate to enter a hotel with 
a single man, if they register? Another 
scene is that of a disorderly house the only 
point overlooked having the "girls" In short 
skirts or negligee dress. Everything else was 
there. The tough bunch of male supers would 
tell almost any man that this had been cast 
for the lowest sort of a "house." It's quite 
surprising that a woman, whether on the stage 
or in pictures, would have stood to pose in 
a scene that called for her presence either In 
the room the morning after or In the disorder- 
ly place. The rest of the picture Is a tiresome 
lot of episodes bunched together in a feeble 
and exaggerated attempt to base the subject 
on the slave traffic. Melodramatlcs were tried 
for in the burning of a tenement house wherein 
were the father and brother of a girl who had 
insisted upon going to a dance. She was a shop 
girl, a sweat-shop girl, and her "fellow " 
(cadet) took her to a aance In the studio where 
everyone but themselves were in evening 
clothes. The cadet continued to wear his soft 
hat while there. As many other Incongruities 
are In the film, and almost entirely the scenes 
are laid in the studio. Even in a cabaret 
saloon portion, the crowd of supers had to be 
pushed over into one corner of the Btudio to 
keep them in range. The settings are miser- 
able, old and cheap furniture with dirty walls. 
Other than the man who played the Jewish 
father of the girl going wrong, there is not a 
competent actor or actress in the cast. The 
father was very well done, but it was not diffi- 
cult for a player to stand out In that company. 
The cadet was just the reverse, a bad actor 
who smiled at the camera in anticipation of 
seeing how he looked after the picture should 
have been made. He was some poser. Of all 
the "vice films," "Protect Us" is the poorest, 
in every way, and not entitled to the consider- 
ation of anyone who plays pictures, if the ex- 
hibitor wishes to maintain a stanulng in his 
community. 8imc. 

THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR. 

Sawyer, Inc., is the distributor of a seven- 
reel photo-play taken from the Williamson 
novel, "The Lightning Conductor." The main 
asset to the feature film is the appearance of 
Dustln Farnum, Walter Hale and William El- 
liott. As a picture it would seem to come 
under the classification of a "travel film" — or 
in other words a series of moving pictures of 
scenery, such as might be utillzeu by a pro- 
fessional travelogisL The story of "The Light- 
nine Conductor" Is light and breeiy enough— 
too much so in fact to lntereat any but the 
friends of the three distinguished actors who 
made a 5,000 mile motor tour through South- 
ern Europe and stopped at a number of beau- 
tiful spota for movie reproductions of the lo- 
calities, such as castles, roada and so forth. 
Around the apparently pleasant motor trip is 
wound the story of a wealthy banker's daugh- 
ter who buys an old auto, encounters a dis- 
tinguished Englishman, who is smitten with 
her, and succeeds in securing the post of 
chauffeur to the girl and her aunt, so he may 
be near her. They meet with a few advent- 
ures, but, on the whole, are seriously bent 
on "seeing things." For out-door photography 
some of the "camerlzlng" is not altogether 
satisfactory. The method of presenting the 
picture la unique, and the employment of such 
slides as "Just a puncture — another blowout," 
instead of "Just a moment please," give the 
film a certain distinctiveness. Jolo. 



ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA. 

Now it comes out! Why Cleopatra had a 
snake kill her. The "Antony and Cleopatra" 
eight-reel Kleine-Clnes at the new Candler on 
42d street, is giving the secret away. Ac- 
cording to the detailed description on the film 
Cleo waa a pretty wise little girl for her time, 
41 B. C, as It was, according to the program. 
It must have been some days before the Span- 
ish War in '07, and most of the people have 
forgotten that. After Antony had stabbed him- 
self with a dagger in the palace at Alexandria, 
and it looked like a cinch that Octavlus would 
have a walk-over, as he did, telling Cleo she 
would have to return to Rome as his slave, 
Cleo balked. Then Cleo cogitated. She had 
made up her mind the best thing to do was to 
die, but how? The Queen consulted a fortune- 
teller, who said she had some of the best 
poisons in stock ever made. Cleo asked for 
two or three samples, and the fortune-teller 
gave her two. It was a cash transaction for 
Cleo paid before leaving. Going back to the 
main room that had an elevated couch in it. 
Cleo called her bunch together, and ordered 
that a couple of the slaves try the deadly mix- 
tures. The first one, a good actor, squirmed all 
over the place, then flopped down and died. 
Cleo voted that was a hard road to Heaven and 
asked for another victim. The next fellow 
they weren't so certain of, so must have 
yelled at him after the first move to get out of 
focus, for he left the range of the camera, but 
took a jump in again when he passed away. 
"Rough stuff" Cleo must have said, "Try the 
asp on the next guy." Forward walked an 
angelic looking young man, who, when the asp 
stung him, nearly smiled. He hung around, 
looked cheerful and Cleo couldn't believe it. 
If that's dying, slip me over the same way, she 
must have been thinking. Sure enough shortly 
afterward Cleo used the same asp, and died 
herself, although before her last gasp Cleo did 
a l.t.tle "cooch" dance while lying on the sofa. 
(That's a hard thing to do, a "cooch" on your 
back, they say.) The eight- reeler is in three 
acts, necessitating two intermissions that help 
to pad out the time to over two hours. During 
the Intermission one may think, and the natur- 
ral thought will be where are the 7,500 people 
the picture advertises? The whole Roman 
army, ac ording to the film, left for Egypt In 
four r >oata that couldn't have held over 
200. . c the army Increased after landing, 

and became quite a cavalcade (by "doub- 
ling" before the camera) while marching 
through the water on the beach, although there 
was plenty of dry land around. This story is 



VARIETY 



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of Antony going to Alexandria to make a kick 
about the Egyptians getting too far away from 
borne. An astrologer tells Cleo to see Antony, 
she can win him — and she does, so completely 
Ant forgets all about Rome and Octavla, his 
wife, also sister to Octavlus. Ant Is pretty 
bossy about the Palace after getting thick 
with Cleo, and tbe Egypt fellows don't like his 
work. They send a committee to tell Cleo tbey 
want Ant shut, but Cleo replies to mind tbeir 
own business or tbey will get theirs Instead 
of ber Antony. Then the committee decide 
Ant must die anyway, but Charmlan, a slave, 
wbo Is bugs on Ant herself, overhears them. 
Tbey cast ber Into prison, but she escapes in 
time to inform Cleo of a plot the jailer tipped 
ber off about. Romans are full of ingratitude. 
After the jailer told Char of tbe job against 
Ant, she strangled the jailer, escaping and 
after she saved Ant's life, she told Ant she 
loved him and he kissed her for it. Cleo 
overbears the conversation and the sound of the 
smack. Jealous ! What Cleo did to Charmlan 
only the crocodiles can tell, for after having 
her flogged, Cleo told a big black brute stand- 
ing on the wharf to tip Charmlan over to the 
waiting 'gators. And that was the last of 
Cbar. This picture says it was dangerous job 
loving 41 B. C. About a year after Cleo' and 
Ant first met, Octavlus told his sister, Octavla, 
to make a trip to Egypt and see what was 
delaying Ant. When Octavla got there Ant 
told her to go right back home and leave him 
alone. Oct did, but before leaving had the 
general ground plan of what kept Ant out day 
and night. When Octavlus heard about Ant's 
affinity he grew wild, called a meeting of the 
Roman Senate, declared Ant a traitor, and 
told the army to embark. Which they did in 
the four rowboats. Then the rest of the story 
happened. It kept up until Octavlus returned 
to Rome at the bead of an army that would 
have required 500 rowboats to carry. But 
maybe the camera couldn't wait for over four 
of the boats going out. As a picture, ex- 
pensive to turn out, "Antony and Cleopatra" Is 
quite spectacular, extraordinarily well staged, 
especially In the handling of the mobs and the 
supers, but this is no longer a noveity In 
fllmdom. It's not a "Quo Vadis" because "Quo 
Vadis" happened In the days before picture 
people camaraed actual warfare, as it is now 
doing. And mob scenes and armies don't mean 
so much in a feature film at present as they 
did. Some very pretty scenes are shown. The 
direction of the Roman Senate was superb, 
and that was about the best bit of directing in 
tbe picture. The straggly march of the Roman 
army in single file after landing at Alexandria 
isn't so fancy. "Antony and Cleopatra" makes 
a good feature film, that's all, though quite 
draggy in spots. It will not be a sensation 
nor approach that desired goal by the picture 
maker. And it will have a stronger draw at 
25 cents top admission than 50 as the Candler, 
a neat little house of about 1,200 capacity on 
two floors, Is charging. A modern picture that 
doesn't look like a revived allegory will always 
have a better chance with the public than any- 
thing from 41 B. C. or a year or two after. 

Sitne. 




ommend it In story, action or scenery. It 
missed a milo every time It tried, and in a 
mixed bill will excite no more Interest nor 
draw any more attention than anything else on 
the program. The sub-title Is "Exiled to Si- 
beria," and both titles merely cover a picture. 

sime. 



THE SOCIETY DETECTIVE. 

"The Society Detective," a four-part feat- 
ure, is, as its title Implies, a detective story. 
There's a thrill In each part. This film bears 
the trademark of the British-Colonial Co.. It 
was written and produced by Charles H. Wes- 
ton. A word of credit is due Mr. Weston for 
the excellent way in which he worked up his 
story, putting a "thrill" to each part and 
Disking It almost a story in each section. And 
each part had a climax and that's more than 
a lot of the feature Alms are handing out 
nowadays. "The Society Deteotlve" proves 
quite a story of the yellowbacks, but as all the 
photoplay stories of fiction are more or less 
based on some sort of melodramatic incident 
this film can hold its own with the majority 
of deteotlve movies now playing the market. 
There are sections dimly developed, but as a 
whole the picture provides good entertainment. 
Several of the scenes could have been short- 
ened without hurting the strength of the pic- 
ture and the part devoted to the restoration of 
the heroine's sight, and the arrangement for 
her education could have been photoplayed 
with a quicker and Just as effective climax. 
"The Society Detective" Is bound to be a big 
hit in the houses where they like to see the 
young sleuths lick a band of robbers single- 
handed and do all sorts of heroic things that 
only detectives can do within novel covers and 
movie camera range. The robbers tied the de- 
tective up and let him hang head downward 
while the release of a sluicegate sent the water 
rushing into the room. It looks like an un- 
godly ending for the sleuth, but a blind girl, 
who is a sort of housekeeper and servant for 
the band, makes a rescue. Later the sleuth 
locks the four robbers Into their own water 
prison, yet the water doesn't seem to fill the 
place very rapldty, for when the police came 
In some time later It wasn't very dee* The 
picture shows too much of the robbers slashing 
sround In the water. The effect where the de- 
tective's hair comes In contact with the water, 
however, gives the desired thrill. The detec- 
tive beards the gang In Its den where he 
knocks 'em right and left and subdues them 
after the fashion of a Douglas Fairbanks. 
When he has shown them that he can flght. 
despite his "swell elegant clothes," they accept 
aim as a member of the band. Then, alone, 
disguised as an old woman, he Ignites a harm- 
less explosive (harmless, according to the sub- 
title), which confuses several plain clothes 
men and a bob standing In front of the Jew- 
elry store window, and rents the big display 
frame so that he (the detective) takes the 
pearls and does a quick get away. He takes 
them home and then returns to the robbers' 
den. All these robbers do In the movie Is to 
ait around a table and drink while planning to 
get rid of the sleuth. When he refuses to pony 
up at that particular moment tbey retire to 
an Inner room. The Society Sleuth then falls 
•Bleep. The band returns and attempts to 
drug him. He's finally overpowered and taken 
to a dungeon below the den. The detective 



finally rounds up the gang, returns the pearls, 
has an eye specialist fix up Bessie's eyes and 
pays five years' tuition for the girl's education. 
It's as plain as the noBe on your face that the 
Society Detective is mighty sweet on the girl. 
She's a nice looking girl, and he's about the 
handsomest man seen in the movies in many a 
day, a splendid dresser and withal a modest 
detective who can fight when the hat la 
dropped. This man who played the detective 
has a dimpled cheek which he modestly uses as 
well as a nice pair of hands, which are used 
with grace in front of the camera. All told, 
on looks, the way he wears his clothes and his 
acting, he measures up to full standard as a 
movie hero. There's talk of Leicester Square 
and trimmings that lead to the belief the pic- 
ture was really made across the water. Amer- 
ican audiences will appreciate more movie sub- 
jects with that actor in them who was the 
detective In this feature. Mark. 



THE HOUSE OF TEMPERLEY. 

A Sir Conan Doyle story, at the Strand this 
week. It has little other than a prize flght with 
bare knuckled on the green. The fighters are 
two unknowns for a purse of $100,000 wagered 
by Sir Chas. Temperluy and Sir John Hawker. 
Sir John is the villain of the play, a card 
cheat, scamp, gambler and to win the flght 
purse he had Sir Chas' unknown abducted. 
But Sir Chas' brother, (.'apt. Jack Temperley, 
stepped into the ring at the last moment and 
won the money, "saving the House of Temper- 
ley," which had been on its last legs for some 
tiiiic through the losing gambling operations 
of Sir Chas. His unknown was Capt. Jack's 
valet. Jack boxed with him every morning, so 
when he couldn't arrive on time it was him- 
self present by proxy In the person of his 
master. The love story is woven around a 
ward of Lady Temperley. She is an heiress 
and consents to wed Sir Chas. to oblige her 
foster mother, unaware that Capt. Jack returns 
her love for him. When too late Jack told 
her. Afterward Sir Chas. learned they loved 
each other. He, with design aforethought In 
the hope of being mortally shot (the villain 
was noted as a sharpshooter), accused Sir 
John of doing away with the prize tighter, 
and then slapped his face. The duel happened 
the next morning. Hawker fired before 
the signal was given and hit Sir Chas., who 
killed him In return. Then Sir Chas. obliging- 
ly passed away, the House of Temperley was 
saved, and another pcture brought over from 
the other side could have remained for all the 
excitement it will cause around here. Howard 
Shaw directed the feature. The prize flght 
itself was excellently handled, although the 
crowd for a $100,000 flght was a very skimpy 
one. The London Film Co. is the producer. 
For a Conan Doyle story that usually leads one 
Into expecting mysteries and the unfolding this 
tale is rather light as converted into a pic- 
ture scenario. It is not big enough to stand up 
alone, and should be used as the Strand Is 
doing with it, a part of a mixed bill. Sime. 



OTHER HALF OF THE NOTE. 

Just one more detective tale added to the 
many that have already passed. "The Othor 
Half Of the Note" (Kalem) Is in three parts, 
and has the detective as the happy lover at 
the finale. It is not a sensational film, nor 
does It make any great play for mock heroics, 
yet the story is told in a convincing way. 
Senator Monroe (Richard Purden) is a col- 
lector of rare curios. He has a nephew, Jack 
(Winthrop Chamberlain) and a niece, Doris 
(Irene Doyle) who becomes engaged to the 
young detective Tom Cole (Robert Ellis). Jack 
is returning from abroad and Is bringing back 
some valuable additions to the Senator's col- 
lection, among them being an old book — a rare 
specimen according to the photo-play — which 
is also going to Jack's uncle. On the boat Is 
Brady (Robert Broderlck), a smuggler. He 
meets Jack and when Jack Isn't looking se- 
cretes a number of diamonds In the lining of 
the book. Brady sends word to his pals. Clark 
(William J. Dunn) and George (Edward 
Hoyt). the butler In the Senator's employ. 
Brady's note reads. "Gems in nephew's present 
— the rare book — In binding." Here's where 
half of the note thing comes In. The detective 
gets the half carrying the words "the rare 
book — In binding" while the confederates of 
Brady have the other half. The butler ruins 
many of the Senator's curios and some of the 
books are also silt and damaged. The detec- 
tive has his suspicions and works out a game 
whereby he can round up the entire band. 
Rrady, however, goes back to Europe, which 
leaves Cole to work on the others. As all 
'romances" in photoplay as a rule have a 
happy ending, so does this one. Cole makes a 
phoney arrest of Jack as a stall, hut Doris 
can't see It the right way and she hands Cole 
hack his ring and tells him what she thinks of 
lilm. Of course Jack's released when the 
proper time comes and the lovers reunited 
when the diamonds are recovered and the 
smugglers landed behind the bars. The cam- 
era has done good work and the picture stands 
up well from an acting standpoint. Purden 
did not exaggerate the role of thp Senator. 
Hoyt's work as the butler was superb and he 
made much of the part. Ellis looked nice as 
the detective lover while Broderlck handled the 
boat smuggler's part effectively. Miss Boyle 
proved a capable Dorlf. In the billing no 
names are featured. Mark. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIKTY, don't 
advertise at all. 



HARI-KARI. 

The least part of "Hari-Kari" is hari-kari. 
The three-sheets for this four-reel Apex are 
very alluring. If the picture makers had done 
as well as the lithographers, everything would 
have been lovely. The story is of an army 
officer from some unknown country going to 
Japan (?) falling in love with a Geisha girl, 
she loving him, then returning to some coun- 
try, and once more loving, this time a Count- 
ess. The lover killed a brother officer who 
tried to bite his girl. He had to flee, did the 
lover, so he went back to Japan, renewed hla 
loving relations with the Geisha, his Countess 
came after him with a pardon and the Geisha 
girl hari-karied (suicided) herself with her 
back to the audience. Now don't turn over 
the page, wait a minute, there's some more. 
This loving officer had a mustache. It may 
have grown or it may have been painted on 
him, but It was some cute little 'tache and 
everywhere the officer went the bowrshaped 
bunch of hair on his upper lip went with him. 
While making "Hari-Kari" the officer earned 
his salary. He was entitled to a month's vaca- 
tion on full pay after it. What he didn't do 
as a picture actor in his escape could not be 
mentioned. Everything was nicely planned 
when the detectives started after him, and he 
did them all, without a miss excepting when 
riding a horse and hoping to jump a railroad 
gate as the train approached. The horse fell 
and the actor went with It, but was up again 
to catch the last step as the cars rolled by. 
Not even a hair of his mustache was disturbed 
by what must have been nearly a real acci- 
dent. Oncn when ho Jumped on a boat, to be 
chased by another boat, both were headed 
away from a bridge, but In the next scene 
they were steering toward it. and the officer 
clung to the iron work as both passed under, 
again escaping, but only for a moment. The 
detectives knew where he would go. and en- 
gaged an automobile to meet him on the road. 
The only thing about the escape is the great 
quantity of work the officer put Into It with- 
out mussing his pretty uniform or mustache. 
The nearest the picture ever got to Japan was 
in the studio. Even the few exteriors of Jap 
scenes were made there. None of the prin- 
cipals was Japanese and but once did the 
"Geisha girl" remember to do tbe mincing 
.Tapanesey step as she walked. Other than the 
different feats exeluted by our hero In the es- 
cape portion. "Hari-Kari" is a poor feature 
w'th bad actors and photography for a four- 
reeler. Sitne. 

A FIGHT FOR LIFE. 

The Solax must have sent a company to Rus- 
sia, with Instructions to turn out nothing but 
Nihilist pictures. If the Solax cant do better 
than "A Fight For A Life" in four reels there 
wont be much curiosity over Russian anar- 
chists, Nihilists or 'reformers.'' The "Re- 
former," to term the revolutionary Russian, 
must have been used to appease the Govern- 
ment over there under pain of refusal for an- 
other company to enter the Czar's domain. 
And the Siberian penal settlement was let 
down very lightly in this picture. They flogged 
an old man who had fallen down by the road- 
side, but once In the, settlement they allowed 
him to live with his family there, although a 
"political" prisoner. The story hinges around 
this old man. His wife and daughter arc with 
him. They contrive for his escape through 
secreting him in a trunk, it having a false bot- 
tom leading to the cellar. He lml.- down 
there, after rehearsing several times. Suicide 
is feigned. The governor receives a report 
that it is so, and grants a safe conduct to the 
wife, daughter and trunk to Moscow. Entering 
that city, officials want to examine the trunk 
when the big wagon runs away, with two 
"skates" keeping ahead of Cossacks on horse- 
back. The son of Moscow'h Governor, who 
refused to shoot down innocent people and was 
dismissed from the army by his father, rescues 
the two people and the trunk. Shortly after 
the old man Is delivered In safety from his 
dose confinement he died. How he ever ex- 
pected an audience to believe n man of hlH age, 
looking 70, could have lived from Siberia to 
Moscow in a lumbering wagon, doubled up In a 
trunk, is as much of a mystery as why the 
Solax thought this would be a good feature. 
The daughter vows vengeance for the death. 
She and the Oov.'s son Join the Nihilists. At 
a ballot to determine who shall kill the Gov- 
ernor the girl selects the marked piece 
of paper. They hide her In a statue, almost a 
grotesque statue that had a wide hole in the 
rear any one could have looked into and no- 
ticed the young woman If she remained there. 
The son didn't want to see his father killed 
by his sweetheart. Disguising himself be 
wended his way toward the palace, reaching It 
Just In time to put out the fuse on the bomb 
after the girl had left. The Governor con- 
veniently left his library long enough for this 
to happen. U« -entering he found his son with 
a bomb In his hands. Then some dramatics. 
with the girl captured outside. She and the 
son were cast Into nils. The revolutionists 
heard of the arrest. A small time mob hurried 
to the Jail for a deliverance. The guards had 
Just gone through an Inspection drill and were 
In condition to flght. The two mobs fought. 
shot eneh other at close range find whingod 
each other over the head, hut no one fell. It 
was the best bloodless battle . ver fought be- 
fore the camera, although the Governor got his 
right beside a peasant who looked like first 
choke for the bread line. The mob overcame 
the guards, releasing the two |nvor«, who were 
clasped In one another's arms a* the finish 
cime to a fe?*ure film that has nothing to rec- 



THE MONOMANIAC. 

For the exhibitor looking for a gruesome 
subject he can And the object of his search in 
"'The Monomanic," a threo-reeler, bearing the 
Copenhagen brand of the Great Northern Com- 
pany. In this picture a certain Harvey Stokes, 
a wealthy factory man, by strange hypnotic 
influence, puts Mabel Newton, the wife of a 
rival factory owner, in his power. Every time 
Stokes and Mrs. Newton meets he doea a 
Svengall, and hugs and kisses her at will. 
Stokes' wonderful power over Mrs. Mabel be- 
comes knows to Fred Newton, the husband, and 
bis friend, Ferrer. They try everything to 
break the spell, and Newton goes so far as to 
almost choke the everlasting out of Stokes, but 
the influence Is still there. Then Stokes, tak- 
ing advantage of bis power, bids Mrs. Newton 
bring him her husband's Initialed revolver. 
Stokes goes to his lawyer and makes out a 
will, making Mrs. Newton his beneficiary. He 
boards the same train on which Newton is 
traveling. Stokes works his way along tbe out- 
side guards of Newton's compartment, stealth- 
ily enters and the caption is flashed : "How 
is Mabel?" It's a crucial moment and one 
that would hand anyone In Newton's shoes 
food for instant reflection. Stokes tells Newton 
that he's going to kill himself with Newton's 
gun and that the suspicion of murder will fall 
on Newton. Stokes places the gun close to his 
face and the audience sees the point of the 
weapon aimed toward the cushion back of him, 
but tbe effect is fairly well carried out. Stokes 
slips down in a heap in the seat while Newton 
appears stupefied. The subsequent stupefaction 
of Newton is splendidly acted and was done 
quite naturally by the actor handling the role. 
Newton is arrested and placed on trial. At the 
moment of conviction he's saved by the un- 
earthing of a snake ring which Stokes wore 
at the time of the suicide (?) and slipped off 
his linger when they were taking him to the 
morgue or undertaker's. On the hardwood 
gun butt wan an imprint of the same ring. 
Of course Newton's freed, the spell over his 
wife is broken and they proceed to live happily 
ever after, though nothing was said further 
about Stokes' estate left to Mrs. Newton aside 
from the fact that she Informed terror that 
Stokes* lawyer had notified her of the bequest. 
Here was a chance for Mrs. Newton to have 
done something real charitable by giving it all 
to tbe poor laborer who found the ring and 
produced It in court. The picture teaches no 
lesson, gives little entertainment and aa a 
whole is a morbid piece of movie construction. 
The theme Is not worthy of any two or three- 
part photoplay. Mark. 



IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS. 

When the foreign movie concern that turned 
out "In Search of tho Castaways" seized upon 
Jules Verne's novel, "The Children of Captain 
Grant," it was given territorial scope and a 
play upon the imagination that almost proved 
too much for the camera men and producers. 
All things considered, the company making this 
photoplay got away with in pretty good shape, 
although they took a lot for granted in putting 
the adventurous story together. From a scenic 
standpoint the picture measures up unusually 
well with a party of scver^ persons, Including 
two women, doing a hazardous mountain climb 
and later seen In a swimming scene that re- 
minds one strongly of tbe recent flood condi- 
tions In tho Middle West. The picture shows 
the struggle over dangerous mountainous sides 
and crevices, and how two men and a boy 
made a hard ride for water, but not once is 
anyone shown eating, carrying any extra bed- 
ding or wardrobe, or fighting to get something 
to eat, yet mountains, deserts and insurmount- 
able obstacles were overcome and the casta- 
ways found, after Ave reels. At times the 
camera and director do superb work, then both 
Jump a few traces and for a time the story 
appeared to get too far away from the movie 
makers. There are some scenes that one can- 
not readily understand by looking at the film 
In the running, but as Jules Verno wrote some 
of the most unheard of escapes and adventures 
a few "movie niirneles" can be accepted In this 
case. Some new Ideas are worked In this for- 
eign picture, which haa been prepared for 
American exhibiting by the World Film Cor- 
poration. The boy playing the. son of Captain 
(irant la a hard-working chap, and he puts 
nut h seat Into his work. One thing that will 
help this feature more than anything else is 

The makers nave 
gone out of their way to make tho boat of "real 
exteriors." There are some big momenta, and 
one of the newest from the fans' view Is the 
carrying away of the boy by the falcon or 
eagle, the escape from the Pampas and the 
scene In the camp of the New Zealand natives 
The earthquake seem* was one of the most 
effective of the entire feature. Though the 
picture 'is inconsistent at times, the exhibitor 
need not be ashamed to book It. n* there s 
sufficient color and action to classify It as a 
"metier feature." Kidland In particular will 
like this movie, and the mats should brnoflt by 
the showing. Mark. 

THE GREAT LEAP. 

"The Great Leap," a R A M special. Ik not 
s new feature hereabouts. It was repenting nt 
the house where ciUght a good sign In Itself. 
Some features are lucky to get In once. This 
Is a four-reeler, full of that sort of activity 
that may be Imagined when the tale unwinds 
around a Kentucky feud. Hut "The Great 
Leap" that the title Is taken from Is a rrent 
flop in the picture. An excellent excuse maybe 
the frat couldn't stand rehearsal over once, 
and an off-set Is thit thoui'li the Leap didn't, 
still what did result was ox< Itlng enough. As 
the feud or vendetta Is brought to a finish 



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through the wiping out of one family, Ma* 
Marsh and Robert Hurron (who are playing 
members of the two families involved) In love 
with each, escape together on a horse, driving 
the animal to tin -edge of a cliff, from which It 
should leap with them astride, to the river be- 
low. Hut the horse slipped or made a mistake or 
grew nervous over the success of the perform- 
ance. Instead of leaping It fell, almost top- 
pling over In the descent, but throwing the 
couple off on the way down. All came up from 
under the water in safety, the couple swim- 
ming one way and the horse the other. The 
Reliance people after seeing this section of the 
fi 1 tn may have concluded it was better than 
they planned or expected, and no doubt it Is, 
but it bumps the title, which carries a sub 
called "Until Death Do V* Part." Mr. Harron 
was even mure manKunimous than the father 
of Mary Gibbs, who shook his hand as he 
found him walking with his daughter in the 
woods after the leap. Ilarron as the surviv- 
ing member of his only family, smiled, shook 
hands with his future father-in-law, also the 
murderer of his clan, and hugged Mary tightly 
at the finish, as though his father and two 
brothers who were dead since the day before 
were merely a speck upon his memory. Miss 
Marsh has a captivating manner and played 
the uncouth mountain girl In a fashion that 
endeared her to the audience, and would to 
any audience. She has a most pleasant face, 
one that could or should be very pretty In a 
straight part. She overshadowed Mr. Harron 
In the acting, but the playing as a whole in 
the feature is excellent. Ralph Lewis and 
Donald Crisp are the fathers, heads of their 
homes who resumed an old clash, leading to 
killing on both sides, Mary's fatner finally 
gathering a small army and bombarding the 
home of his enemy, wiping them out there and 
then, those the horde missing being rounded 
up by a chase. Mary meanwhile had run to 
see what was going on, hoping to And her 
sweetheart alive. As he escapes through the 
cellar and mounts a horse riding away, Mary 
sees and halls him, he taking her with him, 
that leading to the cliff where the leap should 
have been accomplished as per billing. The 
minor characters were as well played, and 
"The Great Leap" has a sustained interest 
throughout. It could not pull by Itself 
In these times of many features, but it will 
he liked as a feature or part of any picture 
bill, where the wild and wooly always gets 
over. Simc. 



OBITUARY. 

Frank Campbell, late of the Church 
City Four and Palace Quartet, died May 
7 in New York. A widow survives. 

Lillian Nordica died May 9 at Bata- 
via, Java, following a long illness 
with pneumonia. Mme. Nordica be- 
came ill from exposure while sail- 
ing on the Dutch steamer Tasman 
in December, the boat going ashore 
off a bay in the Gulf of Papua. 
Mme. Nordica was a native of Farm- 
ington, Me. The remains will be 
brought to New York by the way of 
Naples. Mme. Nordica leaves a hus- 
band, George W. Young, a New York 
banker, who went to Naples to meet 
the body. 

Albert O. Warburg (Albert O. Von 
Warthburgh) died in St. Vincent's Hos- 
pital, May 9, following a mental col- 
lapse when he was aboard a steamer 
en route from New Orleans to New 
York last week. Warburg, who came 
from Copenhagen 19 years ago, was 
stage director with Corse Payton for 
six years, and for three years was asso- 
ciated with Charles Frohman's direct- 
ing staff. He was 39 years old and 
unmarried. He was a member of the 
Green Room Club, which took charge 
of the burial. 

* 

Gussie Vivian, sister of Allie, and for- 
merly of the Vivian Sisters, died sud- 
denly in New York City, May 9. 



Catherine Heslin, mother of Louis G. 
Hcslin (Bijou Comedy Trio), died at 
her home, 95 Fulton street, Brooklyn. 
Four sons and a daughter survive. 

Richard Nesmith died at Harrisburg, 
Pa., April 29, of a complication of dis- 
eases. 



stock company, died at Sycamore, 111., 
from hemorrhage, May 7. 

Arthur Gillespie, the song^ writer, 
whose fame started from the time he 
wrote "Absence Makes the Heart 
Grow Fonder," died Monday at his 
New York apartments, at the age of 
48. A widow and daughter survive. 

The father of Harry Devine (De- 
vine and Williams) died April 19. 



Harry T. MacConnell died at his 
home, 1715 North 15th itreet, Phila- 
delphia, May 2, through a cold con- 
tracted about six months ago. A 
motherj widow and two children sur- 
vive. The deceased was in vaudeville, 
where he played an act known as "The 
President of the 13 Club." 



Harry Rich, a veteran professional, 
died last week at Toronto, his home. 

John H. Arnold, a hotel man of 
Schenectady, N. Y., died recently in 
that city. 



Tom Ramsay, a musical comedy and 
vaudeville artist, died at his home in 
Sandown, N. H., April 28, aged 24. 



Grace Callahan (Mrs. Grace Esta- 
brook), late of Miner's "Bohemians," 
died April 24 in Detroit. Miss Calla- 
han was a sister of Charles Collins 
v Collins and Hawley). 

The father of John Hyams (Hyams 
and Mclntyre) died in Chicago Tues- 
day. Hyams and Mclntyre, at Keith's, 
Philadelphia, immediately left for the 
West. Bickel and Watson are filling 
in their place for the remainder of the 
week. 



CORRESPONDENCE 

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MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent, 
Orpheum Circuit.). — There seems to be a per- 
ceptible decrease of "class" Id the more re- 
cent shows booked at the Majestic, either due 
to negligence, faulty construction or lack of 
suitable material. The Majestic, acknowledged 
one of the finest theatres in America, plays to 
perhaps the most discriminating of vaude- 
ville audience. At the Palace, but a few 
blocks away, an all-comedy bill would send 
the house Into an uproar, while the same show 
at the Majestic might dle-a-bornln'. The Ma- 

Iestlc show to be anywhere near perfect must 
ie tempered with a delicate touch of "class," 
a mixture of high grade comedy and the es- 
sential novelties to round out the whole. Of 
late the necessary Ingredients have been sec- 
ond class both Individually and collectively, 
and while the box office reports have undoubt- 
edly kept up to the usual mark. It behooves 
the management to look a bit ahead and guage 
the future business possibilities on the pres- 
ent grade of stock. And while on the general 
subject It might be apropos to give the mu- 
sical director a few sensible tips, for a mu- 
sical leader can wreck a vaudeville perform- 
ance either than an entire flock of stage man- 
agers and stage hands. Tbe present pit-man 
insists on rushing his Introductions before the 
singers have time to breathe between num- 
bers. And occasionally his Indifference to the 
necessary tempo is irritating to the detail ob- 
server and visibly discouraging to the stage 
principal. Such a condition throws a damp- 
ening pall over proceedings and cannot pos- 
sibly improve tbe entertainment end. This 
week's program as it ran Monday afternoon 
was Iced thoroughly twisted into an unrecog- 



nizable mass and killed for all time after the 
appearance of F. Tennyson Neeley (New Acts) 
who has a mission to perform in hs discourse 
on "Barbarous Mexico." Those turns fortun- 
ate enough to precede the slide-talker fared 
better, even though handicapped by the stero- 
toyped early inconveniences. The Pantzer Duo 
opened with some excellent contortlonlng, fol- 
lowed by Prince Lai Mon Kim, a Chinese 
tenor with an actual personality. The Prince's 
enunciation and perfect English caused the 
usual comment, his numbers, all ballads ex- 
cepting the encore, a rag in Chinese, going 
over wonderfully well. "The Double Cross" is 
a fine bit of dramatic construction taken from 
a short story originally pubnsnea in the Sat- 
urday Evening Post. The theme carried the 
expected Interest from curtain to curtain, every 
character landing the required punch. Doc 
O'Neill, a sort of small-time combination of 
Jim Morton and Frank Tinney, with a collec- 
tion of aged puns and magazine stories, Inter- 
rupted here and there with a routine of nut 
stuff that recalls Bert FlUglbbons' style and 
Noah's age, held a banner spot without break- 
ing any palms. -O'Neill has anility, but lacks 
material. His style could be Improved upon, 
but his routine — never. After Tennyson, Doo- 
ley and Sales were gracefully but firmly em- 
balmed and professionally interred, although 
under ordinary circumstances Ibis team should 
have walked off with the day's honors. Mur- 
phy-Nichols and Co., in "The School of Act- 
ing," an Ideal comedy vehicle for vaudeville, 
also fell beneath the Mexican spell and suf- 
fered therefore. Llna Abarbanell won out 
through sheer ability and an undying ambi- 
tion, while Hubert Dyer closed the show, or at 
least was programed to do so, although the 



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PALACE MUSIC HALL (Harry Singer, 
mgr. ; agents, Orpheum). — "The Oreen Beetle," 
a sketch, came near putting a damper on the 
proceedings this week. This had "5" spot 
and was sad and lugubrious and It took all 
the "nuttlness" of Harry Breen to take the 
taste out before the bill got on Its way again. 
By the time Trlxle Frlganza arrived, next to 
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Foster 4k Lovett. two fellows who did some 
rather good fooling, followed and then Bert 
Melrose came on for his big fall from four 
ubles. He got a large number of laughs 
out of his ludicrous preparations for the big 
noise. James Hughes and Jim Cook, assisted 
by Marie Brandon, did a variety of burlesque 
features and some very nimble dancing, the 
young woman making a good impression with 
her toe-dancing. The sketch, which has a 
Chinese flavor, was well acted, hut it made the 
audience become soggy. Some of the best 
work in this Joseph Hart attraction was done 
by Madge Voe. Harry Breen worked hard un- 
der the shadow of this affair, and towards the 
last convinced the audience that he was really 
funny, and later on Trixe Friganza imitated 
him to good advantage and used some of his 
stuff effectively Elphye Snowden sang some 
songs, and then Jumped Into the ring with 
Walter Ross and gave the inevitable society 
dancing act. They had nothing especially new 
to offer, but did the regular routine with some 
spirit. Emil Pallenberg and his three trained 
bears closed. These animals walked ropes, 
skated and did bike riding with more or less 
alacrity and they served to hold the audience 
pretty well in to the end. The bill is not the 
best nor yet the worst seen In this house in 
recent weeks. The largest audience seen in 
this house on Monday afternoon for the past 
three weeks assembled. Reed. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIP. (Fred Eberta, 
mgr. ). — Bill open quietly and did not liven 
up much until near the close. Leonard and 
Louie, two polite acrobats wno do clever bal- 
ancing, and talk smartly while they are doing 
it, were the applause hit. Alice Teddy, a 
bear came next. This animal skated and per- 
formed other tricks in an mtelllgent manner. 
Southwlck & Darr, two skinny fellows who 
punch bags, had opening spot. They did not 
arouse much enthusiasm, although their work 
was neat and clever. The Willis Twins, two 
girls as like as two peas, sang songs and got 
through their routine or gowns before they 
vanished In the wings. Zeno Keefe & Co., a 
group of young men with one woman, sang col- 
lege songs and danced with the true college 
spirit and got applause and laughter. The 
act is full of life and neatly put on. The 
Two Rozollas. in Italian garb, were on early 
In the bill. The woman piayed the harp and 
the man played several woodwind instru- 
ments. The act passed nicely. The Nichols, 
Nelson Troupe had closing prace. This Is a 
neat hoop rolling and O/aoro throwing act. 
There was applause throughout. The Monday 
morning first show was not over enthusiastic. 
The house was packed before noon. George 
Lee, formerly with the Four Marx brothers. Is 
one of the features of the night shift at this 
house who is making good. He is doing char- 
acter songs. Reed. 

McVICKER'S (J. O. Burch, mgr.; J. L. A 
S.).— Rather difficult to pick the headllner this 
week, but Hal Davis & Co. were billed that 
way. They offered a sketch In which there 
were many funny complications and It was 
very well acted. The plot concerned a young 
man, who, In order to Inherit a fortune, had 
to have a wife in a hurry, and he pressed 
an acquaintance into service with many ludi- 
crous results. Hilton & Hughes, who do a 
duo of German senators, delivered their lines 
well and got many a heary laugh. They have 
some very good material which they use well. 
Their parodies were especially effective. The 
Wellerlng, Levering Troupe of "wabbling" 



wheelmen were all they were billed to be. 
They caused much merriment with their cy- 
cylng antics and got by with a rush. Cased, 
Irwin A Casad offered "Everyday Life on a 
Railroad," and they too got many laughs and 
were a hit. Their act Is out of the beaten 
rut. Murray K. Hill gave his monologue in 
his usual style and the Six Abdallaha livened 
things up to a degree. This act is always 
good for continuous applause, and at the Mon- 
day night show they gave a most excellent 
account of themselves and got their full share 
of appreclaton. La Belle Clark rode a horse 
and also exhibited some trained pigeons and a 
tiny dog. Animated songs were Introduced 
during the evening with success and the Klaw 
ft Erlanger film, "The Billionaire.'' closed. 

HALSTED EMPRESS (Harry Mitchell, 
mgr.; S-C).— Final week of vaudeville season. 
Bill not up to the average. Majestic Musical 
Four headlined and got over easily with elab- 
orate numbers. Costume changes well handled. 
Kitty Flynn, featured, sang several ragtime 
numbers well and received considerable ap- 
plause. She did not live up to her billing as 
the "dainty ragtime enchantress," however. 
Rosaire ft Prevost, Jockey and clown, opened 
the show with tumbling and hard falls. They 
were well received. The Great Barrington 
passed with his ventriloquism, his best work 
being In the manipulation of his dummy. Arm- 
strong & Manley in a talking act were not a 
riot, but did elicit a few laughs. Halght, 
Deane ft Co. offered an improbable and Im- 
possible western sketch, which by dint of hard 
work served to get some applause and little 
laughter. Reed. 

AMERICAN 'Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).— Kolb 
ft Dill, still making good. 

AUDITORIUM (Barnard Ulrlch, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

BLACKSToNE (Augustus Pltou, mgr.). — 
Blllie Burke drawing good houses in "Jerry " 

LITTLE (Maurice Browne, mgr.). — Local 
company playing "Hedda Gabler " 

COHAN'S (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— "Seven 
Keys to Baldpate," still strong magnet. 

COMEDY (Frank O. Peers, mgr.).— iic- 
tures. 

CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.).— "Help 
Wanted," keeping up its usual gait. 

GARRICK (John J. Garrity, mgr.).— Kitty 
Gordon opened Sunday night in "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith." 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.).— "The 
Queen of the Movies" opened Sunday night. 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr.). — 
"Vice" picture. 

OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Twin Beds," a new farce opened Sunday. 

POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.). — Ruth 
Chatterton still drawing big houses in "Daddy 
Long-Legs." 

PRINCESS (Frank Phelps, mgr.).— "The 
Third Party," rapidly growing business. 

STUDEBAKER (Sam Lederer, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. 

ZIEGFELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). — 
Pictures. 

IMPERIAL (Kllmt ft Gazzolo, mgrs.). — 
"The Traffic." 

NA'iiuWAL (John J. Barrett, mgr.). — 
Thomas Swift In "Broadway Jones." 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— Rod- 
ney Ranous and Marie Nelson In "Mary Jane's 
Pa." 

RIVERVIEW— Summer attractions. 



The Comedy theatre has gone In for pic- 
tures. 



Sans Soucl will offer open air vaudeville 
among its other attractions. 



Mike Morris has Installed his "Monkey 
Cabaret" at the Rlvervlew. 



The Olympic playing to $1, high price, is 
charging $1.60 for "Twin Beds." 



The Logan Square, a new west side house, 
is using film shows for the summer. 



At the American Music Hall the high price 
for Saturday matinee seats Is now 75 cents. 



Olga Steck, formerly with the Kolb A Dill 
show, has gone to Utah to Join her husband. 



Joseph Phillips Is back In the cast of "The 
Third Party," after being sick for a few days. 



Margaret Anglln will come to the Illinois 
next fall to play her annual Chicago engage- 
ment. 



Monday the Auditorium opened with a fea- 
ture film with organ and grand opera or- 
chestra. 25-50. 



Leon Schlesslnger. widely Known along the 
Chicago Rlalto, Is now in Edmonton conduct- 
ing a picture house. 



Harry Mitchell will remain at the Halsted 
Empress during the run of pictures In thst 
house for the summer. 



The Fine Arts theatre will go It alone next 
season, as the Chicago Theatre Society will 
not be guarantor hereafter. 



Robert Harrison, who has been acting In 
"The Bird of Paradise," will go to Brooaiyn 
to art In a stock company. 



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Maurice Browne, director of the Little thea- 
tre, and bis wife, professionally known an 
Ellen Van Vomenberg, will sail for Europe 
May 20. 



Threats have been made that "The Under 
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and tuken over a tour of popular priced 
houses. 



Sam Gaerwltz has gone to New York from 
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Sam Harris, who managed a house for the 
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ThomaB F. Swift will close In "Broadway 
Jones" at the National this week. The com- 
pany wuH organized for a short trip of the 
outlying houses. 



"The Girl and the Matinee Idol" Is the title 
of a new two-people act written by Mabelle 
Weekly, in which she will act with Hen Walton 
In the near future. 



nlaylng pictures, was stabbed last Friday 
night while trying to get four men to remove 
their bats. A panic ensued when Beveral 
ushers came to the rescue of their wounded 
comrade. The wound was not serious. 



George Castle, president of the Kohl-Castlo 
Co., is back in Chicago after a winter In the 
south. Mr. Castle will remain here over the 
summer, returning to Florida with the return 
of cold weather. 



A splendid little monopoly on pictures is 
enjoyed around the Wilson Avenue locality, 
the most prosperous "neighborhood". In Chi- 
cago. Four or five movies have the field to 
themselves, charging a dime each for a peek 
at two or three reels. Some day a nickel 
shop will open and then — curtain. 



Mort Singer has leased the Castle pictures 
to Jones, Llnlck & Schaeffer to be projected In 
their picture houseH. Rather a singular busi- 
ness proposition, since both are considering 
each other opposition. 

"A Pair Of Sixes," Harry Krazees latest 
effort and a New York hit. will be the first 
show of the new season at the Cort. It Is 
due to open there early In August after the 
house has been redecorated. 



Bert Cortelyou, for the past several years 
an employee of the W. V. M. A. proper, and 
formerly private secretary to both C. E. Bray 
and later C. E. Kohl, will resign from his 
present position In August and handle the 
bookings of the Allardt Circuit exclusively. 
Cortelyou Is at present booking a string of 
the Independent theatres supplied through the 
'Association. " 



Charles Pnuncefort, husband of Marlon 
Ballou. who recently took the role formerly 
played by JelTrys I^ewls in "The Third Party." 
has replaced William Samson In one of the 
Important roles In that piece. 



Elizabeth Murray has cancelled several 
weeks of pop time booking around Chicago, 
including full weeks at the Kedzle and WllBon 
Avenue theatres and returned early this week 
to New York to open at Mammerstein's next 
week. Miss Murray also nave up the Idea of 
a four week summer engagement on the roof 
of the La Salle Hotel, where sho had been 
engaged at a $1,(XH) weekly stipend. 



Lulu Hunter, brought by special train from 
Vlncennes. Ind., for an operation at the Amer- 
ican Hospital, underwent It this week and 
is now pronounced out of danger. She is a 
member of the Hunter Trio. 



'The Three Wise Men." by William An- 
thony MeGuire. was given n performance at 
the Palace May 7. It Is un allegorical affair 
with one scene laid In Mroadway and another 
on the road to Palestine. Walter McCullougn 
had the role of BeHzebub. 



A burlesque on "Help Wanted" is being con- 
sidered for the Columbia for week May '-.'."» 
.lack I, ail will supply the book, having writ- 
ten the original play. Jink Singer will de- 
cide during the week. Lew Kelly will he one 
of the added principals. 



A In rue party of friends an. newspaper 
m<n went t.t> Madison. Wis., last Friday to be 
present at the first performance of "The Tall 
of Youth." the new theatrical comedy by Mr. 
mid Mrs Frederic Hatton. which will be pro- 
duced at the •illnnis shortly. 

The Hlppodrnmc, St. I.mii-, booked from this 
city In con juiirt inn with the Hip in Kansas 
f'ity will give up vaudeville May 17 for pic- 
tures The Knisas City house will remain 
open all Rummer, since its novel construi tion 
in suitable for anv kind of weather. 



More changes have taken place this week In 
"Peck O" Pickles" at the American. Jack 
Gardner, from vaudeville, lias stepped in to 
take the role played by Karl Benham. Anna 
Wilkes, who was to have taken Olga Steck's 
place, took one look at the part, and then 
went back east. Zella Call, who has been more 
or less prominent In musical comedy in the 
past few seasons, has taken the role. 

Five of the middle-western theatres booked 
through the S.-C. office in New York will have 
closed down for the summer at the end of 
next we. k. They Include Fort Wayne. Indian- 
apolis. Cincinnati, Chicago and Milwaukee, 
Chicago closing this week with Milwaukee 
winding up the list next week. Fort Wayne 
will phiy a spit week bill booked through the 
Chicago office, while Indianapolis and Chicago 
will play pictures over the summer. The 
other houses will remain dark. 



Frank Kollman. an usher at the Criterion, 



l". J. Herrman plans to close the Cort for 
two or three weeks during the summer to re- 
decorate the interior and hang new draperies 
around the corners and ceiling. A new stage 
w'll also b.' laid, the present one having gone 
i:s mult in resisting the attacks of stauo screws 
and braci s. If time and circumstances permit. 
Herrman will nlso build a turkish bath be- 
m ath the front of the theatre, utilizing the 
basement space for the required rooms. The 
theatre ventilating plant will do double dutv 
since it will not be essential to br.th theatre 
and bath :it the same time. 



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EMPRESS.— "The Mermaid and the Man," 
pleasing ; "The Punch," very good ; Bob Hall 
got over with his "single," kidding the acts 
ahead of him. There Is nothing new in his 
turn. LoulB M. Oranat did fairly well. "The 
Belle of San Gabriel" was closed after the 
first performance. Pope and Uno, entertainng. 
"A Fighting Chance" offered a special set- 
ting, opening in "two." A transparent drop 
was used during the boxing feature of the 
act, two fast rounds putting the offering In 
big favor. The act was well received. 

ORPHEUM.— Odlva headlined and held In- 
terest. Master Gabriel and Co., registered ; 
Sidney Jarvla and Virginia Dare, good ; Ma- 
belle Adams and Co., fine ; Leon Klmberly and 
Halsey Mobr, hit ; Nick Verger, generously ap- 
plauded In the opening position : McDevltt, 
Kelly and Lucey (holdover), scored again, but 
Roshanara, retained from last week, did not 
do so well. 

PANTAGES.- Barnolds Dogs, entertaining; 
Tom Kelly, hit ; The Barrows-Lancaster Co., 
fair ; Jerome and Carson did nicely In the 
opening spot ; De Alberts, likable ; Wood and 
Lawson, fairly well received ; Ed. Latell, pleas- 
ing. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.). — "Passing 
Show of 1913" (first week). 

COLUMBIA (Gottlob, Marx & Co., mgrs.). — 
Pictures. 

ALCAZAR (BelaBCO ft Mayer, mgrs.). — 
Mack-Rambeau stock (fifth week). 

GAIETY (T. O'Day, mgr.).— "The Girl Be- 
hind the Counter" (third week). 

TIVOLI (Turner & Dahnken, mgrs.).— Pic- 
tures. 

SAVOY (W. A. McKenzle. mgr.).- -Pictures. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.; agent, Levey). 
— Pop burlesque ; pop vaudeville. 

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Pictures go In the Columbia for four weeks, 
commencing May 11. "Damaged Goods," with 
Richard Bennett, Is scheduled to open June 8. 



Stanley Ward Hart, manager of the Colum- 
bia. Phoenix, Ariz., was in town last week, and 
arranged for bookings through the W. S. V. A. 

Hortense Zaro, formerly Jack Clifford's 
dancing partner, is tangoing at Tates Cafe, 
with Martin, formerly of Martin and Suzanne. 



Ed and Edith Murray are the owners of a 
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Charles D. Cameron, animal trainer, 1b be- 
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The W. S. V. A. will send five acts a week 
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Robert Milliard. In the "Argyle Case," which 
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Ernest H. Lemare, who for two years was 
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Edmond Wolf, newspaper man of Baltimore, 
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Jack McGee, of McGee and Kerry, who re- 
cently arrived from Chicago, to become the 
principal comedian and producer at the Wig- 
wam, opens May 17 with a newly organized 
pop burlesque company. 

Sam H. Blair and wife (May Ed y the Tay- 
lor) arrived from the east May 3; they will 
rest here a couple of weeks before sailing for 
the Orient and Australia, where Mr. Blair 
will exhibit feature film. 



The body of the young man who shot him- 
self In Golden Gate park April 10 was ex- 
humed from the Potter's field and identified by 
Land rum Smith, of Whlttier, as that of his 
son Leonard, a Los Angeles musician. 

Earl Taylor, formerly of Taylor and Arnold, 
is reported to be doing a double with his 
wife and using the same billing. Dick Arnold, 
his former team mate, is at present playing 
vaudeville dates on this coast wth a new act. 



John Morrlssey, formerly manager of the 
Orpheum, was granted a concession to build 
a picture theatre in the Panama-Pacific Ex- 
position grounds. According to Mr. Morrlssey, 
he will build a house with a seating capacty 
of 800. 



Maurice Chi^a., who has been a patient In 
a local hospital for several weeks, is enjoy- 
ing good health again. Mr. Chick is the hus- 
band of Sadie Burt, of Whiting and Burt, 
with the "Passing Show" at the Cort this 
week. 



A departure from the regular cabaret is in 
order at the Odeon Cafe, where light opera 
has been Installed, headed by the Light Opera 
Pour. The Btage has been enlarged and a cur- 
tain added for the occasion. Jack LeClalre 
is the amusement manager. 

A crusade against the alleged attempt of 
Barbara Coast Cafe keepers to evade the ruling 
of the police commission forbidding the sale 
of liquor where dancing is enjoyed, by selling 
"near beer" that is too "near," was begun 
last week. Five resort proprietors were ar- 
rested charged with selling ..quor without a 
license. 



idora Park, Oakland, has for an added at- 
traction "Red'' Armstrong, inventor, who does 
the Motor Cycle "Maxlxe," a dance on wheels. 
With his partner, "Reckless Vernon," they 
go through a series of evolutions closely re- 
sembling the famous dance. Grand Opera will 
be discontinued at the Park, but vocal selec- 
tions will be rendered by the members of the 
company. 



Thorn as J. Jacques, a chorus man with the 
"Girl Behind the Counter" at the Gaiety thea- 
tre, web cited to appear in court last Friday, 
on account of being in arrears in alimony to 
hs wife, Louise C. Jacques. His attorney ex- 
plained that his client could not appear on ac- 
count of an important rehearsal which, how- 
ever, did not satisfy the Judge, and it was 
necessary for the attorney to pay $10 on ac- 
count for Jacques. Jacques must appear with 
the balance. 



Sam Bergcr, the local merchant, who at 
one time wuh mentioned as the possible man- 
ager for the Gaiety, denies he is in any way 
connected with the house, and declares he is 
not liable for any of the proceedings started 
against the owners by several former mem- 
bers of the Gaiety attractions. Berger has 
been named as co-defendant in some of the 
suits against the Gaiety management for un- 
expired contructs. Mr. Berger stated that he 
had an option on some of the stock, and had 
he taken up that option, would have become 
actively concerned with the Gaiety company. 



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Gaiety for the "Isle of Bong Bong" under the 
direction of Walter Lawrence. He and Frances 
Cameron will be with the show. It will fol- 
low "The Girl Behind the Counter," now in 
its third week. William Lorraine has been 
secured as musical director. Col. B. A. Braden, 
who came here recently as production man- 
ager, is now the general manager of the 
Gaiety. Daphne Pollard, a feature with the 
"Girl Behind the Counter/' is scheduled to 
Join the company now playing at the Morosco, 
Los Angeles, and will have the leading role 
in "A Knight for a Pay." which follows the 
"Echo" in that city. Alf Goulding will have 
the comedy part opposite Miss Pollard. Rock 
and Fulton, at present In Los Angeles, with 
the "Echo," will take a vacation when the 
show Is taken off. The Gaiety management 
announces the next show in which Rock and 
Fulton will figure, is "The Candy Shop," 
which, according to present plans, is scheduled 
for a road tour starting in July. This is, 
however, problematical. 



ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

By LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

APOLLO (Fred. E. Moore, mgr.j.— 12, Ruth 
St. Denis, dances. 14-16, pictures. 

KEITH'S .Jake Isaac, mgr.).— Will Rogers, 
hit of show ; Volant flying piano, thrilled ; Ev- 
erest's Monkey Hippodrome, gopd ; Bernard A. 
Reinold, in "How Hofmelster Did It," by Ru- 
pert Hughes, and presented by Joseph Hart, 
did a flop. The act lacks ginger. Reinold is 
fair, Katherlne De Barry as Hofmelster's 
wife, practically nothing to do. In her char- 
acter of a crude German woman, she dresses 
her hair a la grande dame. Max and Mabel 
Ford dressed well and finish with hard shoe 
steps done to the Brazilian Maxlxe number, 
particularly effective. Got over fairly well. 
Miller, Moore and Gardner in songs and in- 
strumentations went big, despite poor start and 
poor comedy. Harp-guitar playing paved way 
to finish that called for an encore. Charles 
A. Mooney, straight singer in "one," nervou* 
and practically no stage presence, went over 
strongly. He offered "Pagllaccl and two 
other classics, names not available, then 
switched to Irish songs. Mooney has a good 
voice and puts his songs over nicely, but needs 
big dramatic number. Caron and Herbert in 
new routine of acrobatics, with an upside down 
boxing match, done with the feet, dummies 
are sewed, to their trousers. Comedy at the 
opening weak, but finish pulled them over well. 
Bill well balanced and up to the high standard 
maintained so far. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr.).— "Social 
Maids," with Etta Pillard and George Stone. 
Best burlesque show so far at this house since 
the opening. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER.— Dancing. 



Young's Old Pier has been taken over by 
the Mack Latz Co., lessees of the Alamac 
Hotel, and name changed to Alamac Theatre. 
Dancing will be the attraction this summer. 
Floor will be in charge of Margaret Mudge and 
Guentzer Margraff ; 25 cents will be the Pier 
admission, with five cents charged for each 
dance. Pictures will be shown in the Pier 
theatre at the rear. Casino De Danse will be 
ready for Carnival Week May 24-31. $10,000 
reported to be the lease rental. 



Garden Pier's Ballroom, which when com- 
pleted will be the most beautiful and the cool- 
est structure in the resort, will be ready for 
Carnival week. The dancing attractions have 
not as yet been announced. 

The Longfellow-Hiawatha Drama Co. is seek- 
ing to produce Its drama in Atlantic City 
about July 1. The concern is located at Los 
Angeles, Cal. 



At last the moving picture craze has lost its 
hold on the amusement loving public of the re- 
sort. Two picture houses, although small, 
hnve been offered for sale. This is nullified 
by the almost mad desire for the new dances. 



Since the inauguration of the Tango Con- 
tests on the Million Dollar Pier, every Friday 
night, with cash awards, two other amuse- 
ment houses are offering the same attraction — 
the Nixon theatre holds a contest Thursday 
night in connection with the burlesque show. 
The Steeplechase Pier holds contest Saturday 
night. The Million Dollar Pier, however, 
draws the crowd ; 0,000 persons packed the 
Million Dollar Pier last Saturday night. The 
admission fee to the pier is 1." cents, and $100 
In prizes are offered. 



BALTIMORE. 

By J. E. DOOLKY. 

MARYLAND ( F. C. Schanberger, mgr.; 
agent, U. B. O. ). — Carter De Haven and his 
wife, formerly Flora Parker, best singing and 
dancing of the season ; Adelaide Herrmann, 
clever mystlfler; Will Oakland, thoroughly 
enjoyable; Grace De Mar, Jack Kennedy, Sam- 
aroff and Sonla. clever ; Smith and Boyle, 
lively ; Lydell, Rogers and Lydell, novelty. 

VICTORIA (Pearce A Scheck, mgrs. ; agent, 
N-N.).— "The Stool Pigeon," excellent; Lazar 
and Dale, funny ; George Lauder, pleases ; 
Prlmstedter Four, score ; Harry Cutler, makes 
good ; Fredo and Primrose, fare well. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr. ; Ind.). — Os- 
borne's Circus, well trained animals ; Bell Sis- 
ters, well received ; Crawford and BYodrick, 
fair; Carlta, skillful; Cartwrlght and Aldrlch, 
scream ; Valeno Trio, get over. 

FORD'S O. H. (Charles E. Ford, mgr.).— 
Aborn English Opera Company opens current 
season with "II Trovatore" (first half). Did 
exceedingly well, chorus never better and the 
sets, especially designed, picturesque and ef- 
fective. Edith Helena. Jayne Herbert, Giuseppe 
Agostlnl and James Stevens heard to fine ad- 
vantage. "Madam Butterfly" (second half). 
Large attendance with prospects of continuing. 

ACADEMY (Tunis P. Dean. mgr. ) .—Webb's 
Electrical pictures. Second Week. Fair at- 
tendance. 



AUDITORIUM (Wedgwood Nowell, mgr.).— 
Poll Players. "The Deep Purple" furnishes 
the men opportunities for some very good act- 
ing. Roy Gordon stands out easily as the star. 
Warm weather not affecting regular subscrib- 
ers. 

GAYETY (William Ballauf, mgr. ) .—"Ginger 
Girls." Three-quarters of house filled and de- 
creasing towards end of week. * 



BOSTON. 

By J. UOOLTZ. 

ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr. ; agent, 
Loew). — Vaudeville and pictures. 

ST. JAMES (William Lovey, mgr.; agent, 
Loew ) . — Vaudeville. 

NATIONAL (agent , U. B. O.).— Dark. 

HOLL1S (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Dark. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The 
Misleading Lady." Doing a good business in 
the face of an awful slump. 

PARK (Charles J. Rich, mgr. ) .—Taliaferro 
Sisters in "Young Wisdom." House closes 
Saturday night 

8HUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— E. H. 
Sothern in repertoire. Opened to best business 
in town Monday night. Engagement limited 
to two weeks. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— "Within 
the Law" drawing to an end of Its run. Will 
probably close May 80. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Doris Keane 
in "Romance." Business holding up but early 
closing is expected, as Miss Keane is booked 
for Europe. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr.).— "Under 
Cover" still holding up phenomenally. 

CORT (John E. Cort, mgr.).— Metropolitan 
premier of "Phyllis" due Saturday nignt, with 
Grace Freeman starred. Opening had to be 
postponed to permit of additional rehearsals. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.).— 
"Adele" opened Monday night In the hope of 
securing a run. The intention is to play about 
two weeks at regular prices and then drop 
them for a summer run. Outlook doubtful. 

BOSTON, (William Wood, mgr.).— Last week 
of "Way Down East" to poor business. Fea- 
ture dancing carnival next week. 

GLOBE (Robert Jeanette, mgr. ) .—Picture. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "The Ghost Breaker," with Craig play- 
ing. 

GRAND OPERA (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). 
-Dark. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— Vio- 
let Mascotte's stock burlesquers with big house 
bill. Excellent business. 

QAIETY (George T. Batcheller, mgr.).— 
"London Belles." 

CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).— "Vanity 
Fair." 



Simon Rudnlck. the Boston theatrical man, 
was this week chosen as ^president of the Jew- 
ish People's Institute at 62 Chambers street. 



The benefit testimonial to Lawrence DeCane 
and Al Herendeen at the Casino by Manager 
Charles Waldron last Sunday night played 
capacity. The two men are in the treasurer's 
office and followed Chas. Waldron from the 
old Palace into his new house. 



Business for the next month in the first class 
houses is the gloomiest outlook in years, as 
there has been a terrific slump during the Past 
fortnight with exceptionally favorable weather. 

Sunday night a benefit will be given at the 
Majestic by a dozen vaudeville people to raise 
money for Louis Gold, a one-legged newsboy 
accidentally shot in a brawl In the Haymarket 
Square subway. 



The youngest dancing teacher in America, 
Nellie Ferguson of 366 Broadway, Cambridge, 
gives her first public performance in Durrell 
Hall Friday evening. She is a diminutive per- 
son who has been on the stage since she was 
nine years old and Is a vaudeville possibility. 

BUFFALO. 

■7 O. K. RUDOLPH. . 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr. mgr.; U. B. O.).— 
"The Porch Party," headlined; Vaughan Com- 
fort & John King, featured ; Maud Lambert 6 
Ernest Ball, scored ; Miss Norton ft Paul Nich- 
olson, very clever; Hal & Francis, hit; The 
La Peers, good ; Bert Fltzglbbons, good ; Klut- 
ing's Animals, pleased. 

TECK (John R. Oishel, mgr.). -Aborn Eng- 
lish Grand Opera Co. present "Faust," first 
half, and "Lucia dl Lammermoor," last half, 
Orvllle Harrold, starring. Buffalo patrons 
well pleased. 

ACADEMY (M. R Schleslnger. mgr.).- 
Picture featured bill. Del-a-Phone, good ; 
Anna Bell, clever ; Altus Bros., Marrow, Bruce 
Morgan A Betty, good ; Robin pleased. 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— Bonn telle Co. 
in "The Woman." Opened to good house. 

LYRIC (H. M. Marcus, mgr.; Loew).— 
"Alexander the Great," headlined ; Anderson A 
Evans, scored ; The Stantons, held Interest : 
Zara La Vare. classic prima donna ; Harry 
Sterling, entertaining. Picture. 

GAYETY (John M. Ward, mgr). "The 
College Girls." Drew good houses. 

MAJESTIC (John LaughUn, mgr.).— Al W. 
Martin's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," drew packed 
houses first night. Special features added make 
the ever popular southern drama more enter- 
taining. Good company. 

GARDEN (W. F. Graham, mgr.).— Feature 
pictures. Special music. Ifuslness fair. 

STRAND (Harold Edel. mgr.). -Picture. 

EMBLEM (G. StrauHer. mgr.). — Trouble 
arising Thursday evening last, with acts book- 
ed through the Griffin agency, resulted In clos- 
ing the entire show In as far as vaudeville was 
concerned. Management then engaged acts 
through the McMahon A Dec agency. This 
week both theatrical agencies, having signed 
contracts, billed house with five acts, added 
difficulties arising. McMahon & Dee acts 
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hit ; Chas. Saunders, good ; Weber, novel, 
which greatly pleased ; Knox Bros., excellent ; 
Eugene Bmmett, big hit; Kate Clark, pleased. 
It Is probable that the situation will result In 
a lawsuit, as both agencies hold contracts 
against the management as binding. 

PLAZA (Rosing, Michaels ft Slotkln, mgrs.). 
-Pictures only this week. 

ORIOLE (Neff, mgr.; agent, Griffin).— Cush- 
Ing ft Letchfleld, pleased; Darrell, clever; Lew 
Sutton, amused ; Jackson ft Mercer, took well. 

FILLMORE (Geo. Rosing, mgr. ) .—Polish 
Stock Co. all week. Good business. 

Regardless of the action still pending In the 
local courts pertaining to the construction of 
the new Olympic, In which it Is charged some 
violations of the building laws have been made, 
the management, M. Slotkln, announces that 
the theatre will open May 18. Five acts from 
the Gus Sun circuit will be used In addition to 
pictures. Four performances dally. 

Twenty-four of Buffalo's most popular, most 
beautiful girls and most graceful dancers have 
been selected for the Vassar Girls group who 
will participate In a musical extravaganza 
"The College Hero." There will be a cast of 
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CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY MARTIN. 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.). - 
Reason began May 10. Vaudeville — Belle Oil- 



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VARIETY 



ver, Amedlo, Tbe Latours, Helen Dickson and 
the Kambier Slaters, Jerome and Barry. 

WALNUT (W. F. Jackson, mgr.).— Pictures. 

GRAND (Theo. Aylwurd, mgr.). — Pictures. 

LYRIC (Paul Hlllman, mgr. ) .—Pictures. 

OAYETY (Tom. Corby, mgr.).— First half, 
movies. 

UKPHEUM.— Pictures. 

PEOPLE'S.— Pictures. 

LYCEUM (Harry Hart, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesque - . 

HEUCK'S.— Pictures. 



J. J. Weaver, principal owner of tbe Lud- 
low Lagoon, Is back on the Job, having com- 
pletely recovered from his recent Illness. Ar- 
thur Wilbur Is bere from New York and will 
again manage the resort. 

CLEVELAND. 

Uy (Jl.YDE B. ELLIOTT. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.).— 
Pictures, continued from last week. Business 
fair. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.).— 
Colonial Stock in "Stop Thief." Capacity 
business. 

HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures with tbe Castles 14. 10. Weber and 
Fields. 

MILES (Frank Raymond, mgr.).— "The Fair 
Co-eds" head good bill In tabloid musical act. 
This act a hit. Merrltt and Douglass please ; 
Aerial Eddys, applause ; Lex Neal, Flo Wilson. 

PRISCLLLA (Proctor Seas, mgr.).— Six 
Tango-Phiends, hit ; "The Confession," good 
dramatic playlet featuring Edna Cooper; 
"Blmm-Bomm-Brrr," good; Donlta A Co., 
please ; Joe Blrnes, good ; Josephine Leroy, 
novel singer. 

CLEVELAND (Harry Zerker, mgr.). — 
Holden Players in "The Yoke." Business very 
good, and show fair. 

PROSPECT (Oeo. Lyons, mgr. ) .—Eugenie 
Blair presenting "Madam X" to capacity 
houses for second time this year. 

DUCHESS (H. Q. Bulkley, mgr.).— Tango 
Festival and pictures. Business not good. 

METROPOLITAN (S. E. Johnson, mgr.).— 
Pictures. Business good. 

STAR (C. J. Klttz, mgr.).— "Lovemakers." 
Business good. 

EMPIRE (Oeo. Schenet, mgr.).— "Progres- 
sive Girls." Business good. 

GORDON SQUARE.— Pictures. Business very 
good. 

KNICKERBOCKER (Emory Downs, mgr.).— 
Pictures. Biggest picture attendance in city. 



Luna and Euclid Beach parks open Thurs- 
day. In order to meet the competition of the 
summer parks the two burlesque houses added 
dancers as extra attractions. The "wlgglers" 
have drawn well. 



Acts playing Luna Park this summer must 
report for rehearsals with music for a 20- 
plece band. "No muBlc, no pay," Is the order. 

The Miles will go to pictures next week. 

DETROIT. 

By JACOB 1MITH. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Wlllams, mgr. ; U. B. O. ; 
rehearsal, Monday, 10). — Belle Story, hit; 
Beaumont & Arnold, clever; Sylvia Loyal, 
good; Wilbur Sweatman, well liked; Burke A 
McDonald, good comedy ; Howard & Ratllff, 
very good ; Hockney Troupe, good. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; T. B. C. ; re- 
hearsal Monday 11).— "The Runaways," very 
good ; Link A Blossom, good ; Saona, clever Im- 
personations ; Palaklta A Brother, excellent ; 
two hours of pictures before regular show 
wil be discontinued after this week. 

PALACE (C. A. Hoffman, mgr,; Earl Cox, 
agent).— Reed's Bull Terriers, novel; Will 
Stanton and London Belles, applause ; Keefe, 
Love A Thorn, big; Gilbert Loses, very good; 
Holman, good ; Wolf A Zadella, pleased. 

FAMILY (J. H. McCarron, mgr.; U. B. O.). 
— B. G. Alexander, good ; Dever A Knicker- 
bocker Girls, very good ; Craig A Wlllams, ex- 
cellent ; The Levars, clever ; Oolden A Lee, 
fair ; Marcus A Gartelle, good ; The HazeltonB, 
good ; Clara Wlllams A Co., laughs. 

COLUMBIA (Fred Houle, mgr.; Sun, agent). 
— Lowrey A Prince, good ; The Claires, good ; 
The Marke-Lee Trio, funny ; Musical Marines, 
pleased ; Vermont A Hellman, good ; LaVales 
Dogs, amused ; Buchanan A Dayton, classy ; 
Ward-No. 22 Co., humorous. 

NATIONAL (C. R. Hagedorn, mgr. ; Doyle, 
agent). — Dryer A Dryer, good; Jack Warner, 
fair ; Wells A Wells, entertaining ; Three 
Hearts, funny ; Gene MacElroy, fair ; Rodri- 
guez Duo, fair ; Patrick A Otto, good ; W. 8. 
Gill Co., very good. 

DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— Annie 
Russell. Next, Henrietta Crosman. 

OARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
Weber A Fields, 11-13 ; Dark balance of week. 
Next week, "Blue Bird." 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warner, mgr.).— Vaughan 
Olaser In "The Great Divide." Next, "The 
White Sinter." 

OAYETY (William Roche, mgr.).— Dave 
Marlon. 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "Sherlock 
Holmes." Next. "No Mother To Guide Her." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.). — First week 
of stock. Excellent. 



HONOLULU, H. 1. 

By Bi O. VAUGHAIf. 

Honolulu, April 18. 

BIJOU (J. H. Magoon, mgr.).— Oeo. Webb 
Players In "Within the Law." Business ca- 
pacity. 

LIBERTY. EMPIRE (J. H. Magoon. mgr)., 
POPULAR (H. Bredhoff, mgr.).; HAWAII (I. 
Schnrlln, mgr.).— Pictures. 

OPERA HOUSE (W. D. Adams, mgr.).— 
Vaudeville and pictures. 

ROOF OARDEN.— "Night In Roofland" (lo- 
cal production). 



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Oeo. Webb and his company arrived on the 
Wilhelmlna April 16 and opened at the Bijou 
18 with the following: Florence Oakley, Ma- 
rie Baker, Leah Hatch, Inez Regan, Olga 
Gray, Oeo. Webb, Percy Pryor, Jay Hanna, 
Huron Blyden, Geo. R. Berrel, Jack Belgrave, 
Guy Hltner, N. Baslllere, Frank Bonner, Per- 
cy Glrton, Harry Marshall. Percy Girton, 
bus. mgr. ; George R. Berrell, stage mgr. ; 
Harry Marshall, artist. 



LYRIC (Thomas Taafe, mgr.). — Pictures. 
CONVENTION HALL (Louis Shouse, mgr.). 
— Creation pictures. 

Electric and Fairmount Parks opened Sun- 
day to big business. Many new attractions are 
quartered at the outdoor amusement places this 
year. 



KANSAS CITY. 

By B. M. CBOU9B. 

SAM S. SHUBERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— 
Richard Bennett in "Damaged Goods." Good 
crowds. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Lehman, mgr.).— Kan- 
sas City Opera. 

EMPRESS (Dan MoCoy, mgr.).— McMahon 
A Chappelle, went very big; Rossow Midgets, 
hit ; Berke a Korae, clasBy ; Murray Bennett, 
laughs ; Robert E. O'Connor A Co. , good 
sketch ; Dennis Brothers, daring. 

HIPPODROME (Benn F. Starr, mgr.).— 
Keough n Nelson, Acme Four, Millard Bros., 
Antrim A Vale, Duncan A Holt, Shaw Comedy 
Circus. 

GLOBE (Cy Jacobs, mgr. ) .— Gravetta A 
LaVonde, clever impersonators ; Reed Bros., 
excellent; Gertie Demi It, very big; Cleopatra, 
clever magic ; Henry Lewis, pleases ; Dolly A 
Mack, good; Kelso Bros., entertaining jug- 
glers. 

AUDITORIUM (Meta Miller, mgr. ) .—Stock. 
'The Ghost Breaker." Big crowds. 

GRAND (A. Judah, mgr.).— Elks vaudeyille 
show. Howard a McCane, very big ; Hyama 
Jap Troupe, pleased ; La Rocca, master musi- 
cian ; Patsy Doyle, did big; Rhode a Cramp- 
ton, fine ; Elk musical comedy. 

OAYETY (Burt McPhail, mgr.).— Dark. 

WILLIS WOOD (Roy Crawford, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 



After the Kansas City Opera Company's 
week at the Orpheum the vaudeville house will 
open for the summer with feature films. The 
management hopes to be in its new home by 
next season, but an iron workers' strike is de- 
laying work on the building now. 

LOS ANGELES. 

By GUY PBIOB. 

MAJESTIC— "Mr. Alladin." 
MASON.— Dark. 

BURBANK-— "Stop Thief" (second week) 
selling out. 
MOROSCO.— "The Echo," fair. 



Sidney Harris, who resigned as Southern 
Callforna manager for the Gaiety company, 
has gone to New York. He will act In the 
capacity of New York representative. 

After exploiting the legitimate stars of the 
highest rank for a number or years, the Audi- 
torium last week reopened as a picture house. 
W. H. Clune, who now has the theatre, will 
produce only high class feature films. 

George Stegner, former secretary to Oliver 
Morosco, has returned from New Orleans, 
where he lost heavily in a stock-producing 
theatre venture. He hopes to again locate 
here. 



Jack Wilson, for some time president of the 
Los Angeles "Ad" club, Has purchased the 
Downey, Cal., News and Champion. He will 
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J. C. Peterson, violinist-director of "The 
flcho" company, has had his hands insured 
for 15,000. And this is no Lva Tanguay dog- 
mllk-bath story, either. 

The Lyceum has again closed Its doors. 
Even the movies could not make the old "Jinx" 
playhouse pay. 

Constance Johnson, a picture actress, was 
before City Prosecutor Brown this week for 
ejecting^ an officer of the law who called at 
her home to serve a warrant on a petty lar- 
ceny charge. She was accued of stealing a 
dog — a mongrel pup— but sne proved to the 
satisfaction of the official that she had taken 
the dog to befriend It and resented the con- 
stable's call because she felt that she had 
done nothing to incur the wrath of the law. 

"Eddie" Beck; the man who was responsible 
for the productions at various times of "The 
Ciiocolate Soldier," Is here to produce "A 
Knight For A Day" at the Morosco. He orig- 
inally produced the piece. 

Henry Woodruff has fully recovered from 
his sudden attack at Salt Lake City and has 
resumed his Orpheum tour. 

Myrtle Dingwall, well known Coast prima 
donna and now playing with "The Girl Be- 
hind the Counter" company in San Francisco, 
plans to sail for the Orient In the Fall to 
play the leading role In a light opera. 

The Empress, the local Sullivan and Consl- 
dlne house, has discontinued the 11 a. m. pic- 
ture program. The afternoon matinee remains 
the same with the admission at ten cents. 



Opposite VARIETY 



An evening paper has stirred up quite an 
argument between local stage and society folk 
In a Cinderella contest The professional fight 
Is led by Daphne Pollard, of the Gaiety com- 
pany, who claims her foot measures 6% 
inches from tip to tip. Mrs. Lilian A. Sut- 
ton, champion for society, disputes the act- 
ress claim and has produced a 6% -inch Trilby 
to back up her contention. The battle goes 
merrily on, Increasing In warmth with each 
issue of the paper. 

Ralph de Lacy, for four years manager of 
the Empress stage, has resigned and is now 
on the bounding main headed for Australia. 
Sidney Campbell, of the Republic, has been 
given the vacancy. 

MILWAUKEE 

By P. «. MOMAlf. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler, mgr.; agent, 
Orph.). — Belle Baker, enviable; Claude A Fan- 
nie Usher, excellent ; Keno A Green, fine ; Mer- 
cedes, hit In topping bill ; Clark a Verdi, fine ; 
Lasky's "Three Types," good; Buster, enter- 
taining; The Turners, please. 

EMPRESS (William Raynor, mgr.; agent, 
S-C). — Tom Waters, honors in headline spot; 
Six Malvern Comiques, good; Nan Sullivan A 
Co., please ; Pearl A Irene Sans, fair ; La Jolle 
Deodima, entertaining. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent, T. 
B. C.).— "Huckln's Run," hit; Buch Bros., ex- 
cellent; Bennivlcl Bros., good; Sallle Stembler 
& Bro., fine; "The Hundred Yard Dash." 
pleases. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cook, mgr.; agent, T. B. 
C). — Cora Anderson, week only, big reception. 
Films — balance of show. 

DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr. ; agent, 
Ind.). — May Robson In "The Clever Woman" 
first half, followed by Henrietta Crosman in 
"The Tongues of Men." 

SHUBERT (Charles C. Newton, mgr.).— 
Davidson Stock Co. opens season with "The 
Conspiracy,' to good houses. 

OAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).— "Rosy 
Posy Girls" to fair business. 

Cora Anderson, the girl who masqueraded 
as a man for thirteen years and who was found 
doing a man's work In a shop when a police 
case revealed her identity, is appearing at the 
Orpheum this week to defray her court ex- 
penses. She appears as a nurse and bellboy 
in the same uniforms in which she worked in 
the past, then In the male attire in which she 
was found, and lastly In woman's street cos- 
tume, giving a running story of her unuusal 
life. 

MINNEAPOLIS. 
By o. w. anus. 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).— 17- 
20, May Robson In "The Clever Woman." 
Week 24, "Honeymoon Express." 

SHUBERT (A. G. Balnbrldge, Jr.) Baln- 

brldge Players In "Seven Days," excellent pro- 
duction. "The Man In Hiding," by Stanley 
Washburn, local explorer and author, this 
week. It Is a story of graft with a young 
district attorney as the hero. 

ORPHEUM (O. A. Raymond, mgr.).— Week 
4, "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep," with Jean 
Adair, fine; Era Taylor and Lawrence Grat- 
tan, local stock favorites, in "After the Wed- 
ding" ; Willa Holt Wakefield, Brltt Wood. 
John and Mae Burke, Helen Gannon, Will and 
Kemp. 

UNIQUE (Jack Elliott, mgr., S-C.).— Min- 
strel Kiddles, Jos. Cook, Cavana Duo, Sam 
Ash, Frank Byron and Louise Langdon. 

MILES' HIPPODROME (W. F. Oallather, 
mgr. ; T. B. C. ) .— Delmore and Lee, Olive 
Briscoe, "Bachelor's Dre^u," John Heff, 
Dippy biers. 

BIJOU (Hltchock and Blalslng, mgrs.).— 
Blalslng Players In "Shore Acres" with Harry 
Blalslng and Ida Stanhope In the leading role*. 
"Thelma" follows. 

OAYETY (William Keonlg, mgr.).— Blutch 
Cooper's Beauty, Youth and Folly Company. 
AUDITORIUM.— Film opening 10. 

The Orpheum closes for the season May 23 
Beginning 24 war films will be shown. 



VARIETY 



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NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. M. SAMUEL,. 

ORPHEUM (Arthur White, mgr.).— Pictures. 

CRESCENT (Robert Lawrence, mgr.). — New 
Orleans Comic Opera Co. In "Boccaccio." 

HIPPODROME (Lew Rose, mgr.). — De 
Noyer and Daniel's Musical Revue. 

LAFAYETTE (H. C. Fourton. mgr.).— 
Leonard Kane, Hutchinson & Robb, Brennan 
& Carr, Belle Carmen. 

ALAMO (Will Querlnger, mgr.).— Vaude- 
ville. 



The Lafayette will discontinue vaudeville 
after Sunday. Pictures over the summer. 



Logan Quick has recovered from a severe 

illness. 



J. C. Kalem is going to withdraw from the 
management of the Majestic, a downtown thea- 



Charlle Allen won applause with good singing 
and were followed by Louis Mann. Ethel 
Oreen was in the next spot where she was 
very well programed. Miss Oreen has long 
been a favorite here and was given greater 
applause than on any of her former appear- 
ances. Conlin, Steele and Carr were warmly 
received. Great Brgotti and two Lilliputians 
were a splendid closing act. 

WILLIAM PENN (William W. Miller, mgr. ; 
agent, U. B. O.). — The laughing hit Is pro- 
vided by Emily Darrell and Charley Conway 
whose novel act, "Behind the Scenes," kept 
the house in a merry mood from start to 
finish. Their comedy is clean and wholesome 
and never failed to hit the mark of approval. 
Some very effective costumes were sported by 
Miss Darrell and the gum-chewing bull dog 
came in for a hearty laugn. Nolan and Nolan 
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Tom Campbell, manager of the Tulane and 
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his summer home In Massachusetts. 



Mrs. Lew Rose is vaudevllling again. 



Enrica Dllli, prima Donna, featured last 
season in "Robin Hood," and who left New 
York recently for Mexico City to appear at 
the opera house there, is one of the refugees 
detained here by the Government. 



PHILADELPHIA. 

By J. J. BURNKS. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. O.). — The hits Monday were divided be- 
tween Louis Mann and Hyams and Mclntyre. 
The De Vole Trio, athletes, opened thhe show, 
and were well received. Ned Monroe and 
Charles A. Pusey, In No. 2 spot, were woe- 
fully slow in getting started though their ma- 
terial being sadly In need of some freshness. 
Much of their stuff should be eliminated and 
something more sparkling substituted in order 
to get btter results for both members of the 
team are capable performers. Joe Morris and 



season. Miller and Lyle do a picturesque 
dancing bout with the gloves. Three boys 
who sing are billed as the "Ragged Trouba- 
dours." They easily satisfied. Prelle's Minia- 
ture Circus was amusing In many features, 
but would undoubtedly nave been improved 
by the omission of the ventrlloqual stunt, as 
Prelle's accent Is too pronounced to get over 
well. The dogs are cleaver and wen trained. 
Ismed, the Turkish pianist, was given ap- 
plause. 

BROADWAY (Joseph Cohen, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.). — Featuring vice film in combina- 
tion with five vaudeville acts. The picture 
has been seen In several local houses, but Is 
shown for the first time in the section from 
which this house draws its patronage. Koler, 
Morton and Evans bead the variety bill and 
were very well received. John Donovan and 
Marie Lee were amusing in the skit called 
"King of Ireland," both sln^nar in nleasing 
fashion. Thos Bamberg, shadowgraphlst, held 
the attention. Gertrude McGill and Co. pro- 
voked much laughter in "The Woman's Club," 
and Nevins and Erwood, blackface, had a 
pleasing offering of chatter and song. 

GRAND. — "Consul," man monkey ; "The 
New Leader," Wadner ana Stone, Mary Dorr, 
King Brothers, John Zlmmer. 

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Kennedy and Hart, Olrard and West, L'Alg- 
lon, Palfrey, Brown and Brown. 

FRANKFORD.— Hardeen, Williams and 
Wolf us, De Witt, Burns and Torrence, Joe 
Daniels, Blckel and Qlbney, Three Lubins. 

NIXON.— Kitty Francis ana Co., Four Ath- 
letes, Flske and McDonough, Dob Warren, 
Thaten Duo, Cowan's Setters. 

KEYSTONE.— "A Night In A Police Bu- 
tton," Livingstone and Co., Reed and Tuttle, 
Joe Lanlgan, Three Madcaps. 

FAIRMOUNT.— Fields and Hanson. Georgia 
Fitzgerald, Red'llngton and Grant, Fiiedland 
and Clark, The Strangle™ of Paris, pictures. 

VICTORIA.— Vaudeville and pictures. 

PALACE.— Vaudeville and pictures. 



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CASINO. "Belles of the Beauty Row." 

TROCADERO— Frank Wakefield's summer 
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Tlerney Four. 

O A YET Y. -Stock burlesque with farce. 
"Americans in Mexico," and travesty on 
Othello." 




At Greeley Sq. and American This Week (May u) 

JOYCE 8 WEST 

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Direction, FRANK BOHM 



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DUMONTS. -Stock Minstrels with Major 
Caspar Nowak, diminutive comedian. 



LYRIC- Second week and final In the en- 
gagement of Mclntyre and Heath In "The Ham 
Tree," with satisfactory returns. 

UA11K1CK. -"A Plain Woman," with Char- 
lotte Walker, began Its third week Monday 
night. Capacity houses have Been the rule. 

WALNUT. —Second weeK or Coso Hamilton's 
"The Blindness of Virtue" at popular prices 
by an English company. A big drawing card 
especially for women and girls and the pros- 
pects are that It will remain here several 
weeks at least. 

ORPHEUM. "The Deep Purple" by the resi- 
lient company, headed by Emily Smiley. 

CHESTNUT ST. O. H.- Inauguration of the 
summer season with "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cab- 
bage I'atch." 

AMERICAN. "The Decoy," stock. 

LIBERTY.- -Pictures. 

METROPOLITAN.- Following a few weeks 
ol poor business with feature pictures the 
house Is now dark with nothing In prospect 
for the present. 

FORREST. "How Wild Animals Live" in 
pictures, twice dally except Thursday, with 
lecture by John W. Ruskln. 

STANLEY.— Pictures. 



pany will occupy the house for a week. The 
engagement begins Mondar night with prices 
up to $2. A tournament of local dancers with 
finals Saturday night for prizes are pro- 
gramed. 

, Following the run of Eugene Walter's "A 
Plain Woman," at the Garrick, pictures will 
have the house. 



At the Forrest beginning Monday the An- 
nette Kellerrhan film, "Neptune's Daughter," 
will be shown. 



Abe Einstein, press agent and promoter, 
failed to sustain perjury charges which he 
brought against Mrs. Esther Woods, a pabaret 
singer. Mrs. Woods first brought suit for dam- 
ages against Einstein, alleging that his re- 
marks about, her caused « cancellation of an 
engagement. Einstein came back with the 
perjury charge, but Mrs. Woods was exoner- 
ated when the rase was heard before Judge 
Sulzberger. 

Many local theatrical people attended the 
funeral of Mrs. Louise Cunningham, formerly 
a dancer In vaudeville, which was held last 
Thursday. Mrs. Cunningham was the wife of 
Jerry Cunningham, of Dumont's Minstrels. 



While performing at Chester last Thurs- 
day Mrs. Harry C. Mclntyre. wife of Okla- 
homa Kill, was accldently snot In the abdo- 
men. The bullet was removed at the Chester 
Hospital. 



Ruth St. Denis had a slim house last Thurs- 



day afternoon at the Forrest. Despite this 
she is coming back this week for another 
matinee Thursday under the auspices of H ^ 
County Suffrage Association. 

A loan of *100,UUU has been made by the 
Land Title * Trust Co. of this city on the 
Knickerbocker Theatre, which is owned by the 
Knickerbocker Realty Co. The loan Is the 
largest ever made on a West Philadelphia 
theatre. The house will open in the fall with 
the Loew brand of vaudeville. 



J. O'Berti, a gymnast performing at the 
Mxou, last Wednesday fell from a trapese to 
the stage, a distance of 15 feet, and sustained 
concussion of the brain. He was treated at 
the Presbyterian Hospital. 



Point Breeze Park opened Saturday night 
under the management of the Stetser Broth- 
ers, who have been operating Washington 
Park during the last few seasons. The latter 
park is being dismanteled and will be the site 
of a factory. 

The Mastbaum-Earle syndicate has taken 
possession of a store building at Marshall 
and Market streets, which will be converted 
into a large moving picture theatre. 

PITTSBURGH. 

By UEORtiE H. 8BLDES. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr. ; agent, U. B. 
O.).— Mile. Liane Doree's "Great Moments 
from Grand Opera," headline, big hit; Early 
ft Byal, scream ; Lavlne ft Cameron, good ; 
Henrings ft Grasshopper John, pleased ; Am- 
mett Devoy ft Co., good ; Kenney, Nobody A 
Plait, laugh ; Henry Lewis, excellent ; ishl- 
kawa Brotners, unusually good. 

HARRIS (C. K. Buchhelt, mgr. ; agent, U. 
B. O.).— Devoy Faber ft Co., In "The Victim," 
headline, pleased ; Lew Caugets, hit ; Evans ft 
Vldocq, scored; Louglln's Dogs, pleased; Mr. 
ft Mrs. Everett Bennett, good ; Three Whalens, 
scored ; Hanson ft Vernon, amused. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tooker, 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.). — "An Alaskan Honey- 
moon," headline, big hit : Gus Williams, scored 
heavily ; The Vanderkoors and "Felix," 
scream ; Rice ft Franklin, entertained ; Pol- 
zln Brothers, astonished ; Cameron, Mathews 
ft Co., good. 

ALV1N (J. P. Reynolds, mgr.). — The Aborn 
English Opera Company lu "The Tales of Hoff- 
mann," opened to second big week. 

NIXON (Thos. Kirk, mgr. ).— Elsie Fergu- 
son In "The Strange Woman" opened to good 
house. 

DUQUESNE (Harry Davis, mgr.; stock).— 
"A Scrap of Paper" amused large audience. 

PITT (Wm. McVlckar, mgr.).— Film. 

GAYETY (Henry Gurtzman, mgr.).— "Bon 
Ton Girls," popular. 

VICTORIA.— (Geo. Shaffer, mgr.).— "Monte 
Carlo Girls," good. Harry Welsh and Lew 
Reynolds, excellent. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



By DAWSON. 

11ELIG (W. T. Pangle, mgr.).— Week 4, Al 
Jolson in "The Honeymoon Express," to big 
business. 

BAKER (Geo. L. Baker, mgr.).— 4, Baker 
Players in "The Remittance Man." Current, 
•A Romance of the Underworld." 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr.). — 3 a day bur- 
lesque to poor business. 

PANT AGES (J. J. Johnson, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — I, Cornelia ft Wilbur, good; Rackett, 
Hoover & Marky, cleaned up ; Laskys Hoboes, 
hit ; Musette, pleased ; Lottie Mayers' Diving 
Girls, good draw. 

EMPRESS (H. W. Pierong, mgr. ; S. ft C). 

4, Ryan Bros., opening spot, fair; Williams ft 
Segal, passed ; Spiegel's Daughter's Beau, or- 
dinary ; Al Herman, good ; Parisian Harmony 
Girls, pleased. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofunberry, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— 4, Power Bros., good; Wright ft Diet- 
rich, hit column ; "Sergeant Bagby," held at- 
tention; The Berrens, well received; Weston 
& Clare, tine ; Lillian Shaw, stopped show ; 
Henrietta de Serris. Pictures. 



The Theatre Managers' Association, after a 
week of turmoil, decided yesterday to present 
"The Two Orphans" as the feature of the 
11*14 Folies at the Helliz May 21. The roles 
were distributed amicably and the first re- 
hearsal was held without a whimper. The 
cast Is as follows : I*a Fleur, Milton Seamon, 
Baker; Marquis des Presles, Dan Flood, Lyric; 
Henrietta (orphan), J. A. Johnson, Pantages ; 
Louise (orphan), Frank CofBnberry, Orphcum ; 
Pierre, II. W. Pleronz, Empress; Madam Fro- 
chard, G. L. Baker, Baker; De Vaudray. W. T. 
Pangle, Hellz ; Plcard, Jno. F. Cordray The 
Oaks ; The Doc, Larry Keating, Lyric ; Officer 
of Law. Calvin Hellig, Heillg. 



ROME, ITALY. 



Rome, May 1. 
The Salone Marghcrlta Is the only first class 
vaudeville theatre In Rome. The orchestra ren- 
ders several numbers prior to :30 o'clock 
when the show proper starts. Then a quartet 
qf soubrets meander forth and sing the popular 
songs of Italy. They also translate a number 
of Mexican songs Into Italian. Sometimes there 
are five girls singing, who give what the Amer- 



No decision has as yet been announced by 
the court in the Castle Injunction suit. It Is 
said that, the CastlcB are planning to open a 
Castle House In this city. 



The weather has been very favorable for the 
101 Rati' h Show, which Is spending the week 
here with satisfactory results. 



Following Mclntyre and Heath at the Lyric, 
Joan Sawyer and her dancing carnival com- 



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lean might term a sort of supper show. Follow- 
ing these girls a fairly good singer then makes 
her "single" appearance. At present the favor- 
ite is Ninette Tourblllon. She Is very decolletee, 
and that, of course, makes a hit with the 
Italians. The Three Maiss offered a good wire 
walking act. Arnaida does a crude sort of 
"cooch" dance. There's always one of these 
dancers on every bill in Italy. After another 
singer or two appear, a tango trio did Its spe- 
cialty, and then came the movie part of the 
gbow. The bill usually changes each Sunday 
night. The prices at the Salone Margherlta 
are : General admission, 30c ; Reserved cou- 
pons, 00c and box seats, $1.00. 

The Appollo, which was the big vaudeville 
house last year, 1b now running pictures. It 
it now called 'Teatro Cines (Clnes Theatre). 
The present attraction is La Donna Nueld 
("The Naked Woman" literally). It's a com- 
monplace artist's model story. Lydia Borrell 
Is the star. She and two men do some pretty 
good acting. Some of the photography Is ex- 
cellent. The story Is rather disconnected, al- 
though written by a supposedly good author. 

A thing widely advertised here for months 
is 'Cablrla, by D'Annunclo, the famous novel- 
ist. More people appeared In the production 
than was recorded at the box office to see It. 
This picture opened in the middle of the week 
In the "Teatro Constanzl," a place that usually 
runs comic opera. The admission Is 30c 
(Lire 1.50) with reserved seats 40c extra. 

At the "Teatro Alle Quattro Fontane" there 
Is an Imitation "Quo Vadls" produced by the 
Gloria Co. The admission is 20c (1 Lire). The 
ordinary price of admission to a movie here Is 
about 12c. In American money for the best 
seats and 6c for the others. 

Some of the American pictures are proving 
big features. A Broncho Civil War story 
(Kay-Bee) made a big Impression. 

At the Valle Theatre Dlna Galle. a clever 
actress is playing repertoire. The bill, "I 
Ifaritl in Cfabbla" ("Husbands In A Cage"), 
was funny, but somewhat "blue." Dina Galle's 
supporting principals are Sig. Clarll and Slg. 
Brarcl. 

The Teatro Natlonale is open only occa- 
sionally. At this house just now Emma dram- 
atics is playing a series of George Bernard 
Shaw's plays translated Into Italian. The 
present bill is "One Never Knows." Miss 
Qramatlea and Co. were liberally applauded- 
"Candida" Is the next bill. It has already 
been put on here and is well liked. 

Other theatres here are The Julrino, Argen- 
tine Mangonl, Select. Reglna. Moderno, Lux 
et Umbra. Palace, Trianon and about 25 or 30 
others, all pictures. 

The usual bill has a Gaumont or Pathe 
movie to start with, and an American feature 
following. Then some local event or the Pathe 
weekly Is shown, followed by an Eclalre, closing 
tbe show. 



SPOKANE. 



ht JkMnn iq. ROTct. 

AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr. : agent. 
N. W. T. A.).— 12-13, Margaret Ullngton 
"Within the Law." 

AMERICAN (James MeConahey. mgr.). — 
Back to pictures. 

EMPRESS (B. E. Coneland, mer.i. Frank 
Rich company. "JuHt a Girl." week 3. 

9POKANE (Sam W. B. Cohn. mgr. ; agent. 
Fisher). — Week 3. Ed Smith Harry Bowen. 
Roselka & Co. ; Musical Johnstone. 

ORPHEUM LToseoh Muller. mgr. : Agent. 
8.-C). — Week 2. Three Newmans. Rood cy- 
cllng ; Kammerer & Howland. voices liked: 
Clem Bevlns <• Co.. Just paused ; Coatv.and. 
MrBride & Mllo. popular; John Robinson's 
elenhants. headllner and drawing card. 

PANTAOES (E. Clarke Walker, mirr.; 
arpnt, direct). -Week 3, Cycling Brunettes, 
beld attention : Flnlay & Yates Sisters, 
amused ; "Truth" (formerly railed "Vice") 
helped attendance : Clayton & I.ennle. funny : 
Five Gorgonls. lively. 

Donald McDonald, who staged the University 
Hub's "Tango Town." and Vdsulla March, 
who Is Mrs. Cralehton Largev. wife of a 
Butte millionaire, have formed a vaudeville 
team and expect to get Orpheum circuit book- 
ing. 



The Al G. Rarnes circus, the first to come 
here this year, played May 8-0. 



Beverley E Veff treasurer of the Orpheum. 
was married May fl to Eva Brennan. a tele- 
phone girl. 



ST. LOUIS. 

GRAND O. H. (TIarrr Wallace nurr.1. 
Eight Socletv Cancers. Clark and McCnllough 
Paul Keiat Moore and Cr|st'<> Marietto's Ma- 
rionette* Madeline Sack. Aldro and Mitchell. 
George Moore. 

HTPPODROME (Frank Taihnt mer.V Last 
wprk. Ttallin Troubadours t?|. k^v and Hart 
Rllly K. Wells. Bob and Ro*|f. W:tvne. War 
rcn and Rroekaway Lillian Watpnn Bowen 
an'l rtnwrn. Imperial Japs. 

FORFST PARK TTTOHT,A\PS (Robert Hnf 
ferkamn. mgr.V T lly Irvine Kmnn nnrl Tor 
nail. P.raeo Edond. T>ew and Mollle Hunt 
inr Cactollnne. Art Bowen 

PR1ESTERS Anderson Slst. «■* r>jrk \m 
l*r Vpncnr nnd White Miss MI1K 

PRTVCESS. "The Tenrtermnf •• 

utppirw Pictures 

'Hi T'MBM Pictures 

OR AND CENTRA L. —Pictures. 



'Twas but a Step of 

"THE PERUVIAN POM-POM" 

That Carried 

THE CRISPS 

FROM 

Churchill's BVay Cabaret 

TO 

Cultured Boston's own Back Bay 

AND THE 

BOSTON THEATRE 



18 th of May 



Charge D'Affairs, Vion 



TORONTO. 

By HARTLEY. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Bolman, mgr.).— 
The Bonstelle Players, under the direction of 
Bertram Harrison, opened their season Mon- 
day night in the brilliant comedy, "The Tem- 
peramental Journey," and both the company 
and play received a splendid reception. 
Merely Mary Ann," 18. 

PRTNCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.).- The 
"New Henrietta." with a star cast headed by 
Win. H. Crane, scored strongly. Annie Rus- 
sell In "The Lady In the Case," 18. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.).— Flsk O'Hara 
opened a three weeks' engagement with "In 
Old Dublin." "Rose of Kildare," 1H. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.; agent, U. H. O.).— 
The Bell Family, big musical novelty ; Belle 
Blanche, a hit ; Oould ft Ashlyn, entertain- 
ing ; Goleman's European Novelty, well train- 
ed ; Joe ft Lew Cooper, good : Bessie & Harriet 
Rempel, pleased ; Ross ft Falls, amusing. 

LOEWS YONCTE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; agent, Loew). — Bert Leslie, went big; 
Zelaya, fine ; Joseph K. Watson, a hit ; Appolo 
Four, talented ; "A Day at the Circus," a 
laugh getter ; McDermott ft Wallace, good ; 
Al Esphe & Paul, novel ; Barton La Vera, 
clever ; Floy ft Mack, good. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (E A. McArdle. 
mgr.; agent, IT. B. O.). — Great Leon, mystify- 
ing ; Sherman & De Forest Co., a scream ; Elsie 
Gilbert & Co., good ; Anna Chandler, spark- 
ling ; Van Brothers, pleased : O'Rourke & 
Atkinson, went well ; Lavlne & Inman, en- 
tertaining. 

GAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr : Columbia). 
"The Beauty Parade." Dave Marlon & Co.. 
18. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr. ; agent, 
Griffin). — The Thomases, Buckley ft Moore. 



Elona, Tom Donnelly. 

BEAVER (W. L. Joy, mgr.; agent, Griffin). 
— Callam ft Wells, Anvil Duo, La Nolres, 
Crisplni, Hartley ft Davis, Jack Winn. 

STRAND (O. S. Schleellnger, mgr.).— "The 
Battle of the Sexes," in Ave acts. M.-P7 and 
music. 

PARK (D. A. Lochrle, mgr.; agents, Mc- 
M'ahon ft Dee).— Bert Laurenre, Ford ft Rice, 
Blrchl^nd, Harper ft Lavelle, Pearl St. Clair. 
Local, Break-a-way Borlows, Chas. De Fur ft 
Dainty G*Irls, John Dee, Billy Ray. 

CRYSTAL (C. Robson, mgr.; agent, Grif- 
fin). — Dupree ft Dale, The Churchllls, Terry 
McCabe, Will Hamilton. 

LA PL»AZA (C. Wellsman. mgr.; agent, 
Grlffln). — Grubber ft Kew, Le Roy ft Appleton, 
Lorelle, Hartmann. 

YORK (H. L. CoBsey, mgr.).- High grade 
M. P. and orchestral music. 

MADISON (J. S. Brady, mgr.). -Edna Lud- 
low, contralto, M. P. 

PEOPLES (S. Aboud. mgr.; agent, Grlffln). 
— Blanche Irwin Waldo. 

CHILDS (G. Maxwell, mgr. ; agent, Grlf- 
fln). -Murray ft Langton, Campbell ft Win- 
ters. 



The Grlffln Circuit have secured the hand- 
some new arena In Woodstock, Ont, and will 
put on Grlffln vaudeville and moving pictures 
during th»* warm weather. In winter this 
capacious building will he used for hockey 
and skating. 



VANCOUVER, B. C. 

lly CASPAR VAN. 

EMPRESS (Geo. W. Brattle, mgr.). -Law- 
rence stock with Maude Leone In "Peg O' My 
Heart." 





IMCVA/ YORK 

22 W. 60th STREET (Near Columbus Circle), NEW YORK 

SIiikIv room, cosy and warm, $4 per week apt double room, $5 per week upi room 
with private bath, 1H per week apt parlor bedroom and bath, f 10.50 per week apt run- 
ning; hot and cold waters good bednt telephone In every roomt also electric light; 
excellent nervlcet restaurant attached! home cooking I prlcen reasonable. Catering 
to the theatrical profeanlon. New management. Telephone 10241 ColnmhuN. 



REGAY. -Musical Comedy Stork with Jim 
Smith and co. 

ORPHEUM (James Pilling, mgr.). Week 4, 
Eddie Foy headllner and carried away honors 
with little effort. Next came Marshall P. 
Wilder ; The Kramers, good ; Kelll Duo, 
pleased ; Harry Paull and Hasel Hoy no, 
scored; Harry Blester, got over; Bcllclalre 
llros. pleased. 

IMPERIAL (P. Casey, mgr). Week 4. Ju- 
lian Rose, headllner; Green, Henry ft Green, 
The Skatells, George I^each. Two Romans. 

PANTAGES (Ed Graham, mgr). Week 4, 
condensed "Soul Kiss" feature did well; Sklp- 

Ker, Kennedy ft Reeves, cleaned up ; Joseph 
eralngton 6 Co., pleased ; Scott ft Wallace, 
fair ; Warteubory Bros., good opener. Pic- 
tures closed. 

COLUMBIA (Mr. Nuckels. mgr). 4-0. In- 
ternational Trio ; Mary Lamb ; O. B. Wise ; 
Godfrey ft Washington. 7-0. Paul ft Amelia ; 
Hilda Lane; Pox & Leonard. 

REX, GLOBE. COLONIAL. DOMINION, NA- 
TIONAL, pictures. 



Maude Leone closes with the Empress stock 
to have a six weeks' reBt, while Nance O'Neill 
comes in her place. 

E. S. Diamond, formerly hooking agent for 
the Pollard Opera Co., Is now resident man- 
ager here for the Avenue. 

WINNIPEG. 

lly CHAMP DOS. 

WALKER (C. P. Walker, mgr.).— Week 4. 
African Hunt, third visit; interesting pic- 
tures, In many places thrilling; business fair; 
7-H. local talent In "The Sorcerer." Good open- 
ing, balance of week fair. Usual amateur 
operatic production. 

ORPHEUM "(E. J. Sullivan, mgr.V -Splendid 
all round bill. Laddie Cliff went big. Old 
favorite here. Repetition of old act with new 
stuff added. Was hit of bill, with Dainty 
Marie, well shaped, graceful woman. ring- 
Little comedy goes very well. Costume 
risque for Winnipeg, but conscientious munic- 
ipal officials did not kick. Helen McMahon- 
Maurlce Diamond-Ida Clemence, great, dancing 
act. Reuter Brothers, usual strong-man act. 
RlicI Trio, musicians, rather ordinary. Two 
play violin nicely. Merit of act stops here. 
Langdon, Lucler and Co. Oddity with bright 
comedy. Jackson and McLaren, Australian 
Wood Choppers, closing show, go well. Some 
fine work with axes. Australian pictures, 
which open, give people the Impression that 
the show Is over and patrons leave house. 
Pictures not much use save in spots. Act 
without them would, however, be too short. 

WINNIPEG (Doc Howden, m«"- \— Week 
4. Permanent Players In "Mary Jane's Pa." 
UbubI stock production. Three matinees week- 
ly. R. R. O. business at popular price mati- 
nees. Nights, fair business. 

PANTAOES (Walter Fogg, mgr.).- Week 
4, one of the best bills yet seen at this house. 
Woodward's Dogs, artistic and. Interesting ; 
Orpheus Comedy 4, pleased : Basy Troupe, 
clever Russian dancers ; Harry Jolson, clever, 
with lots of comedy ; Burlesque grand opera 
made a bit. Mr. and Mr. Glrard In "The 
Luck of the Totem," tabloid version of 1 ne 
Alaskan." As good a musical sketch as has 
been here. Excellent chorus. Hesdllner. 
Prettily staged. Half breed played by Jack 
Henderson stood out. prominently. 

EMPRESS (Marcus Loew, Bronson How- 
ard, mgr.). Owing to old Dominion renamed 
Bijou, then Empress, being considered unsafe 
the house was vacated and the bill removed 
to former home formerly old Bijou but again 
renamed Empress, on Main street. Business 
as usual, Rood. Frank Morrelll, good voice, 
nice personality ; "The Police Inspector's 
Surprise." sketch, full of dramatic Incidents 
and bright comedy ; went well ; John T% 
Doyle's work highly commendable. Marie 
Stoddard, dainty with neat, refined act, clever 
Impersonations, went big. Torrelll's comedy 
circus, usual animal act. Scheck D'Arvllle 
and Denton In the "Man Next Door," old 
theme hut went, well ; very funnv. 

VICTORIA (Geo. B. Case. mgr.). — Stock 
musical co?n«'dv and M. P. Bright Japanese 
settings. Pretty. Usual standard of stock 
musical comedy. Zlnn and Welngarten own- 
ers. Two changes each w*»ek. Picture* open 
and close House looks like pulling out of 
the hole after many vicissitudes. Location 
not good, almost faces the Orpheum. Joe 
Woods, the comedian, becoming popular with 
patrons. 

STRAND (J. Allard. mgr.)— Trlx Oliver 
pleased xreatly In Menlo Moore's "Stage Door 
lohnnleH," made quite a hit. Bright act. 
Marie Dreums pleased with fine voice. Foster 
and Foster, musicians, male, made hit play- 
inir piano with hands encased In numerous 
rtnlrs of gloves. Mnrle King Scott In "RIs 
Hopkins" net very amusing. Went well. Good 
ill round hill helping house to do good bin 
luminous ni night. Pictures open and close 

PROVINCE (If clmer Jcrnberg, mgr.) 
Feature Picture. 

MONARCH (Ben Bloom, mgr.).— Picture*. 

LYCEUM (F. Rogers, mgr). Pictures. 

REX (Men Bloom, mgr.). Features. 

WOVDERLAVD.- Features 

GLOBE Five-cent pictures. first down 
• own. 

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ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Player* May Be Located 
Next Week (May 18) 

The routes or addresses given below are accurate. Players may be listed In this 
department weekly, either at the theatres they are appearing In or at a permanent or 
temporary address (which will be Insert* when route Is not received) for IK yearly, or. 
If name Is In bold face type, $10 yearly. All players In vaudeville, legitimate stock or 
burlesque are eligible to this department. 



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Adler A Arllne 661 E 176th St N Y 

Alexander A Scott Lyric Birmingham 

Allen Minnie Keith's Washington 

Alpha Troupe Pantagos Edmonton Can 

Ambrose Mary Anderson Qalety San Francisco 

Anthony A Ross aVrlety N T 

Apdale's Circus Keith's Philadelphia 

Ash Sam Empress St Paul 

Azard Paul 8 Empress Portland Ore 



Barnes * Crawford Variety N Y 

Barnold's Dog A Monkey Variety N Y 

Barnum Duchess Variety N Y 

Big Jim P Bernstein 1492 Bway NYC 

Bimbos The Variety N Y 

Bowers Ered V A Co Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters A Crooker Her Majesty's 

Melbourne Aus 
Brady A Mahoney 750 Lexington Ave Bklyn 
Bronson * Baldwin Variety N Y 
Brooks WalUe Variety N Y 
Bruce A Calvert Wigwam San Francisco 
Bach Bros Miles Milwaukee 
Busse Miss care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



Calloway A Roberts Pantages Edmonton 

Canfleld A Carlton Empress Salt Lake 

Carmen Belle Majestic Little Rock Ark 

Cavana Duo Empress 8t Paul 

Carletta M 314 Livingston 8t Bklyn N Y 

Ceclle Eldrld A Carr Empress Los Angeles 

Ce dorm 9 Riverside Ave Newark 

Claudius A Scarlet Variety N Y 

Clayton A. Lennle Pantages Vancouver B C 

Clifford Edith Empress Winnipeg 

Coakland McBride A MUo Imperial Vancouver 

Cook Joe Empress St Paul 

Cooper A Ricardo Pantages Winnipeg 

Corradlnl F care Tauslg E 14 N Y C 

Cornelia A Wilbur Pantages San Francisco 

Cross A Josephine 902 Palace Bldg N Y 

Cummlngs A Oladylngs Majestic Little Rock 



Daleys The Variety New York 

D'Arvllle Jeanette Montreal Indef 

Davis Ethel A Co Pantages Victoria B C 

De Alberts Pantages Los Angeles 

De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 

Demarest A Doll Empress Tacoma 

Devlne A Williams 27 W 123d St N Y 

DeVItt A DeVItt Pantages Seattle 

Diaz's Monkeys Majestic San Ahtonlo 

Dlero Keltlfs Indianapolis 

Dingle A Esmeralda Marlnelll 149S Bway N Y 

Dorsch A Russell Empress Los Angeles 

Dotson A Gordon Pantages Victoria B C 

Doyle John A Co Empress Butte 

Du For Boys Majestic Little Rock 



An Adept la Jegglery 

WILFRID DU BOIS 

Playing for W. V. M. A. 



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Ebellng Trio 39 Hudson PI Hoboken N J 
Emmet Grade 77 Avon St Somorvllle Maes 
Edmonds Grace Palace Chicago 
Elinore A Williams Palace Chicago 
El Rey Sister Hushwlck Brooklyn 
Erwood Mao & Co PuntaK'B Spokane 



Fagan A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway N Y 
Ferry Wm (The Frog) Casino Kursaal Cairo 

Egypt 
Fields Teddy Variety N Y 
Fields W C Tlvoll Sydney Australia 
Fox AWard 1117 Wolf St Philadelphia 
FranrlN Ruth Roche Ocean Reach N Y 



BESS FRANKLYN 

COMEDIENNE 
Direction, Anderson Gaiety Co. 



Frank .T H.rlxrt lfi23 University Ave N Y r 

Frevoll Fred Variety N Y 

Frey H«niy 1777 Madison Ave N Y «' 



(lallerlnl 4 I'uiit.ini-a Kdmontnn 
(IiirdniT (Irant Habrork Billings 
HiirRdnls r> rantairi-s Vancouver H (' 
'Ir'ni'Ki'ii Two Km pri-ss Seattle 
ilciard Hurry \- < '<> Lyric Calcarv 
(ilhHon Iliirdy Variety N Y 
Godfrey * Henderson 241 W 4Bth St N V < 
Gould & Ashlyn Hamm«rgtp|n'a N Y C 



Graham A Dent New Amsterdam N Y 
Granville Taylor 860 W. 66th St N Y 
Granat Louis Empress Sacramento 
Green Ethel Variety N Y 
Grapo Edwin J A Co Lyric Calgary 
Gray Mary Empress Seattle 
Gwynn Gossett Empress Denver 
Gygi Ota Variety N Y 



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llten Jean Variety N Y 



LOUIM BILLY 

HAMLIN and MACK 

Cam Will Oelllne. 

m St., 



THIS LITTLE HOME FOR $10 




Look epon this picture. It represents a little t-roem Portable Cottage, Croat poraa, 
back poroh, a well of spring water, a small beanery and II cblekens, a large plot of 
land 100 feet front by 100 foot deep, wltb a few shade trees, all too payment of fit- 
down, then t monthly payments of tie eaen, maklag a total of flOt, at walcb Unas yon 
ean ooovpy the promisee and pay $10 a month thereafter until 9MM9 Is nsml* when we 
will give yon a free, oloar deed. Where ean yea match It? Whoa la year lifetime did 
you sver get ouoh a ohanoeT It means a Home for yea on Loaf Island amoag the 
pines, wltb enough of land to follow the ehlokon Industry, whloh lo n prosHablo one. 
Besides there Is work for those who want work. Others are there doing well. 

CENTRAL ISLIP, LONG ISLAND 



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About One Hew Out. Many Trains n Day. 
Near Tillage, Near the Depot. Ni 

Don't peas this by. Write or apply at onee for this bargain. We furnish free tlokete 
to and from Isllp, dally and Sunday. 

•«, • m^ w# H# MOFFITT REALTY COMPANY 



S4ta\ M. aad 



Ave., N. T. Clay. 



Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 

Harrah Great 3747 Osgood St Chicago 

Havllans The Variety New York 

Hayama 4 Variety N Y 

Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 

Haywards The White Rats N Y 

Hermann Adelaide Keiths Washington 

Hutchinson Wlllard A Co Variety Chicago 



ImhofT Conn & Coreene Variety New York 
Inge Clara Variety New York 
In Old New York" Empress Los Angeles 
Ishlkawa Japs Variety N Y 
"I've Got IV' Empress Denver 



Johnstons Musical Hippodrome Porters Lan- 
caster Eng 

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Kammerer A Howland Variety N Y 

Kane Leonard Majestic Little Rock 

Kara Empress Kansas City 

Kayne Agnes Variety Chicago 

Keefe Zena A Co Varieties Terre Haute Ind 



Walter C. Kelly 

WINTER GARDEN, NEW YORK, Indef. 



Kelly A Pollock Variety N Y 

Kelly Tom Pantages Oakland 

Kenny A Hollls 66 Brainard Rd Allston Mass 

Kenny A Walsh Keith's Boston 

Keullng Edgar Louis Variety N Y 

Klernan Walters A Klernan Empress Kansas 

City 
Kingston World Mlndell Orpheum Circuit 
Kingston Chester Poll's Springfield Mass 



Slayman Ali 



Presents "A Night in a Desert 



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Introducing his 10 wild Arabian Hoolae. AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ACT FROM 
THE REST. Depleting the Arab on the march, at rent, at play and at war. 



An oriental act by oriental actors. Surrounded by ocenle and electric effects, 
surpassed by any act of Its kind. 



Un- 



Klnkald Players Empress Winnipeg 

Kumry Buch A Robblnson Pantages Seattle 

Kurtls Roosters Amalgamated South Africa 



La Count Bessie care Bohm 1647 Bway N 

La Deodlma Unique Minneapolis 

Lamb's Manikins Variety N Y 

Lampe William A Co Unique Minneapolis 

La Toy Bros Jeffers Saginaw Mich 



FRANK LE DENT 

MAT Z3, EMPIRE. EDINBURGH, 
ENGLAND 



Leightons 3 Majestic San Antonio 

Leonard Bessie 229 Townsend Ave New Haven 



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PLATING LOEW CIRCUIT. 



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Lockhart A Leddy Bijou Lansing Mich 
Lynch Dick Orpheum Spokane 
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M 

Manny A Roberts Variety London 
Maye A Addis Variety N Y 
Mayo Louise Variety New York 
McCree Junle Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 
Meredith Sisters 330 W 61st St N Y C 
Mersereau Mile Variety N Y 
Mlddleton A Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris A Beasley Loew Circuit 
Musette 414 Central Park West N Y 



N 

Namba Japs Pantages Tacom a 

Nards Todd Empress Winnipeg 

Nawn Tom A Co Seattle 

Newmans 3 Imperial Vancouver B C 

Newport A Stlrk Babcock Billings 

Newsboy 4 Pantages Winnipeg 

Nlblo A Spenser 363 12th St Bklyn 

Nlchol Sisters care Delmar 1466 Bway NYC 

Nlchol Bros 1690 Amsterdam Ave, N Y 



Old Soldier Fiddlers Palace New York 
Onaip Empress Seattle 
O'Nell A Dixon Jeffers Saginaw 
Orpheus Comedy 4 Lyric Calgary 
Oxford 3 Babcock Billings 



Pallenberg Emll Majestic Milwaukee 
"Parisian Girls" Empress San Francisco 
Pekinese Troupe Empress Salt Lake 
Pope & Uno Empress Sacramento 
Portia Sisters Pantages Tacoma 
Prevost A Brown Majestic Milwaukee 



Rellly Charlie Variety San Francisco 
Relsner & Oiore Variety N Y 
Renards 3 Variety N Y 



W. E. Ritchie and Co 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
PALACE, LONDON, ENO. 



Rice Hazel 7000 State St Chicago 
Richmond Dorothy Hotel Wellington N Y 



WM. 



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Featured In "The Echo" 
Direction Anderson Gaiety Co. 



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FURNISHES Musicians, Singers, Entertainers, Vaudeville Acts, Dramatic 
People, Tabloids, Out-Door Attractions, Operators, Feature Films, Advance 
Agents, etc. 3 

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Vaudeville and Moving Picture Theatres, Fairs, Home-Coming Celebra-, 
tions, etc. 

Four Long-Distance Phones — Four Attendants— Theatres Bought and Sold. 
Licensed, Incorporated and Established in 1912. We Book Everything. 

THOMAS J. HAMLIN, Inc., 41 Ml I Phoenix Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 



Roehms Athletic Girls Variety Chicago 
Ronalr & Ward Variety N Y 
Ross A Ashton Variety, N Y 



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Bhean Al Variety New York 
gmlth Cook A Brandon Orpheum Circuit 
Stafford A Stone Echo Farm Naurlet N Y 
Stanley Stan Union Ave A Oak Lane Phlla 
Stanton Walter Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stevens Leo Variety N Y 
8utton A Caprice Gayety Milwaukee 
Sutton Mclntyre * Sutton 904 Palace Bldg 
NYC 



"The Pumpkin Girl" 904 Palace Bldg NYC 

Terry Troupe Savoy Pan Diego 

Texlco Variety N Y 

"The Truth" Pantages Vancouver B C 

Thornton A Corlew Orpheum Ogden 

Thurston Howard S * H 1402 Bway N Y 

Togan A Geneva Pantages Los Angeles 

TorelU's Circus Empress Butte 

Trovato Morris A Fell 149S Broadway N Y 



Valll Muriel A Arthur Variety N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 
Ylollnaky Variety N Y 



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Wartenberg Bros Pantages Portland Ore 

Waters Tom Unique Minneapolis 

Welch Pauline Keith's Boston 

Welcome A Welcome Orpheum Minneapolis 

White Porter J A Co Empress Tacoma 

Williams A Segal Empress San Francisco 

Williams A Wolfus Keith's Portland Me 

Wills Nat Lyric Birmingham 

Wilson George Pantages Seattle 

Wilson A Wilson Varieties Terre Haute Ind 

Wood A Lawson Pantages Oakland 

Woodward's Dogs Lyric Calgary 

Work Frank 1029 B J9th Bt Bklyn N Y 



City ; 21, Paterson ; 22, Newburgh. N. Y. ; 23, 
Kingston. 

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Mlnnvllle; 18-10. Portland; 20, Centralia. 
Wash. ; 21. Aberdeen ; 22. Tacoma ; 23. Sedro 
Woolley. 



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Where B F follows asms, letter Is In 
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advertised onoe only. 



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16, Long Branch ; 18-10, Newark ; 20, Jersey 



A 

Adams Milt 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Alexis A Schall (C) 
Anger Lou 
Archer Grace 
Arlington Johnny (P) 
Armln Walter 
Arnold Dick 
Arts Harry 
Arvlne Mrs George 
Ashley A Canfleld 
Astolla Dell (C) 
Ashley Lillian 
Averlng Mrs Mamie 
(C) 

B 
Baldwin Jean 
Baldwins Flying 
Barker Ethel Mae 
Barlow Hattle 
Barnes A Robinson 
Barron A Grey 
Beaumont Louise 
Belden MUo 
Bellmonts The 
Bence Wm 
Bennlson Louis 
Bernard Dollle (C) 
Berry Dot 



Blckel A Watson 
BlalBdell Big BUI (C) 
Bonner Alf 
Boston Comedy 4 
Boyd Mrs Ernest 
Boyer Lillian 
Boyne Hazel 
Bradley Marlon 
Bradley Wallle (C) 
Brennan A Carrol 
Bristol Lew R (C) 
Budd A Claire 
Budd Ruth 
Bulger Harry Jr 
Burton Bert 
Burton Richard 

C 

Carrie Mile 
Cate B J 
Chevalier Louis 
Chinko A Co 
Clayton A Drew 
Clemens Marguerite 

(C) 
Clements Hazel 
Clifford Nellie 
Clifton Helen (C) 
Clucas C Carroll (C) 
Cocclca A 
Coleman J M 



THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT 

THE HIDE-AWAY BIG TIME CIRCUIT 

Direct booking agent, PETER F. GRIFFIN, Griffin Theatre Bldg., Toronto, Canada 
MONTREAL OFFICE, 41 St. Catherine St. Bast 
BUFFALO OFFICE, 1S1 Franklin St. 

Freeman Bernstein 



Manager, Promoter and Producer of Vaudeville Acts 
5th Floor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cable, "' 

Phono, Bryant «*1* 



Now York 



BRENNAN -FULLER Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND) 

AFFILIATIONS WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. 

BEN J FULLER, Governing Director 

A. It. SHEPARD 

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, 611 PANTAGES THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 



of all performers going to Europe make their steamship arrangements through 
The following have: 



us 



95% «— —• „_ a ,„_., C NBB a C, _ o™. 

^^ ^^ JOE OPP, 6 OLYMPIER8, ONETTI SISTERS, FRANCINI OLLOMS A PAGE, 

THE ORANS, OTTO BROS, OREO A MILLIAS. OKABE TBOUPE, ARTHUR NIMZ, OLIVERA 
TRIO, CARL A MARY OHM. 

PAUL TAU8IG A SON, 104 E. 14th St., New York City 
German Savings Bank Bldg 1 . Telephone Stoyvesaat I960 



• to 1 

Write or Wire 



J. H. ALOZ 



Orpheum Theatre Bldg., 
MONTREAL, F. Q. 



AUSTRALIAN 
VARIETY 

The only Australian penny weekly devoted 
entirely to vaudeville and the theatres 
e rally. 

All communications to Martin 0. '■ 
200 Castlereagh St., Sydney. 



Collard A Bond 
Coogan Jack 
Cooley Hollls 
Cooper Dena 
Cooper William H 
Costaln George 
Counties Catherine 
Courtney Sisters 
Coutts John E 
Crawford Alva 
Cummlngs Roy 
Cushman Flo 
Cyrlll Herbert 



Dale Marcus G 
Dandy Ned 
Davenport Grace 
Davis Lional (C) 
Dayton Lewis 
Deane Phylls (C) 
De Lacey Leigh 
De Lacey Mabel (C) 
De Lisle A Vernon 
de Mar Rose 
De Rossi Duo 
De Veaux Cbaa 
Dinklns Sunnle 
Dwyer W (C) 
Dyson Hal (C) 
Dougherty James 
Duncan A L 
Duncan Dorothy 
Duncan A Raymond 
Dushan Mamie (P) 

B 

Edwards Gus 
Ernest Harry 
Evans Clare 
Everett Marie L 



Fagan A Byron 

Farrell Mrs A J 

Fernandez Rente 

Fine Jack 

Fisher W 

Follette & Wicks (C) 

Foote Dick A Pearl 

(P) 
Ford Hal 
Fox Eddie Single 
Francis A De Mar 



Francis Nellie 
Freeman Buck 
French Henri 



(C) 



Gardonnce Sisters 
Gaxton Billy 
Gerhardt George 
Germalne Miss (C) 
GUden Blanche 
Golden Morse 
Goldlng A Keating (C) 
Goldsmith Johnny 
Gonne Lillian 
Gonzales Julia 
Gould C F 
Grady Mrs Lee (C) 
Graham Frank 
Graham Oracle 
Grazers The 
CTrundy Emllle 

H 

Hack Wm 
H 11 Billy Swede 
Hamad Bobbles 
Hamilton Jack (C) 
Hardy Adele 
Harrington Ray B 
Harris Arthur 
Hart Billy 

Hawkins Georgle (C) 
Hawkins Jack , 
Hamylton A Dene (C) 
Hayden Fred 
Hayden Tom 
Hayter A Jeanette (C) 
Hayward Jessie (P) 
Hazelton Mrs Essie 
Hays Katherlne 
Heinz Freda (C) 
Helen Baby 
Henry Catherine 
Herbert & Germalno 3 
Hill Florence 
Hodge & Lowell 
Hood Mrs Jane F 
Horn J Emll 
Horter Katharine (C) 
Howard Leslie 
Howard Sisters (C) 
Hoyt Will C 
Hyde Thomas 
Hylands Etta 



Jenkins A Parker 
Jessop Wilfred 
Johnson Billy (C) 
Johnson Henry 
Jolson Harry 
Julian Miss (P) 
Junker Mrs D E 

K 

Kashlma Bd 
Kelly Harry P 
Kelso Boys 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Kennedy Joe (C) 
Klein A Clifton (P) 
Kolllns King 
Kelly Eugene (C) 
Krusada Karl (P) 
Kulervo Brothers 
Kwallwasser Miss 



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Langford Myrtle 
Lawrence Erne 
LeBeau Chas A H (C) 
Leland Georgette 
Llnney Horace J 
Lloyd Billy 
Lloyd Earl 
Lockwood Howard 
Louden Jeanette (C) 
Louden Jeanette 
Lux Oswald 
Lynch George R 

M 

Mack A Bennet (C) 
Maddox Dick 
Magee Jack (C) 
Manley A Stearllng 
Markles Show Boat 
Martyn A Florence 
Mascot George 
Mnthews A Ross 
May Rita (C) 
Mnynard Harry 
Mr-Colgan Madge (C) 
McDonald Ida 
McDonald William 
McRpr A La Port 
Meeker Matt (P) 



Meredith Carrie B 
Merles Cockatoos 
Millers Australian (C) 
Mills Mae 
Mills A Moulton 
Mitchell Russell (C) 
Mocllcr Mrs Arthur 
Mora Teas 
Mora Teas (C) 
Morgan J B P 
Moore A Reeves (C) 
Myers Belle 

N 

Nadje (C) 
Neff John (C) 
Nlblo Victor 
Nlemer Mrs Margaret 



Ollphant Mrs J Norrls 

Olver Hal 

Oneil Janls 

Orr F H 

Owens Mrs Col (C) 



Palmer Ida C 
Payne A Smith 
Peck Family (C) 
Pelham 
Perry Ruth 
Pctram Mrs Mary 
Pollard Queenie S 

(SF) 
Powers John A Jessie 
Price Lillian 8 
I'ullen C (P) 



Qulgg John 
Quirk Billy 



Ft ad In James 
Rumf Claude 
Richmond Dorothy 
Riley Eddie 
Roberts Camilla 
Roder Joe (P) 
Rose Maurice 
Ross Frances 
Ross Harry 
Ross Murray 



ALF KIPON 



Lincoln Square, New York, and Shubert, Brooklyn 

THIS WEEK (MAY 11) 

NEW ON 



ALFRED LATELL 



The World's Greatest Animal Actor 



With ELSIE VOKES 

in "A Dog of Fantasy" 

Touring the BRENNAN-FULLER 
CIRCUIT, AUSTRALIA 



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VARIETY 




Adler and Arlanr havr Me«mertx<Ml them- 
selves Into about two yrurit' work over here, 
m» thry have romn out of It and are taking a 
vacation In the I'. M. for a few werkn before 
Mtartlng on Rome nolld work. Nome MitffuUt 
this young lady. 

We have Junt received word that the V. 8. 
and Mexico are having a war, no the latest 
excuse for renting American act* In: "Well, If 
I don't Join one of the Potash ft I'earlmutter 
Hhows, I'm off to war." 

Have never been able to figure out why they, 
-all the Hip Kevue. "Hello Tango." Kngllshly 
«peaklng. It should be "Ar* you thahh, Tan- 
to." What* 

Just to put a goltly Hninh io thin we might 
add, 

Whatadrlvely yours. 

Vardon, Perry and Wilber 

VARIETY. LONDON 




THE 

THREE 

BLONDYS 

The somewhat different Gym- 
nastic act away from the others. 

Booked Solid. 

Dinction "KING" LEE KIAUS 



Rowland Arthur (C) 
Roy Eddie (C) 
Ruddph & Lena 
Russell Dorothy 

S 
Sawyer Delia 
Sawyer Harry C 
Scott & Markee (C) 
Seabert Family 
Seymour Bessie 
Shaw Sandy 
Sherman Jacques 
Shrodes Charles W 
Siddons Chas E (C) 
Sidney T D 
Simmons Chas B (C) 
Simon Louis 
Simons Anna 
SI vol Norbert 
Skipper George S 
Slater Fred 
Smith Roland 
Stnrntt Bonnie 
Startup Harry 
Steppe Harry (P) 
Sterling Evelyn 
Stewart Alice Marlon 
Stlrkncv Isldor 
Stone Hetty (P) 
Sullivan William 
SummtTB & flonzalez 
Sutherlands Three 
Swift Dan W (C) 



Taylor Chester (C) 
Taylor Elsie 
Theo Mme 
Thome Frankle 
Toy Rush Ling 
Travllla Bros 

U 
Imholt Chas 

V 

Van Hilly E 

Van Harry 

Van Cleve Harry 

Veola Heleno 

V'ierra George W 

Vlollnsky 

Von Srhlmeck Frltzl 

W 

Walters Ann & Co ((') 
Ward William J 
Watson Ivew 
Wutson Snmmy 
Westcott Kva (C) 
Weston Lightning 
Whalen George 
Whiteside Pearl 
Wilinot Estelle 
Wilson Emmie 
Wilson Eleanor H 
Wilson Florence 
Wolfe & Sedalla (C) 





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The PEACHES 

TOURING 

Phone 1381-M Punk 

7 Hnwtherae Ave., CMtt— . N. J. 



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TXT TffAOCIMfM H0*0 6tu* 

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Pmiu lstoika **OTHmit p,rv- 

T*AnK RiCHHROS >\ hat- L*- 
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B> itth o+r- Lm T**r* */voo*» 

H*T- TKAH\ NULLMHC * " 

C**e SAY!) I wnow *o. 
" "■Mr*"-' 







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Skipper, Kennedy and Ree?es 




LUCILLE 
SAVOY 



THE 
HINGING VENUS 

NOW TOURING 
INDIA 

Personal direction 
HUGH D. McINTOSH 

Gov. Director 
Rlckard's Circuit 

Per. Add.: 

404 let Nat. Bk. Bid*. 

Chlcaro. III. 



FRANCES 
CLARE 

AND HER 

8 LITTLE GIRL 

FRIENDS in 

"JUST KIDS" 

with BUY RAWSON 

Direction 

CHRIS O. BROWN 

NORTH BRANCH DEPOT, 
NEW JERSEY. 




SamHearn w 

Helen Eley 



SUCCESS IN 
LONDON 



Opened March 9th with " HELLO TANGO" in London and made 

a tremendous hit. 

Management, ALBERT D'COURVILLE 



The Marvelous Nells 

Supreme Jlerialists 



In "GOOD BYE BOYS" 

Br Jonle McCreo 
Direction, HABBY SHEA. 




Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 



Earl 



TAYLOR 



Ethel 

and ARNOLD 



I 



BOOKED SOLID 



Direction JAMES McKOWAN 



Six Chinese Wonder* 

Lately Featured with Anna 

Held Jubilee Co. 

Watch for Announcement of the Coming to 

America of 

MY SECOND TROUPE 

All Communication* to 

LONG TACK SAM 
Sole Owner and Prop. Variety, New York 

Wood Mr & Mrs Chas Y 

Woodle Harry J Young David 
Woods Nellie (C> 

Woodward Earle (C) Z 

Wyer Forest Zeda Harry 



DAISY 
HARCOURT 



BOOKED SOLID 




Wardell 

and Hoyt 



LAUGH CREATORS 
Watch them They do it 



ALFREDO 



VARIETY, LONDON 





to Receive a Blanket Contract for 




CUTIVE NA/KBIK 

LOEW CIRCUIT NEXT SEASON 




MAURI 




and 




Under Personal Direction of | I^VrM 







VARIB1 Y 



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BEST PLACES TO STOP AT 



LEONARD HICKS and HOTEL GRANT. «•» 



The Keystone of Hotel Hospitality 



GEO. ROBERTS, Asst. Mgr. 





. Kl LD A" 



Now fork CUT. 
Oae b l ock froam Beohto* 



low at 67 W. 44th Street 



PAULINE COOKE, Sole Proprletrese 




$1 




Hotel Plymouth 



o o ONE IN 
T A 

DAY ROOM 



$1 



38th St (Between Broadway and tth Ave.), N. Y. City 

Now Fireproof Building. A Stone's Throw from Broadway 

50 TWO IN 

T7 A 

DAY ROOM 



Biff Reductions to Weekly Gaests 
Every room has hot and cold running water, electric light and 
lone distance telephone. 
Phono 1550 Greeley EUROPEAN PLAN T. SINNOTT, Manager 



564 

Tol. Bryant 1 666 
7833 



The Edmonds 



ONI BLOC K 
TO TIMES SO. 



HOTEL RALEIGH 

•tt DEARBORN AYH* COB. BBIB IT. 

OH I 



March 1st— All Outside Rooms with Hot and Cold 
Water— Telephone and Spacious Clothes Clo s o ta . Fur- 
nished. Decorated and Planned far the a—fort 

of the Profession. 



R ATR^ • I * 4 ' 00 *° * 9 ' 00 p6r WMk * ,ln 5 le - 



50.00 to $10.00 par weak, double. 

to All 



Furnished Apartments 

EDWARD E. BURTIS, Mgr. 
CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

s 

776-78-80 EIGHTH AVENUE 

Between 47th anal 4Sth Streets 

NEW 



YORK 



PRIVATE BATH AND PHONE IN 
EACH APARTMENT 



OFFICE 
776 BIGHT! AVENUE 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 

REGENT HOTEL, IBS N. 14TH 

NEW REGENT HOTEL, 101 N. 14TH 

MBTBOPOLJI HOTEL, BBS N. IflTH ST. 

B. E, CAMPBELL, Prop, and Mffr. 

Theatrical Headquarters 

Hunts*/ Walk to AH 



HOME OF THE WHITE BATE 

DIXON EUROPEAN HOTEL 



Hot and cold 



tor la 



F A R G O, N. D. 



COOK'S PLACE 

170 W. SSTH ST. Phoao Greeley S4BB 

MA LYNCH 

NEW YORK CITY 

^RoMBjsB^tosrdl^wdsjjnajp^ 

MRS. REN SHIELDS, USSST™ 

Tho Van Alon, 154 West 46th St., 

NEW YORK 

Phono 1108 Bryant All Modern Improvements 
Maud Faovette, "The Tanso Chamber Maid" 



MARIE ROUXEL HOUSE 

tso-tst w. 4Sd st.. New York 

Single and Double Rooms. Houoekooptoff 
prtvUeg-es. Hot water and Bath, 5-4-5 Bella— 
weekly. Telephone Bryant 10*1. 



AN ITALIAN DINNER YOU WON'T FORGET 

iii-iii wm 4M st A I A I IT A NMr M ** 

Lsseh 4k. Ifjllll I I 1 1 DINNER - *"* °«* "* 

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THE RENDEZVOUS OF "THEATRICALS BEST" 
EAT IN THE OPEN IN OUR SUMMER GARDEN 

GLARE ARMS Furnished Apartments 



SltO BROADWAY, COB. 1B4TH ST.. NEW YORK, Coaspleto Housekoepinff 
t and S BOOMS. PBTVATB BATHS AND KITCHENS BENT BIO TO SIS WEEKLY 
7S SINGLE BOOMS, USE OF BATH, SB TO ft WEEKLY 

BBBTAUBANT IN BUTLDINO _-.-« ..^ 

OPEN EVENINGS PHONE STBS 



TJNDEB MANAGEMENT OF THE OWNEB 






ARTHUR 



2S2-2S4 Wert 38th St., off 7th Avenue, NEW YORK 

$2.50 to $5.00 Weekly 

r*3EJSS SBSy» cto M> - "*"'• ~ ,W7 *"'• SSmSSSbmnm %S or Stmts 



Dad's Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 

0»«»rt»« <• VnlntlWi Ma. IW 

SCHILLIN8 MOUSE 



lOT-ioo West 4Sth 

NEW YORK 



HOURS. Private Baths. Mnato 



SERVICE AT 

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BATHS 



Phone, Harrison 2005 



■VIAND 

INTER- OCEAN HOTEL 

THE HOME OF PERFORMERS 

SS8 and 350 8. State St., Cor. Van Buren 

CHICAGO 

Performers' Rates 
Slnffie, S3.50 and np Double, 55.00 and up 



WELLINGTON HOTEL 

Wabash Ave. and Jackson Bird. 

CHICAGO 
Rates To The Profession 

J. A. RILEY, Manager 



If yen don't adreiUae In VARIETY, 
advertise at alL 



SaintPaulHotel 

BOTH ST. AND COLUMBUS AYE. 

NEW YORK CITY 

Ten-story building;, absolutely fireproof. 

All baths with shower attachment. 

Telephone in evrj room. 

One block from Central Park Subway, Oth 
snd Oth Ave. L Stations. Same distance from 
Century, Colonial, Circle and Park Thoati 



BATES— 

100 Booms, use of bath, 91 per day. 
150 Booms, private bath, 51 -BO per day. 
Saltos, Parlor, Bedroom A Bath, St aad sjp. 
By tho week, 50-50 and 514 and ap. 

SPECIAL BATES TO THE PROFESSION 

Telephone ftOO Columbus 



VARIETY 




HOTEL FO 
GENTLEME 

Northwest Cor. 42d St. and 9th Ave 



Two Blocks West of Broadway 



TELEPHONE 1162 BRYANT 



New Building 





All Modern Improvements 
Telephone In Every Room 



NEW YORK CI 

Absolutely Fireproof 



WITH HOT AND COLI 
RUNNING WATER 

Shower Baths 
Everything New 



prices $3.00. $3.50, $4.00 weekl 



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A CALL WILL 
CONVINCE YOU 






EVELYN NESBIT 



AND 









JACK CLIFFORD 

Direction, H. B. MARINELLI 









Members of the White Rats Actors 1 Union and 
Associated Actresses of America are notified that 
unless they hold due cards paid to October 1, 1914, 
they are now in bad standing. A member in bad 
standing is not entitled to any of the privileges 
of the organization. :: :: ;: :: :: :: :: :: :: 





TEN CENTS 




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VOL. XXXIV. No. 12. 



NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914. 



PRICE TEN CENTS. 




VARIETY 



HARRY A. SHEA 



PERSONALLY MANAGING THE 
FOLLOWING ACTS 



EDDIE HERRON and CO. 

In "Birds of a Feather" 



HARRY HOLMAN and CO. 

In "The Merchant Prince" 



FRANCESCA REDDING and CO. 

In "HONORA" 



CAMERON, MATTHEWS and CO. 

In "Why Don't You Marry the Girl" 



ROBT. E. OCONNOR and CO. 

In "THE STICK UP MAN" 



CLAYTON DREW PLAYERS 

In "OTHELLO OUTDONE" 



CLEM BEVINS and CO. 

Rural playlet "DADDY" 






POLLY PRIM 

"THE LITTLE STAR" 



KENMO JAPS (4) 

Japanese Pastimes 



PATTEE'S DIVING GIRLS 

Comedy act 



6 B-A-N-J-O-P-H-I-E-N-D-S 

Refined instrumentalists 



FOUR MUSICAL AVOLOS 

Refined instrumentalists 



BROWN FLETCHER TRIO 

Character singing act 



LEWIS and NORTON 

In "ON WITH THE DANCE" 



HICKSVILLE MINSTRELS 

Comedy singing act 



NESTOR and DELBURG 

Comedy skit "In Love" 



ROCKWELL and WOOD 

Eccentric comedians 



BROOKE and HARRIS 



"The One" "The Other 



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USHER TRIO 

An original comedy skit 



LINNITT and WILSON 

Comedy bar artists 



WILSON and WILSON 

"The Band Man and His Band" 



PATTEE'S MIRTHFUL MERMAIDS 

Under water feats 



SAM J. CURTIS and CO. 

In a marital episode 
"GOOD BYE BOYS" 



LEW FIELDS 

Presents 

NAT FIELDS and CO. 

In a new version of 
"THE GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER" 



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DAN MALEY and GIRLS 



In "The New Boss 



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BOOKING THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, JERSEY CITY (Full week, two shows daily) (CLOSED FOR SUMMER) 

Booking Keeney's Theatre, Newark, N. J. Broadway Theatre, Long Branch, N. J Savoy Theatre, Asbury Park, N. J. 

Lyric Theatre, Hackensack, N. J. and Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York City 

VAUDEVI 



1493 Broadway (Putnam Bldg.) Suite 523, New York. 



Phone 4318-19 Bryant. 



The 



Progressive Circuit 



IS NOT 



Incorporated 

AMALGAMATED WITH ANY OTHER BURLESQUE ORGANIZATION 
MERGED WITH ANY OTHER BURLESQUE ORGANIZATION 
CONNECTED WITH ANY OTHER BURLESQUE ORGANIZATION 



THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE NOW AND FOR ALL TIME 
and will play 32 weeks next season, all unauthorized newspaper statements to the contrary. 

IM, Secretary and General Manager 

Executive Offices: 15th Floor, Times Bldg. 



Booking Offices: 308 Putnam Bldg. 



NEW YORK 

(No commissions) 




DON FRANCESCO 

"The World's Most Dynamic Musical Director" 
AND HIS 

NEW YORK CONCERT 

ORCHESTRA 



NOW PLAYING 

WILLIAM MORRIS' 

New York Theatre 



IRWIN 



Wants first-class comedy sketch 



(Not more than four people) 



Answer by mail only 



Care VARIETY, New York 



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Vol. XXXIV. No. 12. 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914. 



PRICE 10 CENTS 



KEITH HOUSES HEAVILY HIT 

BY BAD VAUDEVILLE SEASON 

Loss of Business Mostly Felt in Former Percy G. Williams' 

Theatres, New York. Gross Receipts Considerably 

Less Than First Season. No Extraordinary 

Business During Season Ending. Likely 

To Pass Up Dividend. 






The bad season for big time vaude- 
ville that is now ending in the B. F. 
Keith theatres left its impression on 
the Keith Circuit mostly in New York, 
where the former Percy G. Williams 
theatres are operated by the company 
the late B. F. Keith organized when 
paying Mr. Williams $5,000,000 for his 
properties and good will. 

After two years of operation it would 
seem, say the vaudeville people, that 
Mr. Williams carried his good will with 
him down to Islip, Long Island, for the 
Keith operators, led by E. F. Albee, 
have apparently been unable to make 
profit from the great prestige as a 
showman Percy Williams built up in 
Greater New York. 

The Keith crowd still have the Wil- 
liams theatres, that are said to show 
a loss on the season ending of be- 
tween $100,000 and $150,000 more than 
the circuit wound up its first season 
with under the Keith direction. 

Last spring when Prince Gloom hung 
around the Keith (Williams) theatres, 
the Lord of Dismay was shooed away 
for a little while by the extra dollars 
the Edison "Talkers" drew to the 
houses for a couple of weeks. That 
season the Williams houses play- 
ing stock in Brooklyn also added to 
the Keith income and prevented the 
vaudeville end of the Keith-Williams 
circuit from showing to what extent it 
had fallen behind the record made by 
its founder.' 

The past season the Keith people 
have uncovered no unusual box office 
draw, nor have the former stock houses 
on the circuit duplicated their success 
of the year before. The Bushwick and 
Orpheum, Brooklyn, helped make up 
the losses of the New York houses 
(Colonial, Alhambra and Bronx), but 
could not commence to catch up with 



the total. The Bronx, Mr. Williams' 
biggest winner among his hewer •the- 
atres, has been a source of much worry 
to the Keith people this season. 

With the summer time here and the 
books for the season having a nest of 
little glooms on every balance sheet 
turned out, the Albee instructions have 
been to put in pictures, for recupera- 
tion and in an endeavor to make a suffi- 
cient showing to turn over to the in- 
vestors something that looks like a 
dividend. 

The reports around however of the 
Keith New York corporation are tr> 
the effect that there is hardly likely to 
be a dividend out of any profits turned 
in this season, and as the company has 
no sinking nor surplus fund of any 
amount the chaftocs for a little return 
on the money poured into the Albee- 
idea are slim. 

It has been quietly noised about 
pretty often of late that there will be 
a change of policy in more than one 
of the Keith New York theatres soon. 

Even the Palace, which Albee swiped 
from Martin Beck, although on the 
face doing a fair steady business since 
New Year's, has not been a money- 
maker, owing to the heavy expense of 
running the house and the costly bills 
presented there. It is said the Palace 
must take in $13,000 every week before 
any profit can be taken down. The 
Palace now bears the Keith name. This 
week the Palace business dropped 
badly. 

The early closing of the Keith the- 
atres to vaudeville this year speaks 
volumes for the condition of business 
at the houses since last September. In 
other cities the Keith business has 
also declined as against previous sea- 
sons, but the New York houses have 
had to bear the brunt. 



The OFFICIAL NEWS of the 

WHITE RATS ACTORS' UNION and 
ASSOCIATED ACTRESSES OF AMERICA, 



as formerly printed 
exclusively in 

appears on Page 8 of this issue. 



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K. & L STARRING FAIRBANKS? 

It is* almost a certainty that Douglas 
Fairbanks will not be back with the 
William H. Crane-Amelia Bingham 
Company in "The New Henrietta" in 
the fall. Fairbanks is reported as 
slated for a starring role in a new play 
to be produced by Klaw & Erlangef. 

Thomas W. Ross is being considered 
as Fairbanks' successor with the Crane 
show. As far as known at present 
both Crane and Miss Bingham will 
have their old roles, although Patricia 
Collinge is not believed to be under 
contract. 



4,500 CAPACITY IN PROVIDENCE 

Providence, May 20. 
Marcus Loew has gone so far, it 
is said, as to have secured options on 
a location for a Loew vaudeville thea- 
tre here which will seat between 4,000 
and 4,500 when completed. 



Divorced in 10 Minutes. 
New York went after Chicago on 
the quick divorce record last week, 
when before Justice Page in the Su- 
preme Court Robert Fulgora was 
granted an interlocutory decree of 
divorce against his wife, Artie Hall, in 
10 minutes. No defense was inter- 
posed. 



Pictures at Boston's Cort. 

Boston, May 20. 
The Cort will probably have Howe's 
pictures for the summer, commencing 
in June. 



Marc Klaw Coming in. 
Marc Klaw is due to return to New 
York from Europe May 26 on the 
Olympic. A. L. Erlanger is not ex- 
pected to go abroad this summer, 



"ISNT THE LIFE," SAYS CARTER. 

Baltimore, May 20. 

"If it meant actual separation from 
our children, we'd give up the stage to- 
morrow," said Carter De Haven, speak- 
for himself and his wife (Flora Park- 
er), both at the Maryland theatre last 
week. 

"I hate its lights, I hate its atmos- 
phere, but most of all I hate to have 
to dodge my small son's questions 
'when he asks his dad why he goes to 
the theatre so much? He's almost 4 
years, that little fellow of mine, and 
I've got to quit before he gets to know 
the life. Even now he is beginning to 
show an aptitude for dancing that 
makes me worry. No, it's not for me or 
mine any longer than I can help. My 
wife hates it as much as I do. Let 
others talk as much as they will, 'it 
isn't the life!'" 



D'ORSAY IN A MONOLOG. 

Lawrence D'Orsay, an Englishman 
who has been over here for some years 
playing in legit production, is attempt- 
ing a monolog in vaudeville, the mate- 
rial based on Wex Jones' "An English- 
man's Letters." 

Another English actor, John L. 
Shine, looks upon vaudeville also with 
favor, Mr. Shine having secured a play- 
let, called "New Year's Eve." 

Alf T. Wilton is booking both turns. 



Mexican War Home Made. 

New Orleans, May 20. 
B. F. Brennan broke up 62 sets' of 
illustrated songs in order to procure 
enough views to properly depict the 
Mexican war. 

ff you don't advertlM In VARIETY don't 
ndvnrtlae at nil. 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUE PROMOTION ABROAD 
ATTEMPTE D BY TW O AMERICANS 

Jules Hurtig and M. S. Bentham, with London Agent, Trying 
To Imprest Oswald Stoll with Value of American Bur- 
lesque Shows in England. May Try To Start 
Circuit, Anyway, If Stoll Doesn't 
Take To Plan. 



[Special cable to Varibtt.) 

London. May 2Q. 

Jules Hurtig, of Hurtig & Seamon, 
New York, and M. S. Bent ham, a Now 
York vaudeville agent, arc trying to 
impress Oswald Stoll with the value 
of American burlesque shows in Kng- 
land. The Americans have the assist- 
ance of Will Collins in the promotion 
Mr. Collins is a London agent, who 
was recently in the States, saw the bur- 
lesque shows at the Columbia theatre, 
on Broadway, New York, and was 
duly taken up with the idea of trans- 
planting similar entertainments on this 
side. He communicated his confidence 
to Bentham, who held the mattef in 
abeyance until coming over in person. 

If Messrs. Hurtig and Bentham do 
not secure a favorable decision from 
the Stoll Tour they will likely attempt 
to place the venture in other channels. 

With the change of the English to- 
ward the American idea of variety and 
the Englishman's apparent love for 
low comedy, it is thought by the ad- 
vancers of the scheme that the time is 
just ripe over here now for burlesque 
shows. 

The proposition would involve the 
usual burlesque contingent of princi- 
pals and chorus. 



MAASE ARRANGES WITH ROSE. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London May 20. 

An arrangement to irrterbook is re- 
ported to have been reached between 
Leo Maase, head of the Wolheim 
agency here, and Maurice Rose, who 
came over on the Olympic last week. 

Rose will remain over here for the 
summer, returning to New York dur- 
ing August and opening an office 
there. 



DJELI GOOD; PLAY BAD. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 20. 

"La Vendetta," by R. de Flers and 
Caillavet, music by J. Nougues, was 
produced by Manager Carbonnel at the 
Gaite theatre May 13 and did poorly. 

Sahary Djeli appeared in a ballet 
on the same bill and was voted good. 



VIENNA PAYING FOR DANCERS. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Maurice and Florence Walton will 

play the Apollo, Vienna, at $2,500 for 

the month, the biggest salary for 

"modern" dancers ever paid on this 

side. 



RUSSIAN VOGUE DECLINING. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 20. 

The Russian Rallets Opera opened 
May 14 successfully. Ida Rubinstein, 
ill, was unable to appear, and in her 
place was Mile. KousnetzofT as Puti- 
phar. Leonide Miassine, a newcomer 



here, was also in the company. The 
balh-l is well produced by Fokine and 
Leon I'akst. Richard Strauss conducts 
!>'TSonally. 

Judging by the exaggerated recep- 
tion, the Russian vogue is on the de- 
cline. 



JULIETTE DIKA IN REVUE. 

(N/t.ial cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

The next Alhambra revue will likely 
have Juliette Dika among the princi- 
pals. Negotiations for her services 
have been about concluded through the 
Marinellt agency. She is now in 
America. 



DILLINGHAM HAS RELAPSE. 

- (Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Upon the Olympic arriving last 
Saturday, Charles B. Dillingham, the 
New York producing manager, was 
carried from the boat on a stretcher, 
he having suffered a relapse from his 
former ailment. 

Three doctors attended Mr. Dilling- 
ham in Southampton, where he was 
confined until removed here Tuesday. 
Today the manager is much improved. 



FRENCH SEASON A FAILURE. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

The French season at the Ambassa- 
deurs which opened Monday will close 
this Saturday, a complete failure. 

It is under the management of 
Mayer and Froyez. 



11- Year-Old Pianiste. 

(8pecial Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

The Althoff Troupe, opening at the 

Victoria Palace Monday, contains an 

eleven-year-old girl who is a wonder- 

pianiste. 



Comique Has Nice Opera. 

( Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 20. 
The Opera Comique mounted May 
IS "Marouf, Savetier du Caire," by 
Lucien Nepoty and Henri Rabaud. The 
principal roles are well sung by Mmes. 
Davelli, Tiphaine, Jean Perier, Del- 
voye, Vigneau and Vieuille, and it did 
nicely. 



Joe Coyne in Brady's "Cooks." 

TSpecial Cable to Variett.) 

London, May 20. 

The proposed spring production of 
"Too Many Cooks," the William A. 
Brady New York success, for which 
Mr. Brady has been looking around for 
a theatre, has been postponed until the 
fall, when Joe Coyne will take the lead 
in the comedy over here. 

If you don't advertlM In VARIETY don't 
advertise at all. 



SHUBERTS PREPARING. 

{Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Before sailing for home Lee Shubert 
called a meeting of the creditors in the 
Strand (formerly Waldorf) lease that 
the Shuberts held until the house 
turned into a fiasco. 

Mr. Shubert is said to have effected 
an agreeable arrangement with the 
Knglish people interested. The meet- 
ing was held in view of the Shuberts 
intending to make a London invasion, 
and also of "The Belle of Bond Street" 
opening, with Sam Bernard, at the 
Adelphi, this being the first production 
here the Shuberts will have made un- 
der their signature since the Waldorf 
possession. 

The Shuberts arc playing the Adel- 
phi on terms, receiving 65 per cent, of 
the gross, with the house retaining the 
other 35. 



HARVEY HERE NEXT SEASON. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Martin Harvey is negotiating for an 
American tour next season. His trip 
through Canada since New Year's has 
fired several American managements 
with a desire to get him as an attrac- 
tion in the States. 



"CAIN AND ABEL/' HIGH GRADE 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 20. 

"Cain and Abel," the new opera at 
the Darmstadt, is making a deep im- 
pression among music lovers. Felix 
Piifgartner has composed the highest 
grade of melody for his piece. It is 
more like dramatic symphony, and has 
every mark of becoming a standard 
success. 



"L'HOMME RICHE" IN 3 ACTS. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 20. 

"L'Homme Riche," a three-act com- 
edy by J. J.' Frappa and Dupuy-Maz- 
uel, was produced here tonight as the 
opening attraction of the summer sea- 
son at the Renaissance. 

It replaces the under-dressed "Aph- 
rodite" which featured Cora Lapar- 
cerie. 

The Comedy was produced by Dc 
Max, who is in the cast which also 
includes Duard, Puylagarde, Schultz, 
Mmes. Gaby dc Morlay, Maud Gipsy, 
Rolden, Sylva and Van Doren. 

A fair reception was tendered the 
new show. 



Bickerton Guaranteed Rent. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

A deposit of $18,000, guaranteeing 

six weeks' rent of the Gaiety, was 

made by Jos. Bickerton, for the 

appearance of "Adcle," opening May 

30. 



Melville Gideon, Co-respondent. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Melville Gideon, the song writer, 
who was lately divorced from his wife, 
has been named co-respondent in the 
divorce action brought by the mil- 
lionaire husband of Enid Bell, an act- 
ress. 

Gideon and Muriel Hudson have been 
booked by Leo Maase as a turn, to 
open at the* Coliseum June 8. 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Son, 104 East 14th street, New York: 

May 14, 4 Sylphides (Pennsylvania); 

May 14, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Henry 
(Adriatic); 

May 19, Four Harveys, Karl Grees 
( Kr. Cecilie) ; 

May 19, Robert Fulgora, Frank Tan- 
nehill (Lusitania); 

May 21, Margaret Sharp, Vera Hoff- 
man (Pres. Lincoln); 

May 21, The Staleys, Walli Bradley, 
Kmma Graham (Cedric); 

May 26, Weile and Ten Eyck, Fred 
Melville and Moto Girl, Joseph Gole- 
man, SaranofT and Sonia (Vaterlandj; 

May 26, Mme. Schenck (Rotterdam »„ 

May 26, Niblo and Riley, Lupiiu* 
Lane, Carl Miller (Mauretania); 

May 30, Mme. Francis, Nate Spur 
gold (Olympic); 

June 5, Polly Moran (St. Louis). 

June 6, Edw. B. Adams, Lillian He» 
lein (Imperator). 

May 23, Mrs. Chas. B. Maddo* 
(Rochambeau). 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

May 16, Walker Whiteside and witc. , 

Lee Shubert, Margaret Haney (Maurt- 

tania). 

May 15, Max Hart (Vaterland). * 

May 16 (for South Africa), Moore 

and Young, Brothers Erard, Irene 

Pearce (Briton). 

Paris, May 12. 
May 3 (for South America), Leigli 
Brothers, Rimas Duo, Andrec Miettc. 
Nita Savani. 

May 15 (for South America), Rob* 
ert De-Mont Trio. 



JAMS' SALARY DOUBLES. 

(8 pedal Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

The hit scored by Elsie Janis in the 
Palace revue has already resulted in 
increasing her weekly salary one-half* 
of the first amount agreed upon be- 
tween the actress and Alfred Butt. 

Miss Janis will probably leave the 
Palace July 4, although giving Man- 
ager Butt an option on her further ser- 
vices at a price to be agreed. It is 
said Miss Janis' figure to have the 
option hold good will be double the 
original amount. 



COMEDY DOES POORLY. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 20. 

"Ce qu'il faut Taire," a comedy by 
Arthur Meyer of the "Gaulois" pro- 
duced at the BoufTes tonight did poor- 
ly. Alice Nory was not in the cast. 



Smithson Leaves Hippodrome. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Frank Smithson has left the Hippo- 
drome, as the producer there, after suc- 
cessfully taking care of the staging of 
the numbers. 



Norah Bayes Taking Cure. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Upon Norah Bayes reaching this 

side she was ordered to Pau for the 

cure, and may not reappear upon the 

stage for some time to come. 



VARIETY 









RUDYARD KIPLING ASKED 

TO WR ITE OP ERA LIBRETTO 

Largest Advance Royalty Ever Paid an Inducement Proffered 
England's Greatest Poet. Not Generally Known in 
London Offer Has Been Made. Kipling Not 
Yet Indicated 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

It is not generally known hereabouts 
that Rudyard Kipling has been ap- 
proached to write the libretto for a 
grand opera. 

The largest advance royalty ever 
paid is one of the inducements held 
out to England's greatest, who has not 
yet indicated his decision. 



EVANS WINS AGAINST HALLS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

A decision was handed down in 
favor of Will Evans, the comedian, in 
the injunction proceedings brought 
against him by the London Theatre 
of Varieties that may have an impor- 
tant bearing upon future cases. 

Evans was under contract to play 
for the hall when accepting an engage- 
ment in the Gaiety production. The 
application for a restraining order fol- 
lowed. The actor pleaded he was too 
ill to appear in the halls and had to 
take to the legitimate. 



SHUBBRTS TAKE SCHAEFFER. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 20. 

Sylvester Schaeffer will appear on 
your side in August, or shortly after, 
tinder the management of the Shuberts. 
It is not known -how he will be pre- 
sented — whether as an act or entire 
entertainment. 

It is said his agreement reads for a 
guaranteed amount weekly, with a cer- 
tain percentage of receipts. 



CLEAN FRENCH REVUE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

The distinctive feature about the new 
French revue "Vive L'Amour," shown 
at the Middlesex Monday for the first 
time, is that it is clean. The piece did 
fairly well. 



FROHMAN'S BUDAPEST OPERA. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

The American rights to an operetta 
named "Sibyl," produced in Budapest, 
have been secured by Charles Froh- 
man. 

The opera has not been played in 
Germany. 



BETTER SHOW TAKEN OFF. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

Paris, May 20. 

Manager Quinson produced at the 
Palais Royal a new farce by George 
Rerr entitled "Je n'ose pas" ("I Dare 
Not"), which was fairly well received. 
It will not have the run of "Les Deux 
Canards." 

It has surprised many that a new 
farce has been put on to terminate the 
Palais Royal season. "Lvjs Deux Ca- 
nards" was as funny is "Le Petit 



Cafe," which leads one to think Tris- 
tan Bernhard's vogue is declining. 



EDWARDES' REIGN IS OVER. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

As reported last week, the reign of 
George Edwardes as a musical comedy 
producer is over, and London is now 
a free field in that department of the- 
atricals. 

Something of a sensation will be cre- 
ated around here when it becomes 
known that George Dance, who made 
a fortune as a provincial producer, con- 
trols more of the Gaiety Co. shares 
than Edwardes does. 

High-salaried artists arc scurrying 
away from the Gaiety, Adelphi and 
Daly's because Dance won't listen to 
the demands for the high pay rates 
now prevailing. 



Hurtig't Cigara Confiscated. 
(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Jules Hurtig forgot to declare cigars 
upon entering England and they were 
confiscated. Mr. Hurtig was also fined 
$12. 



Savoy Has Fair Piece. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

At the Savoy Saturday "Break Down 
the Walls" was produced to a fair re- 
ception. 



Willard's Road Show Next Season. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

An American vaudeville road show 

is proposed for next season, with Wil- 

lard, The Man Who Grows, to head it. 



Norworth Starting at Once. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 20. 

Shortly after Jack Norworth arrives 
here on the Lusitania, now on its way 
ever, he will enter the present Hippo- 
drome revue. 



Wayburn's Next at Palladium. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Ned Wayburn's next production will 
go on at the Palladium July 6. 



R. A. Roberts Resting. 
(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

R. A. Roberts, who suffered a stroke, 
has gone to the country to rest. The 
chances arc he will return to the stage 
next season. 



de Courville Sailing Saturday. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Albert de Courville, manager of the 
Hippodrome, with his secretary will 
sail this Saturday for New York. 

J. J. Shubert is expected to reach 
here June 10. 



ETHEL LEVEY'S HOUSE PARTY. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

Ethel Levey gave a house party Sun- 
day that was very spectacular and has 

caused quite some talk. Almost every- 
body of note was invited and accepted. 

In Miss Levey's boudoir her bed has 
a sky blue canopy, with stars twinkling, 
and there is a miniature airship in the 
window. 

An aeronaut whose wife is threaten- 
ing divorce proceedings was one of the 
guests. 



NEIL KENYON TO TOUR. 

The Scotch comedian, Neil Kenyon, 
will tour America next season, giving 
a full evening's entertainment and ap- 
pear under the management of Barlowe 
Borland. All negotiations with legiti- 
mate managements over here have been 
declared off by Mr. Kenyon, who 
cabled from South Africa (where he 
is now playing) to Mr. Borland that 
his American tour may be routed to 
start in the early fall. 

Besides the star, several European 
artists will be included in the company, 
and a Highland band will be a feature. 

Four advance men will be engaged 
by Mr. Borland to herald the coming 
of the Kenyon vaudeville road show. 



VAUDEVILLE DULL ON COAST. 

San Francisco, May 20. 

The conditions in local pop vaude- 
ville, especially for the artist, are not 
very encouraging at the present time. 
The booking agencies which former- 
ly could give an act from 12 to 15 
weeks out of this city can only offer 
about six (mostly split Weeks). An- 
other agency which had six weeks has 
only two weeks now, with another 
week lately added in Arizona. That 
the movies are responsible for the loss 
of several houses is evidenced by the 
following theatres in this city, which 
formerly played vaudeville, now de- 
voted to the straight picture policy. 

The Portola, which at one time used 
ten acts a week, is doing a big busi- 
ness on the straight picture plan. Grau- 
man's Imperial used singing and musi- 
cal acts, but is now devoted entirely 
to feature pictures and doing an excel- 
lent business. The Majestic in the 
Mission district, which played vaude- 
ville and pop burlesque, is another 
house that fell in line, while the Lin- 
coln has also discontinued vaudeville. 

The same conditions arc said to pre- 
vail in the smaller towns throughout 
the state. The many acts that conic 
this way from the north report that 
conditions arc no better up that way. 



ALICE LLOYD BOOKED BACK. 

The Orpheuin Circuit has given 
Alice Lloyd a complete route of its 
time for next season, at $1,500 weekly, 
commencing late in September. Miss 
Lloyd sailed Tuesday on the Lusitania. 

Marie Lloyd is playing this week at 
Brighton. She will sail May 30 on the 
Olympic, without seeking a return date 
in America, to which she now has a 
deep-seated aversion, alleging unjust 
treatment of herself and husband, Ber- 
nard Dillon, by the authorities over 
here. 



GERMAN FILM CHANGES. 

(Special cable to Varibtt.) 

Berlin, May 20. 

The interest held by A. H. Woods 
and the Cines Co., of Rome, in the 
German corporation that has been op- 
erating several picture theatres here 
have been purchased by F. J. Goldsoll. 
a former partner in the venture, said 
to have lost considerable money since 
its inception, with Woods (an Ameri- 
can, as is Goldsoll) reported having 
put around $160,000 into the German 
enterprise. 

Goldsoll has changed the name by 
reincorporating to Palast Theatre Co., 
and this company now controls the 
Zoopalast', Apollo, Friedrich Wilhelm- 
stadt and Liebig Breslau. 

All connection between Goldsoll and 
the Cines Co. has been dissolved 
through the latter having been appoint- 
ed Managing Commercial Director for 
the Ambrosio-Torino, the big film mak- 
ers. Goldsoll will especially be in 
charge of the sales department with 
all busmess going through him. 



CIRCUS GOT OVERFLOW. 

Easton, Pa., May 20. 

With the Ringling Circus and tho 
101 Ranch here on the same date (May 
18), the city took on a holiday aspect, 
merchants closing their places of busi- 
ness and attending the "white tops." 

The 101 Ranch sent its parade 
through the streets at 9:30 a. m., while 
the Ringlings had their procession at 
10:30. The streets were packed, the 
same crowd witnessing both. 

The 101 Ranch turned fully 5,000 per- 
sons away at the afternoon perform- 
ance, and was packed to suffocation at 
night. As the circus was practically 
on the same lot, it got the 101's over- 
flow. 

Roughly estimated, the two shows 
entertained between 20,000 and 30,000 
people, with the 101 Ranch getting the 
better of the argument. 

Ringling's held capacity at the mati- 
nee, but at night the crowd wasn't so 
big. 



HARRY FOX'S COMEDY STUFF. 

Commencing next week in the New 
York theatre where a daily change of 
moving pictures occur, Harry Fox will 
commedc with the films, using his 
"production" of ' scrub-women, and 
probably having the assistance from 
time to time of the comedians along 
Broadway who drop in to see him. 

Mr. Fox is engaged indefinitely- at 
the New York, according to how the 
innovation breaks, and is receiving $600 
weekly for the stay. 



STEVE DOUGLAS REMARRIES. 

Detroit, May 20. 
Stephen Douglas married again Mon- 
day, after having secured a divorce 
May IS. He was the husband of Truly 
Shatttick. 



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Continental Managers in London. 

(Special Cable to VARIETY.) 

London, May 20. 

Ben Ticber, Richard Schultz and 
Rasimi, from the Continent, are here 
now, booking. 

Van Haarlan, from the Continent, \* 
also in the city. 

Ticber lias secured the foreign rights 
to "Red Heads." 



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BOSTON GOING DANCE-WILD 
OVER BIG C ARNIVAL NOW THERE 

Packs the Immense Boston Theatre at First Performance. 

Manager William Wood's Nifty Work. Eighty-Year- 

Old Turkey Trotter Hit of Show. Carnival 

Changes Prudes 9 Ideas on Modern 

Stepping. 



Boston, May 20. 

The monster dancing carnival put 
on at the spacious Boston theatre this 
week' by Manager William Wood has 
settled the fate of dancing in New 
England, and has also established 
Wood who came here from New York 
to try and save the big house from 
an absolute failure as one of the 
"livest" men ever given free rein in a 
local theatre 

Monday night Wood packed the big 
house from the third balcony to the 
orchestra and the lower floor was prac- 
tically all dress-suited. The old-fash- 
ioned structure is gigantically barren 
and looked a hopeless proposition 
from a decorator's point of view, but 
Wood settled it effectively with a few 
miles of evergreens and small trees and 
about 5,000 chrysanthemums, which, 
combined with a ruby subdued lighting 
effect, made the theatre look intimate. 

The bill was headed by Louise Alex- 
ander in her initial appearance with 
Jack Jarrott as her partner, Jarrott 
having hitherto been with Joan Saw- 
yer. A negro orchestra carried by her 
furnished the finishing touch. The re- 
mainder of the acts included The 
Crisps, Natalie and Ferrari, Joe C. 
Smith and Frances Demarest, Gliding 
O'Mearas, Bessie Devoie and Dare 
Phillips, Billie Shaw and William 
George Seabury, George White and 
Isabel Jason, Hartman and Varady, 
Emily Frances Hooper and Ellsworth 
Cook, Col. Diamond, age 80, and Mme. 
Delaware, aged 70; and Charlotte 
Davies and Ernst P. Orr. The last 
act was "blue," and will probably be 
dismissed before the week is over. Miss 
Davies' only value is her reputation 
as the "Miss Innocence" model. 

Opening night brought over 40 ama- 
teurs — 58 silver cups and medals will 
be given during the 'week with a grand 
finale for amateurs Saturday night 
who have won preliminary cups. 

Col. Diamond was the knock-out of 
the evening when he did an old-fashi 
ioned trot that was a bear and brought 
the house to its feet cheering. 

Wood figures he has laid out $15,- 
000 on the carnival which plays a sin- 
gle week, even going so far as to lay 
a new maple dancing floor on the 
stage. He secured Bart Grady, B. F. 
Keith's old pet leader, to handle the 
orchestra and the difficult program 
which included several semi-profes- 
sional numbers and a masked "local 
couple" novelty went along without a 
hitch. 

The exodus from New York of the 
society dancers who have reaped their 
harvest is hitting Boston at the psy- 
chological moment as this staid town 
is just beginning to catch the infec- 
tion. 

This morning thr Hoston School 



Committee after seeing the modern 
dances offered at the Boston lifted the 
ban on the hesitation, tango, one-step 
and Maxixe and it would appear as if 
the restaurants will be given like per- 
mission by the Licensing Board, thus 
throwing open a lucrative field for the 
cabaret workers from Broadway. 



MILES CIRCUIT PAYS 14 PER CENT. 

Detroit, May 20. 

The Miles Circuit company at its an- 
nual meeting declared a dividend of 
14 per cent, on the capital stock, also 
re-electing C. H. Miles president. 

The Miles theatres play vaudeville, 
doing so independently of any of the 
large circuits, encountering strong op- 
position from the United Booking 
Offices and the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association, a U. B. O. affili- 
ation. The Miles Circuit is booked by 
Walter F. Keefe in Chicago (Theatre 
Booking Corporation). Mr. Keefe has 
had to contend against the "blacklist" 
passed against his agency by the 
"Trust" booking offices. 



INJUNCTION FOR A NAME. 

Harry Cooper is trying to stop 
Harry Cooper from using his name. 
The first Cooper was of the original 
Empire City Four, and later went into 
musical comedy, now returning to 
vaudeville. 

The Cooper who "copped" was for- 
merly Harry L. Kooper, on the West- 
ern Burlesque Wheel. With a promo- 
tion to the Eastern Wheel, Kooper 
changed his K to C, calling himself 
for a season Harry L. Cooper. In- 
attention making him bolder this sea- 
son (while still in burlesque), he just 
had himself billed as plain "Harry 
Cooper," and commenced to believe it 
himself. 

The first Cooper is contending his 
professional name of "Harry Cooper" 
is a trade mark and entitled to legal 
protection as such. 



MOLLY PEARSON'S JAP ACT. 

Molly Pearson, the original "Bunty" 
of this side, has a Japanese playlet for 
vaudeville. It is "His Dear Little 
Wife," by Gerard Dunn, calling for 
four players. 



MUSICAL AT PREBBODY PARK. 
Newport, R. I., May 20. 

For the first time in years Freebody 
Park will not have vaudeville this sum- 
mer. Joe Shea, of New York, who 
operated the park last summer and has 
it under lease, will play musical comedy 
stock there, having almost closed for 
Harry Bulger as principal comedian. 

A chorus of 25 Broadway beauties 
will be engaged to look after the weal- 
thy young men this town holds. The 
park opening will be around June 15. 



"ELECTROCUTION" CANCELLED. 

John D. Barry, author of "Electro- 
cution," a sketch, may bring suit to 
recover as the result of the precipitate- 
cancellation of the playlet at Hammer- 
stein's after the Monday matinee this 
week. The piece was booked for two 
weeks in the house through William 
Morris, at $1,000 weekly. Mr. Barry, 
a San Francisco newspaper man, came 
east, engaged the ten principals (all 
men) and staged the playlet. It was 
first shown at a dress rehearsal noon- 
time Monday. A large invited audi- 
ence saw it but expressed no decided 
opinion by applause or otherwise. 

During the matinee showing some 
slight applause was heard, and after 
the show, it is claimed by the house 
staff, many women complained at the 
box office on their way out, attacking 
the management for presenting such 
a gruesome subject, the sketch detail- 
ing capital punishment, ending with a 
realistic death chair scene. 

Following the adverse comment, 
William Hammerstein ordered the 
playlet taken off, and an announcement 
was made at night that it would not 
again be presented in its present form. 

The sketch was placed at Hammer- 
stein's by Mr. Morris after he had 
seen it in a small time vaudeville the- 
atre on the Coast, where, under the 
title of "Hanged" and with a gallows 
finish, it had drawn big business. 



LOEW OFFERS MORE MONET. 

Chicago, May 20. 

Ray Samuels is in receipt of an offer 
of 40 consecutive weeks over the 
Loew-S.-C. time at a figure higher 
than the one she is receiving now on 
the Orpheum tour, and, to make things 
more binding, the character songster 
is liable to accept. 

Miss Samuels is at the Majestic this 
week, finishing the Orpheum Circuit. 
Her popularity along the western route 
is said to have inspired the Loew offer. 



TANGUAY'S SEA GATE HOME. 

Eva Tanguay wilt summer at a Sea 
Gate mansion. Miss Tanguay pur- 
chased the Coney Island estate last 
week, paying $30,000 for a piece of 
property with dwelling appraised at 
$60,000, the owners wanting to convert 
it into ready cash in a hurry. 

The Eva Tanguay vaudeville road 
show had just completed its indepen- 
dently-booked season when Eva made 
the purchase. 



SHARP-SHOOTING ACCIDENT. 
Lynn, Mass., May 10. 

Accidentally missing her aim while 
shooting a potato from the head of 
a house usher, Princess Neta in a 
sharp-shooting act at Central Square 
theatre yesterday afternoon, fired a 
bullet into the brain of Michael Gavin, 
22 years old. 

Gavin wu rushed to the hospital 
where he now lies in a precarious con- 
dition. Attending physicians fear the 
would will result fatally. 

Princess Neta, a Comanche Indian, 
has been a feature at the "Square" this 
week in a shooting act which Lieut. 
Robert W. Grinnin billed as her fath- 
er. 

Doctors probed for the 22-calibre 
bullet late tftis afternoon but did not 
succeed in locating it. 



CASTLES FINISH WEAK. 

The Castles are playing Worcester 
and Providence today, the latter town 
tonight, the dancers' last stop on their 
whirlwind day-by-day tour before final- 
ly closing it tomorrow (Saturday) . 
with a Dancing Tournament at Madi- 
son Square Garden. Mr. and Mrs. 
Vernon Castle drew their biggest 
gross during the first six days. That 
amounted to $31,000. Since then the 
tour has not been so successful, and 
while not taking a loss on any one 
week, the profits will not reach what 
the promoters were led to anticipate 
through the rush of people to see the 
society dances en route at the start of 
the trip. The second and third weeks 
brought the gross up to $18,000 each, 
with the Castles receiving 35 per cent 
of that, while the running expenses of 
the show reached between $9,000 and 
$10,000 weekly. 

One or two towns are said to have 
turned a very cold shoulder to the Cas- 
tles show. The management could not 
decide whether the cold shoulder was 
induced by lack of interest in dahcing 
or the prices of admission. The far- 
ther removed from New York the Cas- 
tles appeared the less interest they 
aroused. 

The Castles intend resting until 
August, when they go to Europe. 



JOAN SAWYER'S WEEK STANDS. 

Philadelphia, May 20. 
Joan Sawyer and her society dancing 
cohorts from New York opened at the 
Lyric Tuesday for the remainder of 
the week. From here the show goes 
to Boston for a week also. 



COWS CAN'T COME IN. 

The foreign cow-act billed for the 
opening of Hammerstein's roof won't 
appear. The animals* could not get 
past Quarantined 

Among the other numbers of the 
first aerial bill of this summer will 
be "Adam and Eve" otherwise "The 
Original Sin," danced by Emile Agoust 
and Simone de Beryl. 



U. B. O. ROUTE REFUSED. 

The route laid out by the United 
Booking Offices for Hines and Fox 
was offered to Joe and Lou Cooper this 
week. The term refused it for two rea- 
sons, there were too many "cut weeks" 
on the list and the price was $50 less 
than the boys wanted. 

Hines and Fox recently dissolved 
partnership. 



$1,500 FOR THE DOLLYS. 

The Dolly Sisters with Carlos Se- 
bastian will receive $1,500 for next 
week at Hammerstein's, dancing the 
same as they are doing nightly on 
the New York Roof, where the Dollys 
receive $600 a week while Sebastian 
has an individual salary said to be 
$400. 

The Hammerstein engagement of 
the trio does not interfere with the 
New York's, although if held over for 
a week at Hammerstein's (June 1), 
they would then be an attraction in 
another dancing place, as Hammer- 
stein's air resort this summer will use 
"The Farm" for "Moonlight Dancing" 
as it is billed. 



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PROGRESSIVE CIRCUIT TURNS 
DOWN EA STERN WHEEL TERMS 

Won't Sell 51 Per Cent, of Progressive Wheel, Nor Release 
Its Independence in Any Way. Progressive Man 
Says Wheels Are as Far Apart as the Two 
Poles. Progressive Annual Meet- 
ing June 13. 



According to the Progressive Cir- 
cuit there will be no merger of its 
burlesque interests with the Columbia 
Circuit, while Columbia men say they 
believe there is a good chance for the 
deal to go through. 

A meeting was held between the 
two sides last Saturday afternoon, but 
nothing definite arrived at. It is said 
the Columbia wants to buy in for 51 
per cent, of the Progressive Wheel, 
and this the Progressives absolutely re- 
fuse to consider, nor will they release 
their independence in any way. 

The Progressive folks will only ad- 
mit that the Columbia has the Vic- 
toria, Pittsburgh, and deny that any 
of the other Progressive towns of the 
season passed has gone over to the 
Eastern Wheel. 

The Progressive Circuit has sent 
out a call for the annual meeting to be 
held June 13 in New York City, when 
the "drawing" for next season will be 
made and other matters given atten- 
tion. 

The interview given out in Kansas 
City last week by Charles Barton, rep- 
resenting the Columbia people, is said 
to have been for the purpose of pro- 
moting a panic among the Progres- 
sive managers, making the heads of 
that organization more willing to listen 
to reason. The Progressives claim the 
Kansas City story had no effect. 

One of the Progressive men said that 
the merger was as near consummation 
as the two poles are close together 
and that any proposition made so far 
was both impossible and impracticable 
for the Progressives to consider. 



PROGRESSIVE GIVES UP K. C. 

Kansas City, Mo., May 20. 
The Progressive Burlesque Wheel 
has given up its franchise in Kansas 
City, and the Willis Wood will play 
pictures. The lease has been taken 
over by the Standard Amusement Co., 
operating five movie shows in this city. 
The lease price is $20,000, ft is said. 



J. D. BARTON DENIES IT. 
Baltimore, May 20. 

Vigorously denying the story to the 
effect that the Progressive Burlesque 
Wheel had been taken over by the 
Columbia Circuit and that the new 
Club theatre at Light and German 
streets would not be built, James D. 
Rarton, secretary and general man- 
ager of the Progressives, was in town 
yesterday and put a* quietus on the 
rumors. 

"You may say for me," said Mr. 
Barton, "that besides not having been 
gobbled up by the Columbia wheel, 
we have 50 men now at work on the 
site of the new Club theatre and are 
going ahead, despite the efforts of the 
opposition to hurt us. We are too 



firmly intrenched in the public con- 
fidence now, results last season show- 
ing our strength." 

Mr. Barton left for Chicago tonight 
and will probably stop here again on 
his way back to New York. 



PROGRESSIVE IN ST. PAUL. 

St Paul, May 20. 

John P. Kirk has announced that he 
will operate the Star here next season 
as a Progressive Burlesque Wheel 
stand. Mr. Kirk formerly managed the 
house. 



TENNIS COURT DOWNTOWN. 

A tennis court, where the game may 
be played night and day during the 
summer, is to be opened by Kelton & 
Van Buren at Eighth avenue, between 
56th and 57th streets, around July 1. 

The same firm operates the tennis 
court at Riverside drive and 119th 
street, where tennis is played under 
lights. The Moorish Gardens, on 110th 
street, is another venture. 

The Eighth avenue proposition will 
involve the expenditure of $13,000 by 
the partners, to place the grounds in 
condition for tennis. They have no 
lease, and must vacate on 30 days' 
notice. 



In the Olympic Stock. 

The following people have been en- 
gaged for the stock burlesque at the 
Olympic, New York, opening next 
week: Hazel Ford, Helen Van Buren, 
Rose Gore, Dan Crimmins, Murray Si- 
mons, Ralph Rockway, Jack Sutter and 
Sam Watson. 

Joe Levitt will look after the pro- 
duction end. 



J. J. BUTLER'S "NO. 1" HOUSE. 

St Louis, May 20. 

James J. Butler has secured what 
probably will be the No. 1 Columbia- 
Empire burlesque house in St. Louis 
by a deal just closed whereby the La- 
clede Amusement Co. purchased an 
unexpired 16-year lease on the Prin- 
cess from the Princess Co., composed 
of Arthur and John T. Fitzsimmons, 
Frank M. Kleiber and William J. 
Flynn. 

butler, who is said to have eastern 
associates in the deal, announced that 
musical comedy would be the attrac- 
tion at the Princess in the fall and that 
the enterprise would be separate and 
distinct from the Standard, his present 
burlesque house. The incorporators 
of the Laclede Co. are Butler, R. M. 
Butler, A. M. Frumberg and William 
Kiloren. 



BURLESQUE IN ROYAL? 

If Frank Gersten doesn't change his 
mind and the Progressive Burlesque 
Wheel is willing, provided no other 
changes occur between now and fall 
in the burlesque division, the Progres- 
sives may play the Bronx, at Gersten'f 
Royal opera house. 

Stock is now holding forth in the 
Gersten theatre, with the manager un- 
decided what his policy will be next 
season, burlesque having the first 
choice just now, with pop vaudeville 
second favorite. 



WONT REOPEN GRAND. 

Syracuse, May 20. 

The Grand (Keith) will not be 
granted a license unless the owners 
consent to bring the auditorium from 
the second to the first floor, is the ulti- 
matum sent to George V. Fowler, 
owner, and Manager Plummer. Inas- 
much as the owners have absolutely 
refused to make this change, it is high- 
ly probable the building will be put to 
some other purpose. The house is 
leased by Mr. Fowler to the Shuberts, 
who sub-let to Keith. 

The Keith interests will probably 
play its big time vaudeville here next 
season at the new Cahill theatre, in 
South Salina street. 




SPECULATING ON LOEWS HEADS. 

Chicago, May 20. 

Speculation is rife as to who will 

hold the executive reins of the local 

Loew Agency when that organization 

takes over the S.-C. office. Much mys- 
tery is added to the event through the 
continued silence of the promoters, 
who have evidently decided on the 
move for a future announcement. 

The candidates have narrowed down 
to three entries: Fred Lincoln, Walter 
F. Keefe and Frank Doyle. Mr. Lin- 
coln, general manager of the S.-C. cir- 
cuit up to the time of its sale, has a 
financial interest in the circuit, and be- 
cause of this and his past experience 
with the office is certain of a respon- 
sible position. Lincoln is not a book 
man, but for executive and field work 
looks alone in his class for this par- 
ticular job. 

Keefe is generally acknowledged to* 
be one of the few best booking agents 
in the country. His experience 
with the Miles Circuit, under a per- 
petual handicap, his general acquaint- 
ance and popularity among the players, 
and his connection with the deal 
through the Miles movement, insures 
him of a solid berth. If Keefe is not 
appointed as general booking manager 
he will handle the Miles string exclu- 
sively without interference. 

Doyle has never had a real oppor- 
tunity to display his ability. He has 
been a continual sufferer from the 
W. V. M. A. blacklist; consequently he 
is an unknown quantity at this end. 

The most sensible prediction seems 
to give Lincoln the executive and field 
work, with Keefe appointed general 
booking manager and Doyle handling 
the Jones, Linick & Schaeffer houses, 
of which there are several, besides the 
"loop" theatres which are to play the 
Loew road shows. 

The continual wailing of Chicago's 
"quack press agent" whose current at- 
tempts to discredit the active contend- 
ers in favor of his one, two and three- 
dollar subscribers has thrown a comedy 
cloak on the appointment, which to 
Chicago is one of utmost importance. 



ST. JOHN'S SCHOOLS, MANLIUS, N. Y. 

Located Just beyond the village of Manllus, N. Y. (near Syracuse), the ST. JOHN'S 
SCHOOLS are Ideally placed as a scene of Instruction for boys. GENERAL WILLIAM 
VERBECK, who founded the now famous schools, still supervises. 

St. John's has military discipline, with an officer from the regular army detailed there. 
Among the students are several sons of theatrical folk. Boys are accepted for study from the 
age of eight, upwards. 



NO LOEW COAST AGENCY. 

San Francisco, May 20. 

When the Loew Circuit takes over 
the Sullivan-Considine houses, August 
1, the S.-C. present branch booking 
agencies at this point and Seattle will 
be discontinued. The Loew Circuit 
will have a western headquarters; prob- 
ably at Seattle, but do no booking on 
the Coast. 

Chicago, May 20. 

There will be no union of booking 
interests with the Loew Chicago 
agency until that agency is opened, 
August 1, when the Sullivan-Considine 
Circuit passes to Locw's. At that time 
the local S.-C. agency, Jones, Linick 
& Schaeffer and such other agencies 
or theatres in this section as may be 
attached to the Loew system then will 
go into one large suite. 

One or two circuits hereabouts arc 
already reported to have secretly 
agreed with the Loew Circuit for book- 
ing next season. Many detached houses 
are also expected. 



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SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS ATTENDS 
FIRST WHIT E RATS ACTORS' FAIR 

Estimated Profit of $15,000 on Week. Unusual Interest 

Warrants Extension of Time. Magistrate's 

Court, Good Fun-Maker. 



An estimated profit of not less than 
$15,000, counting the revenue from all 
sources, is the forecast of financial re- 
sults of the first Actors' Fair, promoted 
l»y the White Rats' organization. Add 
to this, widespread publicity of the 
best sort for the fraternity as purvey- 
ors of lively diversion of a footlight, 
tanbark and miscellaneous character, 
and the capture of hosts of adherents 
from the regular and unattached ranks 
of showdom and you have the sum to- 
tal of returns for the eight days of the 
fete that end tomorrow (Saturday) 
night. 

Nobody who attended the exposition 
cculd cavil with the return for the gate 
money at the main entrance or any of 
the dime tent, roof or tank exhibitions. 
No matter how figured, the fair was 
a big show for the money. Wednes- 
day the promotion committees of the 
carnival were in session to consider the 
advisability of adding a second week 
to the fair's stay at the clubhouse. So 
many tickets have been bought by vis- 
itors schedulated for the latter days 
of the week, coupled with a daily in- 
creasing box office sale, that a second 
week's continuance would seem impera- 
tive to take care of the folks who want 
to give it the once or twice over. The 
addition to the attractions of Kearney 
Speedy, Tuesday night, in a 98 1-6 foot 
high dive from the summit of a scaling 
ladder into a teacup tank helped busi- 
ness immensely with the Broadwayites. 
Speedy's first exhibition blocked Broad- 
way traffic for about an hour. Wednes- 
day afternoon Bessie Carrette, a 
young diver of the Nymphs' show of 
the fair, essayed to imitate Speedy, and 
got as far as the third rung, or 75 feet 
of the ladder, on her way to the perch, 
and got faint-hearted. It is possible 
that before this week is ended Miss 
Carrette may have accomplished the 
dive successfully. 

The fair sprang some new effects in 
the way of indoor exposition diversion. 
These were possible with the big 
draught possible on the talents of the 
White Rats, all of whom stood ready 
at a moment's bidding to jump into any 
part or any stunt assigned to them by 
the governing committees. Particularly 
distinguishing himself as a ballyhoo 
man at the Oriental dance tent was 
Irving Hay. Mr. Hay, of the Eastern 
Wheel burlesque forces, was the origi- 
nal Fatima ballyhoo at the Chicago 
World's Fair. He did deliver a torrid 
line of talk in advance agencying the 
group of mock Oriental dancers he had 
on the ballyhoo stand with him. As 
everybody who's been to the fair 
knows, it was the comedians of the 
organization who filled the stage when 
the crowds surged in. The burleso"- 
Wild Animal Show gave way Monday 
night to an Amateur Night Theatre, 
with professionals travestying the an- 
tics of the usual Friday night aspirants. 



"Kast Lynne" proved as amusing a 
tabloid as the "Tom" show that intro- 
duced the Town Hall repertoire. "Ham- 
let," given Wednesday night, came near 
t< being as laughable as its predeces- 
sors. 

"The Diving Nymphs" receipts al- 
most equalled those of the Oriental 
show for the five days ending last 
Wednesday. Sixty dollars per night, 
counting all shows given, was the best 
high average of the sideshows. There 
was some grumbling among the con- 
cessions during the early days of the 
Fair because of the distraction of the 
attention of the crowds to the side- 
shows. But this gave way "when the 
committees got the running times in 
order and gave the concessions free 
open periods to get a chance at the 
crowds. 

By far the most hilarious of all the 
many diversions of the carnival were 
the incidental diversions of the Magis.- 
tratc's Court, with the alternating 
judges Tom Lewis, William Cahill and 
Harry Thompson. 



TWO MORE SURE IN BALTIMORE. 

Baltimore, May 20. 
With the excavating for the founda- 
tion of the proposed Hippodrome, on 

a portion of the old Eutaw House 
site, nearly completed, and with pre- 
liminary work expected to be com- 
menced in the next week or so on the 
new Club theatre, on the old Carroll- 
ton Hotel site, this city will be in pos- 
session of two new theatres for next 
season. 

Both the Hippodrome, to be a pop 
vaudeville house, and the Club, on the 
Progressive Burlesque Circuit, have 
been designed by Architect Thomas 
\V. Lamb, of New York. 

The general contract for the former 
is in charge of tbe Singer-Pentz Co. 
It is estimated that the building will 
cost at least $225,000. It will have a 
frontage of 101.11 feet by a depth of 
145 feet. The Singer-Pentz Co. has 
been verbally informed that it has been 
given the award for the Club theatre, 
but no contract has yet been signed. 



Cleveland Motordome Closed. 
Cleveland, May 20. 

Serious injuries to three motorcycle 
riders in the big motordome at Luna 
Park Saturday night have resulted in 
the closing of this $50,000 venture after 
two days of operation. 

Col. Charles X. Zimmerman an- 
nounced that the big motordome never 
would be reopened for racing. 



SPECIAL NOTICE 

The Annual General Meeting 

of the 

White Rats Actors' Union 

Will be held Thursday, June 18th, at 12 noon, in the Lodge Room, 227 
West 46th street, New York City. Chairman, Big Chief Junie McCree. 

President, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, 12 members of the Board 
of Directors and Ave members of the Board of Trustees (two for one year 
and three for two years) are to be elected this year, and nominations may 
now be sent in. Balloting closes four weeks from the date of the general 
meeting. 

All nominations must be received by the secretary-treasurer before 5 
o'clock, June 17th, so that they may be placed on the ballot sheet, as 
the ballot sheet must be in the hands of the members on June 18th. 

The following is a quotation from the By-Laws with regard to elec- 
tions: 

"A candidate for any office in the Order or Lodge must be a male 
member in full benefit at the date of his proposal and for at least six 
months prior thereto, and over 21 years of age. He must be a bona fide 
actor, performer or entertainer in the amusement world, and pursue such 
as his principal means of livelihood. He must not be engaged in the busi- 
ness of manager, sub-manager, agent or financially interested with any 
person who is engaged in such business. 

"A candidate for any office must give his consent in writing, and be 
proposed in writing by two members in full benefit. No member shall 
hold more than one office at one time, but this provision shall not pre- 
vent any officer from serving the Organization as an employee or repre- 
sentative of the Board of Directors." 

The form for nominating candidates should be substantially as fol- 
lows: 

"We have much pleasure in nominating Mr 

as of the White Rats Actors' Union" (and 

then must follow two signatures of members in good standing). 

This must be accompanied by the written consent of the candidate 
on a form somewhat as follows: 

"I have much pleasure in accepting the nomination as candidate for 

of the White Rats Actors' Union, and if elected 

promise to fulfill my duties according to the Constitution and By-Laws 
of the White Rats Actors' Union of America." Signed by the candidate. 
L 



NEW ACTS FORMING. 

The Bowman Brothers, William and 
James, have framed a new act, entitled 
"The Bowman Bros, and Their Black- 
birds." In addition to the Bowmans 
there are three women and three men. 
A special set is carried. 

Jos. B. Franklin, the cabaret man- 
ager, has organized a new musical act 
to be styled The Violin Fiends, using 
seven male violinists. Franklin's act 
will carry special scenery. 



ACTORS ELECT OFFICERS. 

The Actors' International Union had 
a public installation of officers last Fri- 
day at Geneva Hall, New York. Harry 
De Veaux is president; Ben Hobson, 
vice-president; William Bettke, secre- 
tary and treasurer, and James L. 
Barry, business manager. 

The union has a membership of 
around ^200. 



Sheedys Win Game and Purse. 

The Sheedy agency nine won a base- 
ball game from the United Booking 
Offices team last Saturday by 12-10. 
A purse of $150 went to the winner, the 
game having been played for $75 a side. 

Jim Kennedy pitched for the Sheedys 
and Ray Hodgdon for the Uniteds. 
Harold Cole, of the Variety nine, was 
loaned for the occasion to the Sheedys 
who needed a catcher. Besides catch- 
ing a faultless game, Harold made 
four hits, one three-bagger and two 
two-base hits, bringing in seven of the 
twelve runs the Sheedys gathered. 

Sunday the Loew office played a 
12-inning tie (10-10) with the Y. M. 
H. A. The Loews claim the tie was 
due to their catcher who was picked 
up on the field. 

The Loews would like to play the 
Uniteds for a side bet of any amount. 

The Loews will play the Sheedys 
this Sunday, for a side bet of $200. 



Accidents in Chicago. 

Chicago, May 20. 
^Ille. Martha fell from her trapeze 
Monday night at the Palace, and, 
though not seriously injured, did not 
return to the bill. 

At the Majestic, last night, the Prim- 
rose Four replaced the Kaufman Broth- 
ers on the program. 



Harlem O. H. Unfair. 

Keith's Harlem Opera House has 
been placed on the "unfair list" of 
organized labor. Non-union stage 
crew and orchestra. 



Winnipeg Shocks Ringlings. 

Winnipeg, May 20. 
The Ringling Brothers had a repre- 
sentative before the city's Board of 
Control last week, endeavoring to have 
the circus license here reduced from 
$500 a day. The board listened, and 
after the rep. left, raised the ante to 
$1,000 daily, with admission restricted 
to 50 cents, and reserved seats at the 
same price. 



Union Bands Won't Play If. 

Cincinnati, May 20. 
The union bands have refused to play 
in the city parks if the First Regiment 
Band is also engaged, the union desig- 
nating the regimental musicians as 
"scabs." 



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Alan Dale left last week for his cus- 
tomary European summer vacation. 

Gates Austin was married to Betty 
Caldwell at Freeport, 111., May 14. 

Jim Clancy is making over his of- 
fices, with an additional room included. 

Ed F. Reynard, the ventriloquist, is 
to build a $25,000' picture house in his 
home town, Marion, Ind. 

A new girl is at the home of Law- 
rence Ward, of the Ward Bros., May 
18. The mother was Adele Ferguson.. 

Jeanette Dupree sails June 6 on the 
Imperator with Ella Shields, to open 
in London June 25. 

The Orpheum, Newark (Frank A. 
Kenny's house), will close its vaude- 
ville next week for the summer. 

Jessie May (colored), ill in a Chicago 
hospital, is reported as being out of 
danger. 



The Victoria, Vancouver, opened wifh 
Vantages vaudeville last week. House 
stats 1,800. 

Hurtig & Seamon's Music Hall 
(125th Street) assumes a picture pol- 
icy for the summer next Monday. 



Poli's.uew house, Hartford, Conn., 
opens next week with pop vaudeville, 
seven acts and pictures, booked by the 
James Clancy agency. 

The Rivermont Casino, Lynchburg, 
\ a., will not open this summer. Mov- 
ing pictures are given as the reason for 
the "darkness." 

The Dellasco Troupe (composed of 
<■■ k. I bach, John Briner, Oscar Ball 
and James Curry) sailed last week for 
England. 



Madie Burker, formerly of the Lon- 
don opera house company, has framed 
a new single, which she is breaking in 
around here this week. 



May Vokes is under contract to ap- 
pear in the new show which the The- 
atrical Productions Co. is getting ready 
for a summer showing. 

George Jordan has severed his con- 
nection with the Nat Goodwin Com- 
pany, which is now headed for the 
Pacific Coast 

California Prank and his wild west 
outfit has been engaged as a feature 
with the World at Home carnival 
shows, now playing in the middlewest. 

The Princess, St. Paul, heretofore a 
straight picture house, is taking on a 
split week policy of pop vaudeville. 
The same city will have a new airdome, 
opening May 29. It seats 1,500. 

Frank Varo, a vaudevillian, is report- 
ed as having inherited $10,000 through 
the death of an uncle in Austria-Hun- 
gary. He is not supposed to get it 
until 1915. 

Delmore and Light have been placed 
for 35 weeks with the Loew Circuit, 
opening Sept. 7. The act, with the Or- 
pheum road show for two seasons, was 
booked through Irving Cooper. 

Rigo, who has been playing a long 
engagement with his Hungary orches- 
tra in the west, is back in New York, 
and plans to return to vaudeville as a 
"violin single/* 



The Star, at Westbrooke, Me., was 
purchased last Friday by the Empire 
Theatre Co. of Rockland. The house 
is now in charge of General Manager 
Fred M. Eugley. The policy is 
straight pictures. 

Robert Campbell will again send out 
"A Fool There Was," "The White 
Slave" and "The Round Up" next sea- 
son. He also has negotiations on for 
several new road propositions which 
he expects to put through this summer. 



Oliver Morosco was expected to 
reach New York last week, but his ar- 
rival has been delayed owing to busi- 
ness matters in the west. Morosco 
has a number of new pieces planned 
for production here next fall. Among 
the foreign pieces will be "We Love 
the Lady." 

Mark Nelson takes charge of the 
Hammerstein stage commencing next 
Monday. Mike Simon, who resigned, 
will sail for Europe May 30. Mr. Nel- 
son has been his assistant for some 
time, and attained a modicum of popu- 
larity with the players that ran closely 
fo that attained by Mike. 



Jack Shea had a benefit at the Co- 
lumbia Sunday night, the final vaude- 
ville concert that day of the season 
there. Jack has been the stage man- 
ager of the Sundays at the house. He 
collected about $500 for his share of 
the proceeds, then took the next train 
out of town, to remain away all sum- 
mer. 



Mrs. Al. Reeves left May lb for two 

weeks in Bermuda. She will return to 
New York June 1, sailing for Europe 
on the Aquitania, June 10. 

Walter Kelly has two brothers rap- 
idly rising to fame. One is John, of 
the Vesper Club, Philadelphia, who 
won the American Henley last week 
from Withington, of Harvard, and the 
other is George Kelly, just returned 
from a tour with "The Common Law," 
during which he wrote a play and sev- 
eral sketches. 

Sam Kenney lives around 28th street 
and Eighth avenue. Rose Mullaney 
resides in the neighborhood. The 
other day Sam took Rose up to Cen- 
tral Park to see him ride a horse. A 
stableman brought the animal over for 
Sam to mount. Every time Kenney 
started to place a foot in the stirrup 
the horse pranced about. "He knows 
you from 28th street," said Rose to 
Sam. "It looks like one of the street 
car skates." The hostler grew very 
indignant toward Miss Mullaney and 
told the horse's pedigree. Meanwhile 
Sam was trying to mount, when one 
of the sheep passed. It had a tiny bell 
attached. As the horse heard the tinkle 
it stood still, vindicating Miss Mulla- 
nc>'s perception. 



RELEASED. 

Your father stole my father's gate. 
Why didn't your father say some- 
thng to him? 

He was afraid he'd take offense. 

Man— 1 call my dog Entomologist. 

Woman — Do you know that an en- 
tomologist is a collector of rare in- 
sects? 

Man— That's my dog. He's there 
with the collection. 

Woman — I'm a grass widow. 
Man — Then if you remarried would 
your children be grasshoppers? 

Man — Do you know I have a bulldog 
worth $500? 

Woman — Some bull! 

Woman — What are you? 
Man — I'm a Bullmoose. 
Woman — You don't mean it? 
Man — Half bull and half moose. 

Straight — Lend me a dollar for a 
week, old man? 

Comedy — Show me the weak wid 
man. 



Man — Do you know the difference 
between a soldier and a chorus girl? 

Woman — I'm sure I don't know; do 
you? 

Man — One faces the powder and the 
other powders the face. 

Woman — Aren't you afraid of 
germs? (Man holding small bill). 

Man — 1 should say not. A germ 
couldn't live on my money. 



Woman — My brother is one strong 
man. He takes a cake of soap in one 
hand and another cake in the other, 
slams them together and — bubbles. 

Man — That's nothing. My brother 
he take Japan in one hand and Mexico 
in the other, hlucy and Chop Sucy 



BERNSTEIN RECOVERS $200. 

"It's no use," remarked Freeman 
Bernstein *as he stopped checking off 
on his bankbook. "Here I am $200 short 
on my figures with the bank. It must 
be this check payable to bearer. That 
looks like my signature, don't it, but 
if I never live to trim another manager 
I can't swear it is. 

"I don't remember that check at all. 
Let's see. What was I doing that day* 
I wasn't soused and I wasn't out of 
town. Was that the day I shot craps? 
Nope. It's over six weeks since I 
threw away those phony dice. 

"Guess I'll have to ask May about 
this check. Gee! that may be it, May. 
Did she put this over? Shouldn't won- 
der a bit. Getting back at me, eh^ 
Now I remember. One day May said, 
'Freeman, leave me a signed check, will 
you; I want to get it cashed for $5.' 
That's it, as sure as the commission 
business isn't what it uster be. 

"Well, I don't blame May. She al- 
ways stood for my touches, and often 
I nearly took her roll. You know the 
way I kite sometimes, and if I figured 
$200 more than I had, it's a wonder I 
didn't go in the box right. 

"Guess I'll get a grouch now over 
that $200 and start off to get it back. 
I can't stand wallops like that in this 
bad weather. 

. "Hey, Sam, is that guy out there that 
wanted Holyoke next week? Who is 
he? Dressed pretty well, isn't he? Now 
do as I tell you. Walk out and say to 
him quietly, as though you were slip- 
ping him inside info., that you guess 
Bernstein thinks pretty well of his act; 
that I was just asking if he was open 
for all of next season. Say, too, that I 
thought I could get him about $40 more 
than he has been asking. What does 
he want, $175? Well, make it two and 
a quarter, so you can't fall down. 

"When you get that far, walk away, 
and he'll want to know when he can 
see me. You say that I am trying to 
raise enough money to meet a $200 
note. As soon as I get through with 
that you'll speak to me, but you are 
sorry he can't see me now, while I have 
him in my mind. Then he'll pull some- 
thing about that's always his luck, and 
you say if he could let me have the 
$200 it would place him right with me, 
and you will do the rest, asking him 
also after he finishes next season if he 
wants to go to Europe for a couple of 
years. Now, handle that guy right, 
Sam, for he's the only live one that I 
have seen around here in a month. 

"Don't go; wait until Sam gets back. 
He will cither make it or flop within 
ten minutes. Here, read this report and 
see how my shows go; every one a 
hit, ain't they? Well, that's for man- 
agers; here, read the other one — that's 
• in the level. 

"Well, Sam, have you got it? Never 
mind the conversation; have you or 
ain't you? Good? I knew that guy 
was there. Send him to Holyoke right 
away. 

"Didn't 1 tell you? And I'll keep 
that act working, too. I don't want to 
lose him. Guess I won't say anything 
to May. She might make a holler for 
the balance I owe her. Want to go 
out to supper? You ought to know 
some acts with money." 8lmc. 



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HARVARD TO HAVE THEATRE 

TO FUR THER IT S DRAMATICS 

Modern Playhouse Proposed for Cambridge School. Will Be 

Used To Help Professor Baker's Dramatic Course Attain 

More Prestige. Harvard To Turn Out Plays that 

Might Otherwise Hit the Discard. 



Cambridge, Mass., May 20. 

Harvard College is to build a mod- 
ern theatre. It is to be used in con- 
junction with Professor George P. 
Baker's course in dramatic composi- 
tion. 

Professor Baker in an interview with 
a Vaiuktv representative stated the 
theatre is not only intended to give 
educational diversion for all Harvard 
students but to offer an oportunity 
to try out any worthy play that comes 
to his attention, especially those writ- 
ten by playwrights who are taking his 
course at the college. 

He says that often the psychology 
of a play in manuscript form is in- 
tangible even to a student of such 
matters, but when it is actually pre- 
sented, even without a professional 
cast, any latent possibilities are usually 
immediately apparent. 

The theatre will be of the intimate 
type, but fully equipped with every 
modern stage accessory. 



"ALLADIN" SHOW CLOSED. 

Los Angeles, May 20. 
"Mr. Alladin" at the Majestic closed 
Saturday, after one week of life. Its 
backers lost quite heavily, but are con- 
vinced the piece will be a go and may 
try it again in the future. 



GABY'S LIBERALITY. 

Before leaving on the Imperator last 
Saturday, Gaby Deslys expressed her 
appreciation to the several people who 
have attended upon her while in New 
York by distributing photos of herself 
among them, each picture bearing 
Gaby's signature. 

Another thing Gaby did before sail- 
ing was to sign a contract with the 
Famous Players Co. to appear in mov- 
ing pictures. Gaby is to receive $15,- 
000 and 5 per cent, of the gross re- 
ceipts the feature film draws in. Three 
thousand dollars was handed to her 
when the contract was 1 executed. The 
pictures will be made abroad by Ed- 
win S. Porter and Hugh Ford, the 
F. P. directors now on the other side. 
A scenario will be sketched from an 
idea Gaby has concerning her camera 
debut. Marry Pilcer, who also sailed 
on the Imperator, is to appear with 
Gaby in the film, Harry drawing down 
$500 weekly while the picture is being 
made. 

A sad incident in connection with 
Gaby's departure was the sum of $500 
paid to Attorney Sullivan of Boston, 
in settlement of a suit against her for 
$1,400. 

The French girl never expects* to 
visit America again in a professional 
capacity unless some one over here 
will again be willing to pay her more 
in a week than foreign managers will 
in three. 

Annette Kellermann. when agreeing 



to pose for "Neptune's Daughter/' the 
Universal feature film at the Globe, 
contracted to receive 5 per cent, of the 
gross receipts the picture brought in, 
and $300 weekly while making the film. 



K. ft E. LEASE TREMONT. 

Boston, May 20. 

The Tremont theatre has been taken 
on long-time lease by Klaw & Er- 
langer to go into effect July 1, C. W. 
Whittier and Brother negotiating the 
deal. The ownership of the Tremont 
has always been a tangle, Edmund D. 
Codman and Robert M. Morse being 
the trustees for Catherine E. Codman 
who owns a large portion of the house. 

The Codman estate owns the Tre- 
mont street frontage and a large part 
of the auditorium; John B. Schoeffel 
of the old firm of Abbey & Schoeffel 
(who is manager of the house) owns 
the large part of the stage; the Sohier 
Estate owns part of the stage and the 
Head place entrance; and the Little 
Estate with Arthur T. Lyman at trus- 
tee own a section facting on the pas- 
sageway leading from Tremont street 
and through to Mason street in which 
are located the stairways and fire es- 
capes without which the house could 
not secure a license. 

The lease secured by Klaw & Er- 
langer who will retain Schoeffel em- 
braces the Schoeffel, Lyman and 
Sohier Estates and for the first time 
entirely clears up the complications 
concerning the ownership of the house. 



'FRISCO GAIETY DARK. 

San Francisco, May 20. 

The Gaiety is dark this week with 
the opening of "The Isle of Bong 
Bong" announced as positively occur- 
ring Sunday night. Kitty Doner, of 
the Gaiety Co., is reported engaged 
for the Winter Garden show, New 
York. 

Maude Fulton has been re-engaged 
for the Gaiety show here. 



"KITTY MacKAY" GOING ALONG. 

"Kitty MacKay" at the Comedy is 
one of the summer possibilities, if the 
business there does not fall below $5,- 
000. So far in this lukewarm weather 
it has been lifting the box office re- 
ceipts slightly above $6,000. 



"Passing Show" Did $15,500. 

San Francisco, May 20. 
"The Passing Show of 1913" got $15,- 
500 last week at the Cort. Business Is 
holding up very well on its second 
week. 



Rumor Mentioning Benedicts. 

Harold Atteridge and Laura Hamil- 
ton are reported as being engaged. 
Rumor also is saying Dave Montgom- 
ery will be a benedict shortly after 
reaching London. 



BOSTON'S POOR LEGIT. SEASON. 

Boston, May 20. 

The Plymouth has been velvet prac- 
tically all season, Selwyn and Co. put- 
ting in "Under Cover" for an experi- 
ment Christmas matinee and to date 
it has played a gross of practically 
$200,000. The burlesque houses have 
all made money and John Craig in 
stock at the Castle Square has had 
a vertiable gold mine. 

Nearly every first-class house has 
fallen way behind even last year's poor 
season, it is said, and many have lost 
substantially. 

The rumor at the opening of the 
season that those managers in the Bos- 
ton Theatrical Managers' Association 
and who pledged themselves to run 
the full year on an anti-pass policy 
had pooled their interests in antici- 
pation of a dull season is still given 
credence by those on the inside. The 
funny part of this situation, if true, is 
that the Plymouth, a Liebler house 
managed by Fred Wright, a seasoned 
and capable veteran, which has made 
the big profits of the local season, is 
not in the organization and thus, if 
there is a pool, has not got to divide 
with losing houses in the "mutual- 
profit-insurance scheme" as it has been 
termed. 

While none of the losing managers 
will admit this pool, no one has as 
yet issued a flat denial that such an 
agreement exists either by written 
agreement or verbal understanding. 



"CABIRIA" AT KNICKERBOCKER. 

The Itala Co.'s 12-reel film, "Cabi- 
ria," will first be publicly shown in 
New York at the Knickerbocker thea- 
tre. Julian Eltinge, in "My Crinoline 
Girl," is to end his season at the house 
within two or three weeks. 

"Sari," at the Amsterdam, where the 
musical piece is now doing about $11,- 
000 weekly, was slated to be removed 
to the Knickerbocker, in order to leave 
the Amsterdam empty for "The Fol- 
lies" (opening June 1), but "Sari" will 
likely close May 30 for the summer. 

The Italian film has been placed with 
Werba & Luescher for bookings. Klaw 
& Erlanger time will be given the fea- 
ture picture if it proves a draw in New 
York. 



ADVANCE SALE RECORD. 
Springfield, Mass., May 20. 
A record was made at the Court 
Square last Saturday when seats went 
on sale for David Warfield in "The 
Auctioneer" and were sold out when 
the box office closed at night. There 
was only one performance booked, 
Tuesday night. 



Says "Strand" Didn't Happen. 

Chicago, May 20. 

The Rowland & Clifford Co., which 
had out "September Morn," denies the 
company stranded in Sanduslcy, O. 

Ed Rowland says the story emanated 
from three or four members who, hav- 
ing drawn money in advance, tried to 
hold the firm up for railway fares at 
the close of the season, and by their 
influence started some trouble which 
was not entered into by the principals. 
He says the, company played to good 
business on the road. 



"CHARLEMAGNE" WONT DO. 

Boston, May 20. 

Justin Huntley McCarthy, the Eng- 
lish dramatist and author, traveled 
3,000 miles to witness E. H. Sothern's 
performance of his latest romantic play 
"Charlemagne," presented Monday 
night at the Shubert after being re- 
vamped after the unsatisfactory pre- 
miere in Chicago. 

The only noteworthy incident of the 
evening came in the presence of Julia 
Marlowe in the right proscenium box 
apparently in excellent health. When 
recognized through the presence of 
ex-Mayor Fitzgerald visiting her box 
she was given the most hearty ap- 
plause of the evening. Mr. McCarthy, 
who was seated in a remote corner 
of the first balcony was not called for. 

"Charlemagne" was pronounced un- 
iversally by the critics as not worthy 
of being permanently included in the 
Southern repertoire. It takes many 
liberties with history and savors of 
several classics, including "The Tam- 
ing of the Shrew" and "Robin Hood." 
After the first act it drags, even in 
the hands of Sothern, and will prob- 
ably be dropped, although Sothern has 
spent a small fortune in costumes and 
scenic investiture and several months 
in arduous rehearsal. 

McCarthy will return to England 
together with Mr. Sothern and Miss 
Marlowe, his royalties from "If I 
Were King" are said to be the heav- 
iest in years. 

Sothern announced from the stage 
that he expects to give a series of fare- 
well performances before Miss Mar- 
lowe permanently retires to private 
life. 

In interviews granted while in Bos- 
ton McCarthy dropped several hints 
concerning two typical American dra- 
mas based on the lives of John Brown 
and Benjamin Franklin along the lines 
of the drama "Disraeli." While he 
would not admit he personally is work- 
ing on two such plays, the feeling is 
that he is planning to write them for 
presentation next season by Sothern. 



MUSICAL COMEDY IN ST. LOUIS. 

St. Louis, May 20. 

John E. Young and the most pre- 
tentious musical stock company organ- 
ized here since the old days at Delmar 
Garden are rehearsing this week at the 
Park theatre in "The French Maid." 
The show goes on next week. 

The new company includes Carl 
Hayden, Maud Williams, Charles 
Huntington, Clara Gibson, Augusta 
Lang, Gypsy Lawrence and Billy Kent. 
Edgar Schooley is stage manager and 
Charles Humfeld, musical director. 

Kent and Schooley are transferred 
from the Castle Square musical com- 
edy company now at the Princess 
which will be disbanded after this 
week, the Associated Theatres Com- 
pany announces, it having disposed of 
the theatre. 

The company also plans musical 
tabloids at two of its other houses, the 
Shenandoah and Union, and has en- 
gaged a combination company just 
coming in off the road in "The Isle of 
Ginger." It is composed of old Prin- 
cess favorites and will split the week 
between the north and south side 
houses named. The houses have been 
playing Crawford and S-C vaudeville. 



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HALF-ADMISSION ON BROADWAY 
HELPING BOX-OFFICES' GROSS 

$2 Theatres Emulating Scheme of East Side "Yiddish" Houses 
in Sending SO Per Cent. Discount Coupons To Sub- 
urbs. "To-Day" First Grabbed Idea, Increas- 
ing Business, When Others Followed. 

having a merry time, and then, when 
the fortune he had inherited was gone 
let her go back on the stage and re- 
fused to support her. 

The wife further alleged Miller is 
living with another woman. Miller ad- 
mitted he was broke, and the court 
deferred decision until Miller can prove 
he has no more money to give his 
wife. 



The country people are seeing some 
ot the Broadway legitimate produc- 
tions at half-price these days. Through 
coupons sent out to the suburban wilds 
a commuter may call at a $2 theatre 
ticket office, turn in his coupon with 
one dollar and get the best, or go up- 
stairs at half price also. 

It is a practice borrowed from the 
East Side "Yiddish" theatres, and first 
put into effect uptown by "To-Day" 
at the 48th Street. The cut in ad- 
missions increased the 48th Street's 
business on the total weekly gross, 
and "To-Day" is said to have run 
around $4,000 last week, doing $4,400 
the week before at the scalping rate. 

Other Broadway houses followed 
along when they heard the scheme was 
bringing in money, remembering the 
season is over. This departure for 
the box office is the only thing to have 
saved the fag-end of the season from 
utter disrepute in takings, according to 
report. 



NEW BILLBOARD ORDINANCE. 

A new billboard ordinance is being 
considered by the New York Board of 
Aldeunen, and everything points to its 
adoption. The measure restricts the 
height of ground signs to 12 feet, and 
of roof signs having a closed surface 
to 31 feet. Roof signs of open-work 
construction may be 75 feet high if 
erected on fireproof buildings, and 50 
feet on non-fireproof buildings. 

Permits, costing $2 for ground struc- 
tures, $5 for solid roof signs and $10 
for open-work roof signs, must be ob- 
tained from the Superintendent of 
Buildings. 

• Henry H. Curran is the author of the 
ordinance, which is to replace the old 
one, which advertising companies and 
real estate owners complained against. 



SMOOTHING OUT MILWAUKEE. 

Milwaukee, May 20. 

The most important development of 
recent negotiations is that the Empress 
and Crystal may not play oposition 
next season and that the Gayety will 
not be alone in the burlesque field. 

Either the Orpheum, a continuous 
house, or the Empress is said to be 
slated for the Progressive Burlesque 
Wheel, the Loew bookings to go into 
the Crystal. 

The Davidson will continue to play 
the legit attractions, the Majestic will 
be the only big time vaudeville house, 
while stock will be offered at the Shu- 
bert 



GOOD WHILE MONEY LASTS. 

Pittsburgh, May 20. 
Mrs. Harry Miller, actress, testified 
in the Desertion and Non-support 
Court that her husband squandered 
$59,000 on her beginning in 1910, kept 
her from the stage while they were 



FAVERSHAM BOOKINGS OFF. 

The William Faversham picture that 
the Playgoers Film Co. had announced 
it would make has been declared off, 
due to Mr. Faversham's departure for 
Europe, according to report. 

The same actor also severed his con- 
nection with the proposed "Miracle" 
production at Madison Square Garden 
next December, as per announcement. 
No especial reason is given for Faver- 
sham's action in either matter. 

Dan Arthur is. in command of the 
Playgoers concern, and Max Rabinoff 
is mentioned as behind the "Miracle" 
project. 



MANHATTAN STOCK IN JULY. 

The big Manhattan opera house on 
34th street is dark now and may re- 
main that way until July, when if is 
proposed by Comstock & Gest to put 
on a big stock company for .the re- 
mainder of the summer, if no more at- 
tractive policy of entertainment pre- 
sents itself. 



"MIDNIGHT GIRL" CLOSING. 

"The Midnight Girl" at the 44th 
Street theatre will close this week. It 
has withstood the weather so far, but 
business is dropping below what the 
big house should have for support. 



"Salamander" Try-out Postponed. 

Boston, May 20. 
The professional try-out of Owen 
Johnson's dramatization of his novel, 
"Salamander," which Selwyn and Co. 
was planning at the Plymouth Friday 
afternoon with a cast drawn from "Un- 
der Cover," and "Within the Law," 
has been abandoned as the play, while 
possessing great latent possibilities 
was not dramatically in form for even 
a full rehearsal performance. 



Operatic Singers Marrying. 

Reading, Pa., May 20.— Paul Shearer 
Althouse, of this city, and the tenor of 
the Metropolitan, New York, will be 
married in July to Elizabeth Breen, of 
St. Paul. Miss Breen is also an oper- 
atic singer. 



Two Lees with "P. & P." 

Lee Harrison and Lee Donnelly 
have been engaged for the forthcom- 
ing seve.al productions next season 
of the "Potash & Perlmutter" show. 



FRED THOMPSON INVOLVED. 

San Francisco, May 20. 

Frederic Thompson, who has the 
concession to produce the big feature, 
"Toyland," and other amusements at 
the Panama-Pacific Exposition, was 
sued by a small creditor, and as a result 
of the financial entanglements his en- 
tire property has been turned over to 
the Exposition Company, 

The Exposition Company has placed 
Mr. Thompson's assistant, Sam Haller, 
temporarily in charge. Mr. Thomp- 
son stated that he hoped to get mat- 
ters in shape to retain his concession 
and if given a little more time could 
pull through. 

Representatives of the Exposition 

said that no definite plans had been 
made as to the disposal of the "Toy- 
land" property and concessions. 
Thompson's concessions called for an 
outlay of $1,000,000. 

This week the financial difficulties 
of Mr. Thompson's have been straight- 
ened out by the Expo management. 
A new company has been organized, 
and Sam Haller appointed manager. 
Thompson still retains an interest in 
the concession. 



HILLIARD ALONE IN L A. 

Los Angeles, May 20. 

Robert Hilliard has Los Angeles to 
himself in a theatrical combination 
way. He opened this week to big busi- 
ness at the Mason.. All the other com- 
bination houses are dark. 

The Burbank with stock ("Stop 
Thief") has suffered a drop in patron- 
age. 



REMARKABLE W. & F. SCALE. 

Boston, May 20. 

Next week at the end of the dying 
season there will come two novel open- 
ings, sort of convulsive gasps, so to 
speak. Joan Sawyer will open here 
with her dancing carnival which must 
follow the Woods' monster carnival, 
making a clean-up this week in the 
big Boston theatre. 

The other opening will be in the 
Boston, where Weber and Fields 
(themselves) will present "Hokey- 
Pokey" for two weeks at the most re- 
markable price scale in the history of 
the city. They will play three bar- 
gain matinees each week with the 
highest priced seat in the house selling 
for 50 cents. The maximum price at 
night will be $1. They will probably 
have the audience hanging onto the 
chandeliers. 

It was thought at first that Wood, 
who is now managing the house which 
was considered as hopeless by the 
Syndicate which refused this spring to 
renew its lease, had given Weber and 
Fields chloroform to get the booking 
for Boston where the two comedians 
have not been seen together since 
1902. It is now understood that he 
had the courage to offer them both a 
guarantee and a percentage agreement 
over the guarantee if the receipts 
reach that high. 

All the openings will probably suf- 
fer materially by the arrival May 25 
of 101 Ranch Wild West show. 



GOOD COMEDY, "CALL OF YOUTH." 

Milwaukee, May 20. 

The real premiere of "The Call of 
Youth," another comedy by Frederick 
• and Fanny Locke Hatton^ authors, of 
*'Years of Discretion," was given Mon- 
day night at the Davidson, the second 
performance of the week's engage- 
ment. Sunday night there were pres- 
ent Joseph M. Gaites, the producer; 
George Foster Piatt, who staged it; 
Augustus Pitou, Jr., manager of Black- 
stone, Chicago; C. H. Hammond, who 
designed two of the scenes, the au- 
thors and several professionals. 

The play is credited with being about 
as clever as anything ever seen here, 
having the same fundamental merit as 
"Years of Discretion," of superior lit- 
erary merit. It is closing the David- 
son's season. 



"WHIRL" AT COHAN'S GRAND. 

* Chicago, May 20. 

"The Whirl of the World," from the 
Winter Garden, New York, will appear 
here at Cohan's Grand opera house, 
probably opening May 30. The suc- 
cess of "Pretty Mrs. Smith" at the 
Garrick precludes the possibility of the 
show going in there. 

The "Whirl" piece will close at the 
Winter Garden May 27, going direct 
to Chicago. 

Its successor, "The Passing Show of 
1914," is due to open at the Winter 
Garden June 7, with no preliminary 
canter out of town. Bernard Granville 
will leave the "Whirl" piece to enter 
the new production upon its start, 
Granville first* going to Chicago. He 
replaces Franklin Ardell in the "Pass- 
ing Show," Mr. Ardell having been as- 
signed a singing role, something he 
didn't care for. 

John T. Murray joined the show at 
the Garden last night, replacing Ralph 
Herz, who goes in the "Moselle" piece 
opening at the Shubert tomorrow. 
Bruce Duffus, of the James Clancy 
agency, placed Murray with the Shu- 
berts. 

Octavia Broske has been added to 
the "Moselle" cast. 



Banker's Daughter Quits. 

Chicago, May 20. 

June Keith Smith, who had one of 
the more or less important roles in 
"The Call of Youth," left Springfield, 
111., last Saturday afternoon with her 
maid, and the performance for the play 
that night had to be cancelled. Miss 
Smith is the daughted of a Chicago 
banker. 

In Milwaukee Sunday night, Renee 
Kelly was impressed into service and 
took the vacant role on short notice. 
It is said by the management Miss 
Keith's precipitate departure was due 
to the fact that she had an inkling a 
change was imminent. 



EU : i Off for Europe. 

After the new Winter Garden show 
is produced, Melville Ellis, who is de- 
signing the costumes for that produc- 
tion, will leave for Europe, returning 
in time to take an active part in the 
preparation and playing of the next 
Garden piece, in October. 

If jrou don't AdwtlM la VARIETY dta't 
«4T«rtiM •* all. 



12 



VARIETY 




Geoffrey Stein has secured from Wells 
Hawkes the dramatic rights for "A Penny In 
the Slot," which will be written for vaude- 
ville. 



Selwyn & Co. have signed Walter Kings- 
land and Wilton Taylor for "The Money 
Makers." Others signed are Alexandra Car- 
lisle, Bmmett Corrlgan, Joseph Adelman, Al- 
fred Fisher, S. K. Walker, Sidney Mason, Cal- 
vin Thomas, Edward Donnelly, Llohel Be- 
rans, Prentiss Evans, Theodore von Eltz and 
Vivian Rushmore. 



Ethel Jackson Is playing Ivy Troutman's 
role In "A Pair of Sizes" at the Longacre. 



C. P. Oreneker will take care of the Chicago 
publicity for "The Whirl of the World" for Its 
first few weeks In Chicago. 



Percy Heath, of the Henry W. Savage 
office, Is going to devote his time to plays in 
the Colonel's sanctum while Jack Pratt will 
handle the general press work hereafter. 



"Young Wisdom," which closed last week, 
Is slated to reopen In Chicago, August 24. 
Mabel Taliaferro goes abroad Decoration Day 
while Edith sails June IS. 



Joseph E. Blckerton, Jr., has gone to Lon- 
don to look after the publicity there for the 
"Adele" engagement. When Lee Kugel takes 
up managerial work for himself next season 
the general press work for the New Era Pro- 
ducing Co. will be handled by Ed. Rosenbaum, 
Jr. Kugel got a "bit" out of the former 
Henry B. Harris show, "The Talker," and, 
last season was also "In" on the Ralney hunt 
picture tours. As Lee has other brands In the 
fire he plan a busy fall. 



John W. Ransone has been signed to play 
his old role In the road production of "The 
Prince of PUsen," which Perry Kelly Is man- 
aging next season. 



Richard J. Madden, who formerly managed 
the Bronx opera bouse for Cohan 6 Harris, 
is now managing the Manhattan Players, 
Lyceum, Rochester, for Rumsey £ MacGTregor. 

E. C. Rockwell is going to manage the sum- 
mer tour of "Alma" through the Canadian 
provinces. 



Oliver Morusco has secured the American 
play rights to Die To lie Theresa" ("The 
Madcap Theresa") which has met with suc- 
cess In Vienna. Its slated for a fall pro- 
duction In New York. 



WUUam Wamsher, the Chicago manager. Is 
sending out "The Wizard of Wlseland" and 
"The Belle of Japan" under canvas for a 
tour of the middle west. 



Jones A Crane, the western producers, have 
acquired the road rights to certain territory 
for "Fine Feathers" for next season. They 
will direct the summer tour of Barlow's All- 
Whlte Minstrels. 



Oeorge Ooett, of the Leffler-Bratton forceH, 
goes to Worcester, Mass., May 24., where he 
will be general manager for the John Gorman 
summer park attractions. 



Mort Steece's engagement of "Uncle Tom's 

Cabin," Globe theatre, Chicago, was unable to 

do anything at the box office. Even popular 
prices were no inducement. 

Owen Davis has had such a good season 
that he embarked for a European trip Tues- 
day. 



Sol Levey is managing the stage of the 
Harlem O. H. during Its present pop vaude- 
ville policy. 

Dwlght O. Gllmore. the oldest theatrical 
man In Springfield, Mass., has been elected 
honorary life president of the newly organised 
Theatre-PresB Club of that city. The club 
has adortcd the name of Springfield Friars. 
George Foxhall is the active president. The 
next meeting of the club will be May 22, 5 
p. m., In Poll's theatre, Springfield. 

It Isn't often a press agent gets in on any 
benefit proposition, yet Alfred Oliver, who 
handles the publicity for Frank A. Kenney's 
Nowark house, got the price of a suit of 
clothes out of the benefit performance in that 
theatre Sunday night for the employees of the 
place. Even the scrubwomen of the house 
shured In the money distribution. Maggie 
Cllne was on the bill, her first appearance In 
Newark in Beven years. 

"The Ghost Breaker" (western company) 
openod the new Germania theatre, Denlson, 
la.. May 18. 



Marie Schumann-Helnk, daughter of the 
singer, la engaged to marry Herbert Guy of 
San Diego, Cat. 

Oeorge Arils* nailed for Europe Tuesday, re- 
turning late 1n the summer. Next Reason will 
be his fifth In "Disraeli .'■ which ban a Coast, 
tour booked. 



The n<w musical piece that Hazel Dawn Is 
to star In la to be called "The Debutante." 
Miss Dawn playing the part of an American 
girl who is making her first appearance as a 



musician In Paris. The book and lyrics are 
.by Harry B. and Rovert B. Smith and the 
music composed by Victor Herbert. Others 
signed Include Alan Mudle, William Danforth, 
John Park, Stewart Balrd, Zoe Barnett, Maude 
Odell and Sylvia Jasen. The season will open 
at the National, Washington, Sept. 28. 



William A. Brady returned Tuesday night 
from French Lick, Ind., and will at once take 
charge of the work of his last production for 
this spring, entitled "Sylvia Runs Away," to 
open In about three weeks. 



Alice Brady, the daughter of William A., is 
to appear shortly In a role especially written 
for her. 



Two "Sari" companies go out next fall un- 
der the Henry W. Savage management. Mlszl 
Hajos will head one troupe and the title role 
In the other company will be assumed by 
Ellz Gergerly. Miss Gergerly was with the 
Irving Place German Theatre Co., New York, 
for several seasons. 



Ethel Barrymore, now playing with John 
Drew at the Empire In "A Scrap of Paper," 
is announced as a "feature" at the Brighton 
(vaudeville, Coney Island) July 0. 

Wells Hawks has returned to his home 
town (Baltimore) to look after the publicity 
work for the "National Star-Spangled Banner 
Centennial" In that city. 



Philip Bartholomae announces Joseph 
Santley will continue his tour In "When 
Dreams Come True" In the fall, going to the 
coast. 



Arthur Wilson is now handling the pub- 
licity for the Strand theatre. 

Eddie Corbett Is receiving congratulations 
for the good stuff put over in behalf of the 
White Rats' Actors' Fair. 

John Wllstach, out ahead of Henrietta 
Grossman, returned to Broadway last Satur- 
day, displaying new scenery that had him 
shaking hands right and left. 

Charles (Pink) Hayes will be located in 
New York all next season, handling the 
"Within the Law" bookings for the American 
Play Co. Vic. Lelghton will devote all his 
time to the A. H. Woods' attractions. 

O. L. Henschall Is attending to the pub- 
licity of Palisades Park. Fort Lee, N. J., 
which opened last Saturday. 

Philip Bartholomae announces a chorusless 
musical comedy railed "The Model Maid" for 
September. 



"The Miracle." Karl Vollmoeler's wordless 
pageant produced In England and the Con- 
tinent, Is announced to be presented at Madi- 
son Square Garden, New York, next winter. 
The Garden Is to be transformed Into Gothic 
cathedral. 



The Finland, sailing last Saturday, carried 
the "Adele" people, to open at the Gaiety, 
London, May 90. The principals were Georgia 
Calne, Hal Forde, Carolyn Thomson, William 
Danforth, Dallas Welford, Crawford Kent and 
Virginia Norden. The chorus girls left on 
the St. Paul the same day. Those who sailed 
were Jane Hall, Jane Warrington. Ida Adams. 
Madelalne Howard, Grace Walton. Peggy 
MacFall. Edna Ailing, Anna Vane. Edna 
Mroderlck, Adelaide Reeves. 

Morris Oest returned to New York on the 
Lusltanla, and right away Julian Johnson 
went to work. The Manhattan opera house 
will open Labor Day, Mr. Johnson says Mr. 
Oest said, with "The Story of the Rosary" 
company and production from London. Com- 
stock A Gelst also have the American rights 
to "Polenblut." a Viennese operetta, book by 
Leo Stein : music bv Oscar Nedbal. a new- 
comer. The same firm has the English and 
American rights to "Juxbaron," musical, 
three acts, by Herman Haller. Von Willi 
Wolf and Von Walter Kollo. the latter com- 
posing the music. Comatock & Oest are go- 
ing to present Theo. Kosloff and dancers In 
the panto-ballet. "He. He and She." In I^n- 
rton shortly. Speaking generally of Europe. 
Mr. Oest remarked Hungary la now speak- 
ing the big word In the forelen drama, and 
that London now leada the world In night 
life— that the Savoy hotel never knows It la 
midnight any more. 



Harry Davidson, doing the missionary work 
for "The Passing Show of 1fM.V pulled off a 
live one when he persuaded Mazle Klne. the 
toe dancer, to dance down the stalrwav of the 
Los Angeles courthouse from the third floor. 
The feat attracted several hundred persons 
and was co-nmentcd upon at great length In 
the newspapers. 

Jack Abrams Is still In the unemployed class 
out Los An eeles way. He went there with 
"The Traffic" and has found It difficult to eot 
a berth back to New York. Most of th* «hnwx 
passing along the coaat are provided with 
agents. Hence Jack Is still loafing. 

E. D. Punch, formerly pftpn<T»<»i with 
Seattle napers. Is riolne- puhllcltv work for 
the Gaiety company on the West Coaat. 



STOCK 



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STOCKS OPEN AND SHUT. 

Duluth, May 20. 

The Walter S. Baldwin stock com- 
pany opened here Sunday night to big 
business. The leading players are 
Charles Dingle and Lola May. 

Bridgeport, Conn., May 20. 
The stock company at the Park here 
is reported as closing within the near 
future. 

The Grand, Brooklyn, now playing 
stock, and which is reported as being 
a heavy winner on the regular season, 
will not run all summer, the company 
closing soon for a summer vacation. 

Binghamton, N. Y., May 20. 
As the "ghost" hasn't done any reg- 
ular walking of late, the Harry Lewis 
musical comedy stock has dwindled 
down to almost nothing. The com- 
pany reports it rehearsed two weeks 
and played five without receiving sala- 
ries. 

Elmira, N. Y., May 20. 

The Dorner Players closed the sea- 
son at the Lyceum May 16. It was 
the most successful engagement in El- 
mira in recent years. The sam eor- 
ganization will return to the Lyceum 
in September. 

The Rorick's Theatre Opera Co. 
commences rehearsals May 25, open- 
ing June 1 in "The Prince of PUsen." 



ALL-STAR STOCK AT FRISCO. 

San Francisco, May 20. 

The Columbia theatre will house an 
all-star stock this summer, opening 
June 22. Wallace Monroe is promot- 
ing it, and has engaged the principals 
in New York. They will leave there 
June 15. 

So far placed under contract for the 
engagement are Rose Coghlan, Charles 
Richman, Charles Cherry, Charlotte 
Tittell, Ada Goodrich, Lucille Gardner, 
Frank Kingdon, Horace Mitchell, 
George S. Christie, John Raymond. 

A series of the best known of stand- 
ard comedies will be presented. 



Delia Romig and W. A. Rase Marry. 

• Spokane, May 20. 
Delia Romig and William A. Rase 
were married here yesterday. Both 
were members of the Harry Cleveland 
Music Comedy Co. that stranded at 
the American. They have secured 
other engagements. The bride is of 
the Romig Twins. 



Gyped Vaughan Glaser. 

Cleveland. May 20. 
Vaughan Glaser fell a victim to the 
plans of a swindler, according to his 
own testimony. A smooth stranger 
irduced him to pay $500 for half in- 
terest in the selling rights for Michi- 
gan of the disinfectant and other prod- 
ucts of the Automatic Mist Co. The 
man operated under the name of A. C. 
Waters. 

If yon don't advertise in VARIETY don't 
advertise at all. 



STOCK PLAYS NEXT WEEK. 

BROOKLYN (Hush wick), "Shanandoah." 

ATLANTA (Lyric), "Rejuvenation of Aunt 
Mary." 

B08TON (-Castle Sq.), "The Man of War's 
Man." 

BUFFALO (Star), "Over Night." 

CLEVELAND (Colonial), "Baby Mine"; 
(Prospect), "The Rainbow"; (Cleveland), 
"The White Squaw." 

DETROIT (Lyceum), "Qulncy Adams Saw- 
yer"; (Avenue), "Rip Van Winkle." 

ELIZABETH, N. J. (Hippodrome), "What 
Happened to Mary-" 

FALL RIVER, MASS. (Savoy), "Baby 
Mine"; (Bijou). "A Woman In the Case." 

HAMILTON, CAN. (Temple), "The Chorus 
Lady." 

KANSAS CITY, MO. (Auditorium), "Brew- 
ster's Millions." 

MILWAUKEE (Shuhert), "All of a Sudden 
P«€tT." 

MONTREAL (Orpheum), "The Great Di- 
vide." 

OTTAWA (Dominion), "Woman In the 
Case." 

PHILADELPHIA (Chestnut O. H.), "Her 
Husband's Wife"; (American), "Sold for 
Money"; (Orpheum). "It's All Your Fault" 

PITTSBURGH (Alvin), "Lucia" (Aborn 
Co.). 

PORTLAND. ME. (Jefferson), "Barriers 
Burned Away." 

SCRANTON, PA. (Poll's), "Broadway 
Jones." 

SYRACUSE (Empire), "On the Quiet." 

TORONTO (Royal Alexandra), "Little Miss 
Brown"; (Shea's), "The Marionettes" (Adele 
Blood Co.). 

VANCOUVER. B. C. (Empress), "The 
Lily" (Nance O'Nell). 

WINNIPEG. CAN. (Winnipeg), "Mrs. 
Wifgs." 

ST. PAUL (Shubert), "The Barrier." 



WANTS WIFE TO STAY HOME. 

Boston, May 20. 

Ralph A. Osterman, at present with 

Marty Gorman's Troubadours, a local 

act playing through New England, was 

arrested yesterday on a charge of non- 
support pressed by his wife, Mary, 
who lives on Huntington avenue with 
their one child. 

In the domestic relations Session 
Judge Burke was faced with an un- 
usual complication when Osterman 
said that he was perfectly willing to 
share his earnings with his wife if she 
and the child would remain at home 
and keep off the road which he describ- 
ed as no life for a mother and child. 

He said his wife could not appre- 
ciate the fact that an actor has to 
make love on the stage and that she. 
became jealous in Haverhill while he 
was playing with the Holman Stock, 
and made so much trouble he lost the 
position. He agreed to pay $8 a week 
to his wife if she would remain at 
home and was then placed on proba- 
tion in time to play the evening show 
of Gorman's Troubadors in Fitchburg, 
Mass., from where he was brought to 
Boston by the police. 



Hall's Marriage Confirmed. 

Louis Leon Hall, a well-known lead- 
ing man in stock, and Dorothy Shoe- 
maker have confirmed the report of 
their marriage. 



READICK CO. AT AMERICAN. 

Chicago, May 20. 
Frank Readick has leased for the 
summer the American, Pittsburgh, and 
will install stock, opening June 1. He 
has recruited his company in Chicago, 
and the roster includes Jack Rose, 
Jack Hawkins, George Mortimer, Les- 
ter Mitchel, Frankie Readick, Millie 
Fieeman, Blanche Bigdon, Jerome 
Jackson, Anna Brandt and Katherine 
Dean. The opening bill will be "The 
Shores of Sin," by Mr. Readick. 



VARIETY 



13 



NEW BUILDINGS 



8. 8. Sugar has completed the plans and * 
specifications for the new theatre to be built 
at 110th street and Park Circle (Manhattan). 

Prom police station to the movies Is a step 
which Is being planned for the First avenue 
district. New York. The station at 79-81 
First avenue Is to be altered for picture pur- 
poses. 

The Harthlll Realty Co. of New York Is 
building a new playhouse, costing $100,000, 
at the intersection of Jackson and Westches- 
ter avenues. Bids were taken on the general 
contrsct May 20. Joseph Hersberg Is presi- 
dent of the realty company. 

A new movie, costing about $18,000, is to be 
constructed by M. Lesselbaum at the south- 
west corner of Sutter and Miller avenues, 
Brooklyn. 

There's a new $16,000 movie planned for 
Covert and Greene avenues, Ridgewood, L. I., 
by Baldessane Llvotta of Brooklyn. 

In Port Richmond, 8. I., work Is about 
to start on a new two-story theatre for Mrs. 
Emma DeHart, of that place. 

J. Pfeffer, of Long Island City, is building 
an $800 movie In his home town.. It will be 
an open-air affair. 

Providence, R. I., is to have a Hippodrome 
costing around $300,000. Large seating ca- 
pacity. Charles Allyn Is behind it. 

A $4,000 opera house will be built at Cape 
Vincent, N. Y., this summer, according to C. 
T. Sackett, C. A. Jerome, William Robertson " 
and W. F. CUchlese, who have the affair In 
charge. 



A. Rocker Ridgewood Is building a new open 
alrdome at Maspeth (Queens County), costing 
$600. 

P. J. Tierney, New Rochelle, Is going to 
build a new open-air theatre, costing $2,000, 
at 136 Freeman street, at the intersection of 
Southern Boulevard (Bronx). 

Hamilton, O., May 10. 
An alrdome and new dancing pavilion will 
be built at Kreb's Park for the summer. 
Jacob MUders is at the head of the company. 



Syracuse, May 20. * 
One of the largest picture houses In the 
state Is to be built here by William Rafferty, 
associated with other Syracuse men and the 
Mark-Block Strand Co. of Buffalo. It will 
cost $160,000. The house will be called the 
Strand and will be the only building in the 
city used for theatre purposes only. Rafferty 
is interested with the Buffalo people In the 
Strand on Broadway, New York. 

Cleveland, May 20. 
A theatre seating 1,600 is to be erected at 
Superior avenue and East 103d street by the 
Doan Square Realty Co. at a cost of $76,000. 
The house will be opened Oct. 16 and play 
vaudeville. S. M. Hexter heads the oper- 
ating company. 

Boston, May 20. 
Funk ft Wilcox, architects of this city, have 
filed plans for the erection of a vaudeville and 
photo play house on Blue Hill avenue, Dor- 
chester, for the Franklin Park Theatre Co. It 
will have 871 seats In the orchestra and 637 In 
the balcony. 

Manchester, N. H., May 20. 
George L. Pierce, proprietor of the Lyric 
theatre on Hanover street, has secured a 20- 
year lease of the property at 668 Elm street. 
He will erect immediately a two-storv brick 
structure with a seating capacity of 300. 

Spokane. May 20. 
A building permit has been taken out for 
the new theatre, Lincoln, to be erected by 
August Paulsen at Sprague avenue and Lin- 
coln street. The estimated cost Is $75,000. 
Policy probably pictures. 

Elizabeth. N. J.. May 20. 
Work on the picture theatre at 51-63 Broad 
street for Louis M. Finger, of Newark, is near- 
Ing completion and the house will probably 
open this month. It will cost about $60,000 
and seat 1.200. It will have the only roof 
garden In the city. 

Watertown, N. Y., Mav 20. 
Charles P. Gllmour, the Oswego showman, 
plans to erect an $70,000 playhouse facing the 
public square here this summer. The building 
will occupy the site of the present Franklin 
Arcade and seat 2,000. Mr. Gllmour will take 
a ten year lease at $6,000. It will play com- 
binations and vaudeville. 

Sioux FallH. S. D.. Mav 20. 
The Colonial Amusement Co. Is building the 
Colonial here, to be opened in June, playing 
pictures. Seating capacity, 900. The New 
theatre, Maurice Jenks, managnr, has ended its 
career. A skyscraper will take Its place. 

Akron. O., May 20. 
The house seating 2.300. building in Akron 
by Gus Sun and Jules Hurtlg, has had Its 
commencement. 

Fresno. May 20. 
Plans are completed for the Immediate erec- 
tion In this city of an $90,000 theatre by T. 



C. White, capitalist, same to be opened in Oc- 
tober. Robert G. Barton will likely be the 
manager and Cort bookings. played. 

LaFayette, Ind., which has about a halt 
dozen movies, Is to have another. J. M. 
Smith of Indianapolis has leased the Gran- 
ville H. Hull property at 626 Main street there 
and will open with photoplay features in a few 
weeks. 

Cleveland, May 20. 
A two-story theatre building Is to be erected 
at the corner of Ninth street and Prospect 
avenue. If the plan outlined is carried through 
there will be three theatres at these corners, 
the Miles now being on one of the four. 

- Philadelphia, May 20. 
Plans are being drawn for a picture thea- 
tre to occupy a lot 88 by 36 feet at Cumber- 
land and Sydenham streets for the Tenant 
Motion Picture Co. The lot was recently pur- 
chased by the company for a nominal sum and 
a mortgage of $6,200. The new Belvldere 
theatre, Oermantown avenue, below Gravers' 
lane. Chestnut Hill, Is nearing completion and 
will probably be ready for Memorial Day. 
Finishing touches are being put on the Globe, 
Juniper and Market streets, a Mastbaum house, 
and the Knickerbocker, Fortieth and Market 
streets, which will be occupied by the Loew 
Interests. Two large film theatres changed 
hands this week. The Grand, at Seventh and 
Snyder avenues, was sold by Margaret T. 
Donohue to Simon Seltser for a nominal sum, 
subject to a mortgage of $36,000. The house 
Is assessed at $46,000. The picture theatre at 
619 to 31 Jackson street was also sold to Simon 
Seltser, Solomon R. Kahn being the former 
owner. This house Is assessed at $16,000 and 
was transferred for a nominal sum and a 
mortgage of $14,000. 



Fort Wayne, Ind.. May 20. 
The contract for the construction of the 
new theatre here by Frank E. Studer and B. 
H. Barnett. will be let May 16. It Is planned 
to open not later than Nov. 1. Vaudeville 
will be played. Seating capacity. 2,000. 

St. Louis, May 20. 
Two realty deals Just closed are of interest 
to the park fraternity. Falling Springs Park, 
an amusement resort five miles south of Bast 
St. Louis, was sold to Edward Ooldln by Alois 
Kasslna. Goldin will continue the resort as 
a picnic and Amusement place. The Tesson 
tract, which was reported as the site for a 
park to be built by Panama-Pacific Exposition 
concessionaires, was sold to a realty syndicate 
to be used for residence purposes. 



Picture Homes Not Drawing. 

The new Candler does not appear 
to be hitting it just right with its fea- 
ture film policy. The business has 
been away below expectations. 

The Harris offering, "The Chris- 
tian" does not seem able to draw 
them in. The former showing of the 
film at the Manhattan O. H. is de- 
clared to have killed any chances of 
the picture repeating in any uptown 
theatres. 



Vera St. Leon Still Missing. 

The whereabouts of Vera St. Leon, 
who has been missing since the Bar- 
num & Bailey circus opened in Madi- 
son Square Garden, are still unknown, 
although the family is making every 
effort to locate her. 

George and Elsie St. Leon this week 
again signed to play next season with 
Moxson & Weis' "Polly of the Circus," 
which opens August 1 in Nova Scotia. 
Owing to their sister's continued ab- 
sence, the St. Leons will not do any 
circus work this summer. 



Two Park Damage Cases. 

Cincinnati, May 20. 

The Coney Island Co. has been sued 
by Mary Rafferty for $13,000 for the 
loss of an eye when a bottle of beer 
exploded and struck her. 

Chester Park has been made the 

defendant in a $10,000 damage suit 

brought by Grace Webb of Forest City, 

Pa., who alleges her foot was crushed 

in Hilarity Hall at the park. 

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advertise at all. 



BELGIAN REGULATIONS. 

Paris, May 12. 
The Belgian Parliament has passed 
a law regulating theatres, music halls 
and picture houses in that country. 
The principal clauses in the new leg- 
islation are that every seat must have 
a minimum space of 19.68 inches wide 
by 29.52 broad, the dimension being 
taken respectively from axis .to axis' 

of the rows of seats. Each seat must 
have a rest for the arms, or a division 
to prevent the placing of more than 
one person for each space of 19.68 
inches. There must be a passage 
within every ten seats. In the prom- 
enade a space of 39.37 inches must be 
allowed for every person admitted to 
that part of the house. No spectator 
can stand in the theatre, excepting the _ 
promenade, specially reserved for that 
purpose. All seats must be solidly fas- 
tened to the floor, and movable chairs 
are only permitted in boxes. Stair- 
cases leading to exits to be avoided as 
far as possible, and replaced by in- 
clined • surfaces, made of unslippery 
material. 

All carpets and upholstery to be of 
wool, and ignifuged. Hot air will in 
future alone be permitted in new 
buildings for heating purposes (steam 
heating will be tolerated in houses al- 
ready so installed). 

All buildings intended for public en- 
tertainment must be separated from 
neighboring houses* by an open space, 
ot by walls of not less than 20 inches 
if of brick, or 8 inches if of stone or 
concrete. 



BILLED SHOWS DRAW BEST. 

Chicago, May 20. 

Last fall several theatres combined 
in a sort of pool and at that time it 
was decided to cut down billing, and 
also cut into newspaper advertising. 
Two or three of the houses, however, 
were not in the compact. 

Among these was Cohan's Grand. 
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" which has 
been making a long run there has been 
heavily billed, and the result is big 
houses. 

Wabash avenue has been plastered 
with three-sheets and eight-sheets and 
looks as though the old days of bill- 
ing were bick once more. "Help 
Wanted" at the Cort, which is breaking 
all records has also been widely billed 
and results show. "Peck 'o Pickles" 
has also been circused, and business 
has been good. 

Some of the old timers prophesy 
that billing will come back in vogue 
again next season. 



TWO REVIVED TWO-ACTS. 

Louis Wesley and Harry Kelly are 
appearing this week at the Orpheum, 
Newark, N. J., as a two-act. They 
will play the beach houses during the 
summer. 

Another revived two-act will con- 
sist of Bernard and Roberts, opening 
on the Loew time June 1. 



Sifburban Split Week. 

The James Clancy office is organ- 
izing a company of stock players for 
Franklyn Clifford which will alternate 
between Wildwood, N. J., and Ocean 
City, opening June 13. The company 
will spend three days in one stand and 
proceed to the other place for the last 
half, the same bill being presented each 
week in the two towns. 

Clifford also has the stock at the 
Whitney, Brooklyn. 



William Nokes Leaves Moss'. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 20. 

William Nokes, of the Moss' Em- 
pires Booking Committee, has left to 
take charge of Paul Schultz's London 
office. 

Nokes is succeeded by Ernest Le- 
pard. formerly manager of the New 
Cross Empire. 



ITALIAN STOCK AND HOUSE. 

Cleveland, May 20. 

The Italians will be the first foreign- 
speaking nationality in this city to have 
a permanent theatre and stock com- 
pany of their own. A number of prom- 
inent Cleveland Italians, headed by 
Italo Viola, have formed a corporation 
which has already started the construc- 
tion of a theatre at the Mayfield and 
Random roads. 

The house will have a seating capa- 
city of 1,000, and will be ready for dedi- 
cation in September. The cost will be 
$100,000. 

A stock company will give perform- 
ances every night during the fall and 
winter. The Italian- American Dra- 
matic Club will be the name of the 
stock company. The players will be 
professional Italian actors and actresses. 



MUSICAL STOCK FOR SUMMER 

Fitchburg, Mass., May 20. 
It's announced that summer stock of 
the musical comedy sort will be 
started at Whalom Park here June 20. 
Joseph Monahan has been engaged as 
general director. 



Moving and Cutting. 

Yonkers, N. Y., May 20. 
Arrangements have been made for 
the stock company playing here under 
Howard Rumsey's direction to move 
to Meriden, Conn. Tn making the 
shift the members were asked to take 
a cut in their salaries. 



B. C. By Pack Train. 

Edmonton, Can., May 20. 
George Primrose, the minstrel, will 
leave in a few days with pack horses* 
for interior British Columbia, to be 
gone all summe°r, looking over tracts 
of land near Willows, a new town on 
the G. T. P. Caine and Odom are in- 
terested in the property. 



German Ingenue Going Home. 

Cincinnati. May 20. 
Amanda Blue, ingenue of the Ger- 
man Stock, will bid farewell at the 
annual "gala performance" of the play- 
ers at the Orpheum May 28. She is 
leaving soon for Germany to reside 
permanently. 



Stocks Wanted at Reading's Orpheum. 
Reading, Pa., May 20. 

The policy of Wilmer & Vincent's 
Orpheum for next season is undecid- 
ed. The house will, however, open 
early in August with vaudeville. 

Local society folk have circulated 
a petition with 2,000 signers to have 
stock return next seafon. 



14 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance 

or Raappaaranca In or Around 

Now York 



Rosika and Yansci Dolly and Carlof 

Sebastian, Hammerstein's. 
Harry Beresford and Co., Henderson's. 
Lockett and Waldron, Henderson's. 

Douglas Fairbanks and Co. (3). 
"All at Sea" (Dramatic). 
20 Mins.; Three (Special Setting; In- 
terior). 
Palace. 

Douglas Fairbanks returns to vau- 
deville with "All at Sea," by Alice Leal 
Pollock. Anyone familiar with Fair- 
banks' peppery maneuvers about the 
stage naturally looks for some more 
of his sprightliness in this new offer- 
ing. They get it as much as a love 
situation with a wireless apparatus 
playing the role of Cupid can permit. 
The wireless room of the Imperator 
is shown. Charles Quincey Dana 
(Fairbanks) is the operator and the 
sweetheart of Muriel Mo ran (Patricia 
Collinge). They knew each other in 
other days, when Charley was nothing 
more than a gentleman of leisure but 
standing all right in family percentage. 
Not that he comes of good stock, but 
because of his lack of acumen his suit 
with Muriel is very much frowned up- 
on by Papa John D. Moran (Charles 
Goodrich). Moran St.. was one rich 
man who had nothing else on his 
mind but a sea voyage and a love- 
stricken young daughter. Charley would 
marry Muriel, but Pop says that he 
will consent to the union when Dana 
turns his last $10,000 into a hundred 
thousand. With Charley getting twelve 
a week at the wireless things look any- 
thing but bright. While Charley and. 
Muriel are cursing Fate and Papa 
Moran is playing poker below, the 
wireless hisses some important mes- 
sages to Moran. He will not come up 
until a royal flush turns. Moran's stock 
chief sends word that Cutter, another 
broker, is unloading Muriel mine stock, 
that reports are gaining credence that 
the mine has been flooded and washed 
away. Dana smells a mouse, takes the 
bull by the horns, fires back instruc- 
tions to buy Cutter out, invest $10,000 
(Dana's money) and try and force the 
Muriel prices up. When she (meaning 
the stock) zips down to 16, Dana drops 
the wireless transmitter. It looks like 
ruin for the Morans and ruin and de- 
spair for Dana. Hans Kraut (Herbert 
W. Brown) picks up the receiver as 
he is anxiously awaiting the stork in 
his Hoboken home, and hearing the 
electric buzzing has Dana back at the 
wireless. More messages right every- 
thing. Moran, with his royal flush, hits 
the wireless room, but after hearing the 
good news turns Muriel over to Dana 
as he has cleared the necessary amount 
to reach the hundred thousand point. 
Fairbanks gets all he can out of the 
role, but it's not sufficient to have him 
like his audiences generally see him. 
His strong personality makes the role 
stand out. Miss Collinge was a plea-, 
ing Miss Mb ran, but she had little t<> 
do. Brown made an acceptable stew- 
ard. The act tells an old story and 
doesn't give much play for dramatics. 
Fairbanks' popularity would make it 
worth seeing once anyway. Mark, 



"Electrocution." 

Dramatic. 

16 Mins,; Three. 

Hammerstein's. 

"Electrocution" was called "Hanged" 
when played at Pantages theatre, San 
Francisco. For New York and Ham- 
merstein's the setting was changed 
from a gallows to an electric chair. 
The scene represents 1 the death room 
of a prison. Ten actors have speaking 
parts, with several supers on at the 
finale as witnesses. The playlet was 
written by John D. Barry, of the San 
Francisco "Bulletin," who came on to 
New York to stage the piece. The 
story is what the title signifies, that 
and nothing more, dialog abo'ut death 
from the raise of the drop until the 
ending when the electric current is turn- 
ed on, witty the condemned seated in the 
chair. The idea is sordid and morbid, 
the talk gruesome and the finale repel- 
lant. The sordidness of the story 
brought its reward in San Francisco, 
from the 10-20 audience it played to 
out there. Crowds were attracted, but 
at Hammerstein's where the prices run 
to $1.50 they don't want this sort of 
thing. At the dress rehearsal noon 
Monday, Loney Haskell delivered an 
impromptu oration, during which Mr. 
Haskell admitted Hammerstein's is an 
"unique institution of its kind," but af- 
ter the Monday matinee Willie Ham- 
merstein decided his house, however 
unique, could not stand for "Electro- 
cution." The tale starts with the exe- 
cutioner panning his job, and every- 
body agreeing with him. One of the 
men present mentioned that at the 
autopsy after the execution of one Wil- 
son, the doctor saw the man's eyes 
open while on the table, but he kept 
his nerve and finished the operation. 
This remark in itself was enough to 
have killed the sketch before any house 
where the auditors' eyebrows did not 
run into their hair. More talk pro 
and con until the prisoner, convicted 
for the murder of his wife, is brought 
in, led by a priest chanting and an 
ensemble march. The condemned man 
says he was drunk at the time of the 
crime, but loved his wife, God bless 
the warden and afl the other kind 
people. He is strapped in the chair. 
The executioner is about to pull f he 
switch when his nerve flies. The war- 
den grows excited. $250 to anyone 
who will do it In San Francisco this 
offer was mar*e over the footlights and 
a man from the audience regoonded 
At "The Corner" it was addressed to 
the angry mob. During the parley the 
prisoner is writhing in the chair, won- 
dering when he is to be sent across. 
The murde.ed wife's brother, present, 
refuses, the warden won't, no one vol- 
unteers un».' 2 stranger steps torift, 
says as long as the law has it that way, 
he will do it, without reward, pulls 
the lever, the current shoots in blue 
dots on the switchboard and the drop 
descends. Nothing in the piece, from 
the acting to the production, commands 
any more attention than was originally 
designed, for the box office. The only 
places where this skit might have had 
a chance were at the Princess theatre 
amidst its mixed repertoire of sketches, 
or in another 10-20 house where the 
patrons want theirs as bad as it can be 
made, on the stage or on the sheet. 

Sime, 



Jack Mason and Lois Whitney. 

Dances. 

11 Mins.; Five (Interior). 

Palace. 

There has not been a week since the 
new dancing craze swept New York 
that a dancing team has not appeared 
on the Palace bill. The latest there 
are Jack Mason and Lois Whitney. 
According to the program, they are 
"the present features of the Folies 
Marigny." Mason and Miss Whitney 
gave a pleasing exhibition of society 
dancing Monday night, but the results 
were not what they should have been, 
for the Palace has been "tangoed and 
maxixed" to death, and when a "craze" 
is at the fag end of its season the best 
dancers on earth are not going to reap 
the harvest they might have earlier. 
The couple had been shifted to the 
opening spot in the evening, and it 
was natural they found conditions any 
thing but congenial. Mason is a past- 
master at stage dancing, has taught 
hundreds how to dance, and in the 
present act has originated steps 
that many of the other "society" com- 
binations would not dare attempt. Miss 
Whitney seemed ill at ease and was 
not always sure of her footing. This 
also forced Mason to be continually 
on his guard. Many of the women 
didn't fancy Miss Whitney's draped 
taffeta pannier effect over pantalettes. 
It's the most freakish costume yet 
shown by any of the dancers. The 
pair had their own colored orchestra. 
Of the dances, "Three in One" dis- 
played the most stage skill, with Mason 
putting forth some extra work with 
fantastic steps. He's graceful, light 
and airy in his dancing. Mark. 



William Egdirette. 

Posing Act 

8 Mins.; Four (Curtained Interior). 

Palace. 

A man, woman, horse and four set 
ters comprise this posing art. Subjects 
pertaining to the hunt are offered. The 
dogs maintain their poses well, while 
the horse, barring a tendency to move 
his ears, is an equine Sphinx. A pleas- 
ing "sight act " Mark. 



Two Tomboys. 

Acrobatics. 

10 Mine.; Full Stage. 

Brighton Theatre. 

These two girls could work up in 
acrobatic routine that would fit them 
much better than the present one. The 
"kid" costumes and the falling all over 
the stage give the turn a far from 
big time appearance. The girls look 
as though they could do some regular 
acrobatic work, so why not cut the 
"Tomboy" business and do it? 



Owen Wright 

Whistler. 

10 Min.; One.. 

Riveria. 

A peculiar fellow is Owen Wright. 
Makes all kinds of noises and has 
a Down East twang to his voice. 
The imitations run from a chick 
to a train, and his whistling at the 
start is pleasing. Owen should con- 
tinue to get bookings as a small-time 
opener. 

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advert!* at all. 



Roeder's Invention (4). 

Acrobatic 

11 Mine.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Hammerstein's. v 

Somewhat odd title for a "strong 
act," but M. Roeder is unquestionably 
pleased with this foreign turn, its peo- 
ple and apparatus. Most of the work 
is with apparatus, used in conjunction 
with a "strong" understander in the 
rather nice form of a brunet woman. 
The quartet of acrobats is equally di- 
vided as to sex. Several sight tricks 
are shown and several are new in this 
line of work, as is the employment as 
fully as this act does of bright looking 
aids' in ladders, rests and so on. "No. 
4" at Hammerstein's Monday night 
they did unusually well, and is a num- 
ber that could easily close a big time 
show (or open the second part), 
though there is no comedy attachment. 
The female understander is sufficient 
to hold attention. For the finish she 
walked off the stage carrying five peo- 
ple, four of them men. The women 
wear corsets, which may be necessary 
(for the straps) though it is not cus- 
tomary to see them in acrobatic acts, 
and the men might add trunks to their 
white suits, but Roeder's Invention by 
any name will be a Class A acrobatic 
exhibition. It sets a new mark in this 
line of endeavor. 8ime. 



Browning and SmalL 

"The Fortune Teller Man" (Comedy). 

10 Mins.; One. 

American Roof. 

• An exterior drop of Luna Park is 
shown with a fortune teller tent at 
one side. On the drop is a picture 
of a fat woman which does not bear 
the O. K. of the National Board. It 
is anything but pleasing to look upon. 
One man does the "straight" as the 
fortune teller's ballyhooist. The short- 
er man comes along with a prop 
laugh and a dialect supposed to be Ger- 
man all the way. He forgets at times 
and the impression suffers. There's 
the usual patter and a number of songs 
thrown in for good measure. The boys 
do their best work on the voice thing. 
A pop house act. Mark. 



Alexander Miller. 

Songs and Talk. 

10 Min.; One. 

86th Street 

A single as a« Italian with usual 
Corduroy suit and bandana. The talk, 
mostly about the smartness of his 
family, has some parts very funnv. 
The songs will do, but could be im- 
proved upon. Miller is all right for 
the pop houses as his talk is worth 
while. 



De Halde and Edwards. 
Society Dances. 
10 Min.; Full Stage. 

A couple who follow the regular 
routine with society stepping, starting 
with a trot, followed by a tango, and 
finishing with what they call their own 
version of the "Apache," named "The 
Guerilla Glide." This does' not get 
them anything, and they could replace 
if with a Maxixe. As a dancing turn, 
De Halde and Edwards will last on the 
small-time while the craze for it is on. 



VARIETY 



15 



Mrs. Ralph Her* and Latter Sheehan. 
Society Dances. 
12 Min.; Full Stage. 
American Roof. 

Ralph Hcrz is pretty well known 
hereabouts but the new Mrs. Ralph 
is just beginning to use the name as 
the means of attracting attention to 
her dancing ability. Mrs. Herz and 
Lester Sheehan have formed a team 
for the purpose of showing how the 
society dances are done. It's true that 
there was another Mrs. Herz, but the 
divorce courts caused her (Lulu 
Glaser) and Herz to seek new af- 
finities, hence the new life partner of 
the comedian. Sheehan comes from 
the Winter Garden chorus ranks where 
he picked up his dancing cues and he 
is not a bad little tripper of the light 
fantastic. He and Mrs. Herz do the 
usual dances. For the pop houses 
Mrs. Herz and Sheehan may get at- 
tention, the Mrs. "Ralph Herz" help- 
ing more there with the bookings than 
anything else. Mark. 



Murray's Canine Wonders. 
10 Mine.; Full Stage. 
Riviera. 

About 12 dogs and they show good 
training. The man says 1 often his dog 
is the only o in the world that can 
do it. The act is good to close. 



La Barbe and Koch. 

Dances. 

10 Mint.; Full Stage. 

86th Street. 

Society dances, using an Apache 
for a closer. The best is the last. 
The man is an old timer at this thing 
and knows how to handle his partner, 
the work is all right for the small 
time and the finish will put them over. 



Three Halttont. 

Dancing. 

9 Mint.; One. 

Hammerstein's. 

The Three Halstons are boys, danc- 
ing in the old way. The difference be- 
tween two and three boys doing this 
stuff is that it takes longer. Sime. 

McClure and Dolly. 
Hand Balancing. 
8 Min.; One. 

A man and a woman, the man doing 
most of the work, the woman assisting 
in club throwing. The man walking 
down stairs on one hand could better 
be used at the finish, instead of the 
chair balancing. The apparatus looks 
well, trimmed with purple, and the 
drop adds class. Good small-time clos- 
ing turn. 



Purchilla Bros. 
Songs and Dancing. 
10 Min.; One. 

Two boys sing and dance fairly well, 
with the dancing the best. Their even- 
ing dress looks as if made for them. 
They have class and should^ be able to 
land. 



Burns and Kissen. 

Songs. 

13 Min.; One. 

Two men in evening clothes with 
shiny jet buttons. Work after the 
fashion of the cabaret duos. Good act 
for the pop houses. Mark. 



Mabel Fitzgerald. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Hammerttein't. 

The first number sung by Mabel 
Fitzgerald at Hammerstein's Monday 
evening presaged big things for this 
"woman single" in vaudeville, but 
after that song she stood still, for the 
reason that Marie told it all in the 
first one. Billed as* a "comedienne," 
the girl tried to live up to it, and suc- 
ceeded during the initial selection, do- 
ing some "nut" stuff in talk (about 
herself), "mugging" and messing her 
hair about. The trouble with Mabel 
after that was what she did was what 
she had done. Her second song was 
"I'm Not That Kind of a Girl," too 
well known around here for an attempt 
with it at Hammerstein's at this' late 
day. In other times or on other time 
Miss Fitzgerald must have been giv- 
ing imitations of Irene Franklin. She 
has Miss Franklin's "voice," and Mabel 
also suggests an English singer. May- 
be she has become converted from a 
general imitator. The girls looks pos- 
sible, but needs practice, and a writer 
of dialog if she must talk. This 
"doesn't she look fat" and "I wonder 
how old she is?" sort of remark is 
passe. Since everybody who can "nut" 
i* trying it, Miss Fitzgerald may as 
well keep on, but do it differently, and 
let her hair flop over or fall down with- 
out calling the attention of the house. 
If the audience were blind they 
wouldn't pay to see a show. Sime. 

Jack and May. 

Roller Skating. 

12 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Riviera. 

This act in general leaves a good 
impression. For the finish the two do 
a dance that does not help. This act 
should do well, as the man is a skater 
and the woman has looks. 



Irving Jones and Roy Johnson.* 

Songs. 

15 Min.; One. 

Two colored boys with some sure- 
fire songs for the pop houses. The lit- 
tle fellow is a born comedian who can 
put over a song. The taller fellow is 
a fair dancer. 



Fred Hilderbrandt. 
Songs and Nut. 
10 Min.; One. 

Freddie is a long, lanky boy who 
sings a few songs and tries to get away 
with some old jokes that have ceased 
to be useful. The boy should get some 
regular material or a regular job. 



Brown and Voelk. 

Songs. 

10 Min.; One. 

Two men who sing some of the 
stock songs', with one man at the piano. 
The act is lifeless and needs brighten- 
ing before they can get very far. 



Franklin Oabay. 
Ventriloquist. 
10 Min.; One. 

The regular routine of the small- 
time ventriloquist, but using two dum- 
mies. Acceptable for the three-a-day 
houses. 



Corinne Snell and Co. (4). 

Dramatic Sketch. 

25 Min.; Full Stage. 

A boring underworld sketch of no 

especial value to any one. The story 

i3 of a young candidate for mayor. 

The "Better Politics League" will not 

endorse him, as he is an orphan with 

parents unknown. The future mayor 

(you know he will be when the thing 

starts) calls on the head of the league, 
a very righteous man, disliking "rough- 
necks" (as the candidate is called). He 
refuses to give his endorsement. While 
they are conversing, a card is brought 
in, bearing the name of Helen Biases, 
a notorious woman. She marches 
bravely in, much to the disgust of the 
gentlemen. The woman praises the 
future mayor, and tries to force the 
league to endorse him. Unsuccessful, 
she asks the candidate to leave for ten 
minutes. While he is away she tells 
the older man she is the younger's 
mother. He still refuses. Through 
pathos he gives his consent, and the 
woman leaves in tears, the boy not 
knowing her to be his mother. The 
sketch has no particularly bright parts, 
and the beginning drags terribly. The 
work of the woman is the best, but at 
times she overdoes it. May go on the 
smalltime. 



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Winifred and Martin. 

Sonst and Comedy. 

10 Min.; One. 

86th Street 

Two colored, one as a Chinaman 
and the other natural. They work well 
together, but have not the material to 
get very far. 



Harvey and McOill. 

Songs. 

10 Min.; One. 

86th Street 

A German comedian with chin 
whiskers and a woman. " The talk 
starts with the woman telling about 
a baseball game with the usual clown- 
ing by the comedy boy. Old songs 
finish. The pair may do on the small 
time. 



Barnum and Grant 

Songs and Talk. 

12 Min.; One. 

Man and woman who do a lot of 
talking about an automobile, using * 
stage hand as assistant. Later the two 
Ko in for singing, and do well. 



•Sobel and Rouge. 

Acrobatic 

10 Mid.; Full Stage. 

Two men, one Chinaman and the 
other Kid with big feet and ears, work 
on a pole balanced on a trapeze. The 
tricks are not very noteworthy, but the 
comedy characters may get them over. 



Williams. 
Magician. 
15 Min.; One. 

Uses four plants for assistants. 
Tricks are mostly with cards, and have 
been done before. New ones will have 
to be added if he wants to keep on the 
big small-time. 



Solly Lee. 

"The Ticket-Taking Tenor.' 

Songs. 

10 Mint.; One. 

Hammerttein't. 

Solly Lee may rip coupons day in 
and day out at the front door of Ham- 
merstein's, but he's an actor or a per- 
former, nevertheless. Whether it's be- 
cause he has told so many actors who 
applied for free entrance that "Mr. 
Hammerstein is ill and no one else 
around can O. K.," or whether it is be- 
cause he has two brothers in the busi- 
ness that Sollylee goes on the stage 
and takes care of himself as though he 
built the platform himself, only Solly 
(and maybe his brothers) know. Mon- 
day night at Hammerstein's, at Solly- 
lee's annual reappearance as a war- 
bler in his own home town, Sol cavort- 
ed about as though to let the bunch 
in the wings see how it should 

be done. Did he get over? Did Solly- 
lee get overl Why an actor won't know 
what a hit is really like until he catches 
Sollylee at Hammerstein's. He made a 
speech just like Pat Rooney does, only 
more so, stage-managed his turn, tur- 
key-trotted, hesitated-waltzed, did a 
bit of a "cooch" movement, put in a 
little "bear" work with the shoulders 
and sang three songs, the first, "Kill 
Me With Love," the second a ballad 
during which Sollylee uncorked a cou- 
ple of notes that should land him a 
regular stage job somewhere, and for 
the finish sang* for the first time here 
"Beautiful Sea," with the aid of eight 
"sailors," who looked clean in their 
white suits, and also looked like the 
eight "soldiers" Max Winslow kept 
busy for two weeks "plugging" "Mex- 
ico." Some day when they write Max's 
obituary, which let us hope will be in 
2024, they will tell that the wonder of 
the song publishing business was what 
Max, Ted, Irving and Henry did with 
"Mexico;" but that's going off on a 
short line, although "Beautiful Sea" is 
such a beautiful copy of the "Mexico" 
scheme it couldn't be overlooked. Sol- 
lylee stood there taking encores, with 
the boys parading up and down aisles. 
During one of the refrains Mark Nel- 
son, the new stage manager-elect of 
Hammerstein's, and Harrylee (one of 
the brothers) walked across the stage, 
without Solly having received any 
wireless about it, presenting in turn a 
ticket, and Solly, still singing, de- 
tached the reserved seat coupon with 
an expertness that was readily notice- 
able in the excitement. When the tu- 
mult was over Sollylee went back to 
the door, asked the colored ushers how 
he did, and they, to a man, told him 
he was all right, for Hammerstein's is 
proud of their doortender. He's the 
only living person who has become a 
real performer by observation. "Solly 
Lee, the Hammerstein's Door Tender," 
in his Jim Morton uniform and his 
titled cap, wouldn't be a bad card over 
the big time, as a "single," for Solly- 
lee can do it — but if he does a great 
doorman who can lie with the best of 
them to deadheads would be missed. 

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HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Starting the show ten minutes late 
and inserting an intermission filled in 
the running time left short by the can- 
cellation of "Electrocution" after the 
Monday matinee. It also saved another 
act, but that may be excused when 
the feature attraction gets the hook 
at the first show. 

Considerable comedy to the Ham- 
merstein bill this week. Comedy, songs, 
acrobatics and dancing make up the 
program. The one big riot was Solly 
Lee (New Acts), but he was wholly 
and purely local, more wholly than 
purely. The remainder of the applause 
was about evenly distributed, taking 
"position" into the calculation. James 
J. Morton was about the biggest laugh- 
getter, in fact, he was the biggest, 
physically and otherwise. 

After watching the many nuts who 
got their scheme of earning money on 
the stage from James J., it seems good 
to have "The Boy Comic" happen 
around every now and then. Jim has 
some new stuff this week, including a 
song, and it looks as though the Mor- 
ton fellow will still be doing the "nut 
stuff" when the others are wondering 
why they are no longer wanted. May- 
be it will be because Jim is a natural 
stage "nut" and didn't steal his idea. 

Another regular success number was 
Billy Gould and Belle Ashlyn, with 
Billy telling some new stories, while 
Miss Ashlyn got over with her "nut" 
material also. Billy has a good topical 
song in the "Right Idea," and needs 
more encore verses. He should get a 
Ford for boosting Henry Ford, but out 
in Detroit one funny paper said they 
were allowing Fords to run on the 
sidewalk so the automobiles wouldn't 
hit them. Gould and Ashlyn were "No. 
7," Jim Morton "No. 9." Cressy and 
Dayne closed the first half with "The 
Man Who Remembered," and they re- 
member Cressy and Dayne so well 
around here they didn't get much. 

Wallace McCutcheon and Vera Max- 
well in dancing opened the second part, 
doing the usual, but having a "Jingle" 
dance to a quick step that is made very 
fetching in execution, and scored large- 
ly. Mr. McCutcheon and Miss Max- 
well have taken several of the produc- 
tion dance steps, placed them in a rou- 
tine, and through it have a "modern 
dance" away from all the others. Vera 
looked very pretty, and the couple are 
a good vaudeville turn, through appear- 
ance as well as work. This is their 
second week at "The Corner." 

Right after came Elizabeth Murray, 
with two new songs, both good be- 
cause Miss Murray made them that. 
She's a big favorite in New York as 
elsewhere, and is gaining a position 
where vaudeville demands her as a 
singer of rags and dialect numbers. 

Rooney and Bent were next to clos- 
ing in their new act that is mostly new 
in dialog and settings. The act is still 
Pat's dancing and his encores, during 
the latter he employing Felix Adler's 
ventriloquial bit* for a big laugh. A 
new "Nancy" song sounds very Eng- 
lish in melody. The Rooneys were 
given a sound reception and much ap- 
plause, during which Pat changed to 
evening clothes and made a speech at 
the finale, not forgetting that now he 
carries his own leader, maybe to blend 



PALACE. 

The Palace show refused to run with 
any sort of equilibrium Monday night. 
After the matinee the bill was switched 
all around and after the changing the 
program did not give full measure of 
entertainment. In the transfer of po- 
sitions Sophye Barnard was not 
switched from the "K" number in the 
lights and this next to closing spot 
worked such a hardship Miss Barnard 
might have shed a bitter tear when she 
saw the folks walking out in bunches. 

Louis Hardt, the strong man, who 
closed the afternoon show, was "No. 
5" at night and William Egdirette 
(New Acts), slated for the opening 
spot, was at the tail end of the bill at 
night. Jack Mason and Lois Whit- 
ney (New Acts), originally placed in 
"No. 3" were assigned the opening spot 
in the evening. 

The headliner was Douglas Fair- 
banks (New Acts) and from the num- 
ber of persons who came in evening 
clothes and the applause that issued 
from certain boxes it was evident Fair- 
banks' legitimate followers were on 
hand for the Palace opening. Fair- 
banks followed the Old Soldier Fid- 
dlers, who opened the second part. 

There has been a change in the old 
veterans since their last appearance. 
Among the new acquisitions are a 
deep-voiced man who plays the tambo 
and another who does nothing but rat- 
tle the bones % Col. J. A. Pattee is still 
the prime spirit of the act but the sol- 
diers are now introducing a banjo in 
some of their numbers. The act is no 
longer a novelty although with war 
talk palpitating hereabouts the patriotic 
strains played by genuine vets are 
bound to catch them standing and sit- 
ting. 

"The Bride Shop" is shy comedy al- 
though Andiew Tombes and his long 
legs worked mighty hard to keep the 
fun agoing through various remarks 
and a "duel bit" with Basil Lynn. The 
act is well dressed, the bride's outfit 
and the colored wig numbers being the 
best received. Tombes dances a la ec- 
centric. His best comedy byplay came 
on the sword scene with Lynn. Here 
Tombes slides around the stage after 
the old days of Jeff De Angelis. Lola 
Wentworth can sing effectively but 
can't act. She makes a pretty stage 
appearance and that helps. Fortunate- 
ly the women, barring Raphella Otte- 
ano, didn't have much to do. 

Corelli and Gillette were second. 
Corking good acrobats who appear to 
be wasting time with the talk. Walter 
S. (Rube) Dickinson was one of the 
hits. Mark. 



with the open front suit. Marion Bent 
changed costume three times. Princess 
Zallah closed the performance, wear- 
ing a regulation vulgar "cooch" danc- 
ing "costume" and doing a vulgar 
"cooch" dance. Zallah came from bur- 
lesque and decent burlesque has thrown 
out the "cooch." Why Hammerstein's 
should keep it for a second week is 
Willie's own secret. 

The Roeders, on the rings, with a 
girl singing and talking as she works, 
opened. It's a good small timer and 
may work into something better. The 
Three Halstons, Roeder's Invention, 
and Mabel Fitzgerald. — New Acts. 

Si mc. 



BRIGHTON THEATRE. 

The weather was pretty nice for an 

opening at the beach. Monday night 

was just right in the city proper and 

fairly cool at Brighton. Sam McKee 
was there but not over busy. Sam, Jr. 
looked after things in the house. The 
light audience was heavily papered but 
the show was surely a peach for an 
opener, and ran smoothly except where 
an acrobatic act was put on second 
after intermission. 

Marie Lloyd was the big attraction 
and she filled the bill although her 
voice was in a bad way.. There is 
something about Marie that* 114a kes you 
keep your eyes glued on) her. She 
sang five songs including* the Coster 
Girl bit. Claude Gillingwater and Co. 
were the next best in "Wives of the 
Rich," the work of Edith Lyle being 
especially commendable, for Gilling- 
water is a regular actor but that whistle 
is a hideous sounding thing. The 
Brighton did not give the playlet a 
very good setting, the furniture looking 
as it might be meant to represent a 
boarding house instead of a million- 
aire's home. 

Billy McDermott is billed as "The 
only survivor of Coxey's army." Coxey 
had a new army so Billy should join 
that or change the billing. The laughs 
came fast for the tramp and he was a 
bright spot in the first half. Ralph 
Lynn in "The Purple Lady" opened 
after intermission. Anything the act 
got was due to the efforts of Lynn. 
The chorus works listlessly and the 
women principals add nothing although 
Helen Julliette tries hard but does not 
seem to get much for her efforts. 

Mile. La Triska with Jack Horton 
were on early and made a creditable 
showing. The doll in the audience 
still continues to entertain. The hug- 
ging of the men is all right for the 
crowd but not for the individuals. 
Handers and Milliss, two dancing boys 
using a piano, did about eight minutes 
in the second spot. Some of their 
steps are very good but the opening 
song should be replaced by something 
more fitted to the boys' voices which 
are not world beaters. A fair turn but 
then there are any number of others 
just as good on the small-time. Welch, 
Mealy and Montrose were on second 
after intermission, a terrible spot tor 
the three, and the returns were very 
meagre. Swan's Alligators filled the 
closing spot and held them in, the peo- 
ple expecting the reptiles, or are they 
something else, to do some tricks but 
they were disappointed. Two Tomboys 
(New Acts) opened. 



86TH STREET. 

The weather was warm Tuesday 
night and it kept business fairly light. 
The show had more comedians in it 
than have been seen on one bill 

Fobel and Rouge (New Acts) 
opened. Alexander Miller (New Acts) 
filled the second spot satisfactorily. 
Ellesle, Otke and Ellesle in a comedy 
sketch were mildly received. The old- 
fashioned comedy does not secure the 
notice it did in the olden days. Long- 
enetto, following a long picture, had 
a hard time waking the audience up, 
but they came around when she got 
started with quick changes. Winifred 
and Martir!, Harvey and McGill, and 
La Harbc and Koch — New Acts. 



AMERICAN ROOF. 

Outside, inside and any old way one 
turned Tuesday night at the American 
he was greeted by American flags and 
red, white and blue decorations * and 
signs announcing that "Anniversary 
Week" was on. Business wasn't any 
too good atop Tuesday night. There 
are signs that "summer is here" on the 
Roof. The half dozen musicians have 
new light outfits, while the girl ushers 
have donned their white summerish 
attire. 

In the resume the show gave satis- 
faction, although there were "small 
timers" sandwiched in between the 
better class of variety entertainment. 

The Lessos opened. Not a bad little 
heavyweight act. The men could tone 
up their personal looks. The lillipu- 
tian, handling the comedy, carries some 
of his antics too far and wears an out- 
landish wig that needs a trimming by 
the barber's shears. The balancing of 
the other got applause. Browning and 
Small (New Acts) were second, fol- 
lowed by "A Day at the Circus." The 
mule and the acrobatic dogs provided 
much entertainment, but the unridable 
mule gave the act a comedy finish that 
was relished by the Roof audience. 
One of the riders did some splendid 
work, his forward and back stunt over 
the mule's head and neck causing much 
merriment. 

Max Witt's "Melody Lane Girls" 
never appeared to better advantage. 
The four young women dress well; 
their wardrobe looks spic and span, 
and the harmony scored. The routine 
has been changed, the girls now closing 
with a livelier number, which helps 
their turn. 

Just before the intermission, Thomas 
J. Ryan with his amusing tad charac- 
terization and the "Mag Haggerty 
Visit" skit had them laughing all the 
way. Tom Ryan is a big favorite at 
the American. 

Sam Harris sang and talked. He's 
about the tallest monologist in captiv- 
ity and made sure that there was some- 
thing about Mexico, Matty and the 
Giants in his "single." They are con- 
sidered surefire at present. Harris has 
one "blue boy" in his parody routine 
which is sure to have the line drawn 
on it in many houses. 

Mrs. Ralph Herz and Lester Shee- 
han (New Acts) were followed by 
Polly Prim who still uses the rain song 
and the recitation. Hastings and Wil- 
son wound up the vaudeville part. 

Mark. 



CAHN HOUSES NOT SUITED. 

There is a good chance that the con- 
templated Marcus Loew-Julius Cahn 
deal whereby the Loew Circuit was to 
have acquired the Cahn houses in New 
England for vaudeville next season, 
will not go through. 

It is said that after Marcus Loew 
and Joseph M. Schenck looked most 
of the Cahn theatres over last week, 
llh'y decided disadvantages in several 
rendered them unfit for formidable 
vaudeville opposition, and preferred 
not to take the risk of failure in their 
policy through the theatre. 

It is reported Mr. Cahn might place 
those houses the Loew people may 
favor on their books for bookings next 
season, he continuing in the manage- 
ment. 



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17 



HENDERSON'S, CONEY ISLAND. 

The summer vaudeville season 
opened Monday afternoon, not more 
than 150 people being in the house, 
which has been running pop vaudeville 
during the winter. It has not gotten 
far away from it with the present bill. 

George Damerel and Co. did fairly 
well in the feature spot. The act is 
not there as a headline. Singing or- 
dinary, and the whole turn tiresome, 
except some dancing at the finish. 

Raymond and Cavcrly had an audi- 
ence made to order, and they went 
right after them. They even got away 
with that "Merry Christmas" gag, and 
might just as well have revived "What 
street?" and "Try and guess." 

Bernard and Weston last week on 
the small time are now regular two-a- 
dayers, but they may prefer empty 
seats in a big time house to people in 
the three-a-day. They have a nice act. 
and their talk is fast and up to date. 
Stanley and Norton, two boys in gray 
tuxedos, sang their way into the good 
graces of the assemblage, but the 
clowning of the big fellow missed. 

Harry Tsuda opened the bill with 
some hand balancing, but marred his 
work through nervousness; but you 
can't blame him. Think of opening 
the big time season at a seaside the- 
atre. The Lelands daubed three pic- 
tures and then retired. 

Weber and Wilson closed the affair 
with their dances which have not been 
recently, reconstructed and still remain 
like the old Texas Tommy except for 
a waltz, the best they do. 

As the season advances Henderson's 
will improve its shows. June 1 will 
probably see the first regular big timer 
down there. , 



RIVIERA. 

A high grade attends the Riverside 
and Riviera, and so the houses have 
an atmosphere bound to please the 
most fastidious. 

The show was made up of a good 
variety of acts, the first half. There 
appeared to be a number of try out 
acts among them. Owen Wright (New 
Acts) opened to a very light house at 
the matinee, the house later filling up 
with girls and boys from school. 

The Ruth Raynor Players had the 
second place and were received lightly 
with a comedy sketch. The work is 
far from enthusiastic and the book is 
lacking. Evans and Smith, two girls, 
sang four songs that pleased the peo- 
ple. 

Jack and May (New Acts) had a 
good spot and made the most of it, the 
skating being high class at all times. 
The Song Review Boys and Girls, same 
sort of kid act. They had to add to it 
by singing a war song when one of 
the acts ahead had used one from a 
rival publisher.. One is' plenty for any 
show. The act has six boys and one 
girl. The boy who sang "Mountain 
Trail" was the best. Murray's Canine 
Wonders (New Act) closed the show 
acceptably. 



Fulton, Brooklyn, Selling. 
It was reported this week the part- 
ners who manage the Fulton theatre, 
Brooklyn (playing Loew vaudeville) 
may decide to sell the theatre to the 
Loew Circuit, which is agreeable to a 
purchase. 




Gertrude Legg, a semi-professional 
tango dancer, is in a Los Angeles hos- 
pital with a severely strained back. 
The injury was* sustained in a dancing 
contest, in "'hich the girl refused to 
leave the floor until she was carried 
to the ambulance. In her hospital cot 
she said she didn't mind the pain, so 
long as she had won first prize. 

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle will 
have a dancing tournament tomorrow 
(Saturday) at Madison Square Garden. 
In the evening contests for the ama- 
teur dancing championship of America 
will be held, and in the afternoon con- 
tests for the best non-professional 
dancing of Greater New York. 

L. Leo Hebron and Meta Gilbert arc 
at the Fort Garry hotel, Winnipeg, 
where they teach dancing. They have 
the use of the big ballroom for tuition 
and give exhibition dances daily. 

The New York Roof is preparing for 
an "Anniversary Week," commencing 
June 1, when a nightly dancing contest 
will give the winner of the finals an 
automobile, the most expensive grand 
prize yet offered for stepping. This 
week is contest time also at the New 
York, with a $150 cup contributed by 
a cigarette firm as the main spring 
for the final winner. June 1 starts the 
Amsterdam and Hammerstein's roofs 
dancing. 

The Dolly Sisters say their dancing 
partner on the New York Rodf, Carlos 
Sebastian, did not evolve the new 
dances the trio is doing up there. The 
Dollys modestly state they did it all. 

A couple of Tango dancers at Bus- 
tanoby's at 60th street are displaying a 
new Tango to New York. Both are 
foreigners, perhaps from South Amer- 
ica. All of their steps are away from 
the usual routine of professional Tango 
dancers in New York. For this reason 
alone, the couple attract attention. 

Ann and Marie Herndon and Ainsley 
Lambert are a trio who will dance pro- 
fessionally at the fashionable hotels 
this summer. 



One dollar admission will be charged 
by Flo Ziegfeld to the Amsterdam Roof 
dancing place when it opens, June 1. 
There will be no professional dancers 
there. The Amsterdam's dancing floor 
will be 80x80. 

Harry Morton and Billy Roach will 
open the Bridge-Water Inn at Pleasure 
Bay, Long Branch, May 30. 

Dorothy Bentley and Carlos Sebas- 
tian, both dancing professionally on the 
New York Roof, are reported engaged 
to be married. 

A new auditorium, to cost $250,000, 
is to be erected on the north side of 
Chicago. It will be used for dancing 
and for theatrical performances and 



cabaret. Frederick Limouge will be the 
manager. 

Margaret Mudge and H. Guentzer- 
Margraff have charge of the dancing 
on the Alamac Pier, Atlantic City, op- 
posite the hotel of that name. 



Arthur Pryor and his band conclude 
their engagement at the Broadway 
Danse tomorrow night, and go from 
here to Willow Grove Park, Philadel- 
phia, for several weeks. Pryor's band, 
through the Fifth Avenue Entertain- 
ment Co., signed a contract this week 
to play in St. Louis during the month 
of August 

Kahn and his orchestra go to Den- 
ver June 2, where they open a long 
engagement at one of the parks there. 



William Pruette, Jr., and Lillian 
Ludlow are arranging for some cabaret 
dates around New York. Pruette is 
a son of the famous singer of that 
name. 



Cleveland, May 20. 
Dearth of summer vaudeville enter- 
tainment has led the management of 
the Statler hotel to consider placing 
a cabaret and vaudeville entertainment 
on the roof of this hostelry during the 
months of June, July and August. 

Chicago, May 20. 
Mayor Harrison seems inclined to lift 
the ban on dancing in the "loop" cafes. 
He has allowed it in some of the out- 
lying cafes, and now the Stratford Ho- 
tel, Rector's, Congress Hotel and Col- 
lege Inn have asked for permits. These 
threaten mandamus proceedings if they 
do not get them. Mayor Harrison is 
said to be contemplating the removal 
of the lid entirely. Dancing has been 
allowed on the restaurant stages, but 
it has been prohibited in the main din- 
ing halls. 



"LIFTERS" AFTER "MY BOY." 

Before Jack Norworth left for Lon- 
don Tuesday on the Lusitania, he gave 
instructions to his representatives over 
here to notify him immediately when 
anyone was heard singing "My Boy," a 
song written by Mr. Norworth and 
sung by him last week at the Colonial. 

Mr. Norworth said his pianist had 
been approached by four singers dur- 
ing the Colonial week, offering the 
accompanist his own price if he would 
furnish them the lyrics and music of 
the number. 



Bohm Recovers $710. 

Boston, May 20. 
In the action brought by Frank 
Bohm of New York against Karno's 
Comedy Co. for monies due while 
directing the routing of the Karno 
act, Bohn secured judgment last week 
for $710. A cash bond had been de- 
posited by Alf Reeves, manager of the 
Karno Co., to release the attachments 
placed by Bohn when the suit was 
started here. 



OBITUARY. 

A. F. Weldon, well known in musical 
and theatrical circles, died May 5. He 
was known as the "march king" of 
Chicago. A band of 130 pieces played 
the funeral music. 

Howard Jacott was found dead last 
Friday morning at the bottom of an 
airshaft in the Hotel St James; where 
he lived. Suicide was suspected. Ja- 
cott had been with the Shuberts for 
some years. 

Mrs. Theresta Roberts died May 2 
at her home in Florence, N. J. The 
deceased, aged 62, was the mother of 
Prof. G. E. Pamhasika. 



Frank Moore, for the past three 
seasons leading man of the Sherman 
Kelly stock company playing western 
dates, died of lung trouble during the 
company's recent engagement at Syca- 
more, 111. 



Cincinnati, May 20. 
Frank Motsch, 35, ticket taker at a 
local picture house, dropped dead of 
heart* trouble in a street car at Fourth 
and Walnut streets Monday. 



Edward W. Rice died at Phoenix, 
Ariz., May 16, following a stroke of 
paralysis. He had been a theatrical 
manager and was a brother of M. E. 
Rice of the Majestic, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 

MRS. EMMA CAMPBELL 

widow off the late 

FRANK CAMPBELL 

wishes Co thank all those who in any 
way assisted her In her recent bereave- 
ment—the death of her husband. 

Fred Law died at the German Hos- 
pital, Philadelphia, April 17. He was 
once of Somers and Law. A widow 
survives. 



James Duval, a clown with the Bar- 
num-Bailey Circus, and known as 
Saginaw, when a contortionist, died 
suddenly May 1 in the German Hos- 
pital, Brooklyn. He was 38 years of 
age. 



BARS FEMALE IMPERSONATORS 

Chicago, May 20. 

A tempest in a teapot at the Chicago 
University has been aroused by the 
dictum of Coach Stagg, who avers that 
he will not have men on his football 
team this season who dress in women's 
clothing in the dramatic clubs of that 
institution. He announced that he did 
not think men who lived in an air of 
effeminacy, who danced as chorus girls 
and sang in skirts, had the proper red 
blood in their veins' for real football 

This stirred a storm among the fel- 
lows who have been most active in 
dramatics at the Coal Oil University. 



Brice and King with Show. 

Though Elizabeth Brice and Charles 
King may not return to vaudeville as 
a team, the couple have been engaged 
for the Charles B. Dillingham musical 
comedy production Irving Berlin is 
writing the music for. 

The piece is to be staged in the 
early fall. 



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(ubo) 
Dollys & Sebastian 
"Electrocution" 
Hilly McDermott 
Anna Chandler 
Hoey & Lee 
Oeo B Reno Co 
Kube Dickinson 
Muller & Stanley 
Princess Zallah 
Wohlman a Abrahams 
Frank Carmen 
liclle Lee 

PALACE (ubo) 
Mercedes 

\ alerle Bergere Co 
Ix?w Dockstader 
Bert Fltzglbbon 
Little Hilly 
Stepp Good A King 
El Ray Sisters 
(Others to fill) 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Dooley A Evelyn 
Morton Hay A Witt 
Watson's Farmyard 
Wilson A Pearson 
"Fighter A Boss" 
Sallle Flnk 
King A DeLazia 
Murray Bennett 
Lynch A Zeller 
2d half 
Luba Meroff 
Hilton A Wyre 
"Passenger Wreck" 
Theodore Tenny 
McKenna's Minstrels 
Les Aristocrats 

(8 to fill) 
ORPHEUM (loew) 
Mallon A Heath 
Black A White 
Hilton A Wyre 
McKenna's Minstrels 
Lawton 

(1 to fill) 
2d half 
Sohrodcs A Chapelle 
Watson's Farmyard 
Fred Hamll 
\i rs L James Co 
Olga Cooke 
Lynch A Zeller 

(1 to fill) 
NATIONAL (loew) 
Eva Prout 
John R Hymer Co 
Bell Boy 3 
Fd Zoeller 3 

(2 to fill) 
2d half 
Cabaret 8 
Bert Melburn 
John LaVler 

(3 to All) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Schrodes & Chappelle 
Jean Baldwin 
Payment Co 
Dclmorp A Light 
Nat Aldlnc 

(1 to fill) 
2d half 

Po«off 

Hilly S Hall Co 
Dow A Dow 
Lawton 

(2 to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
Louis London 
I/ea ArlHtocrats 
Witt's Girls 
Kelso A Lelghton 
Port Melburn 
John I^aVior 

(2 to All) 
2d hair 
Frank Rogers 
Payment Co 
Friend & Lesser 
Kelly & Galvln 
:{ Xylos 

(2 to nil) 

DELANCEY (loew) 
Brlerro & King 
Sam Harris 
:t Keltons 
Walker A 111 
Rogoff 

(1 to fill) 
LM half 
Jack Strauss 
Nichols Sisters 
"Rival Detectives" 
Delmore & Light 
\':it Aldlne 

(.'? to nil) 



7TH AVE (loew) 
Theodore Tenny 
Al K Hall 

"Rough House Kids" 
Friend A Lesser 
ii Xylos 

(1 to fill) 
2d half 
Jordan A Dougherty 
Walker A 111 
Bell Boy 3 
Eugene 3 

(2 to AH) 
LINCOLN (loew) 
Jack Strauss 
Fagon A Byron 
May A Kllduff 
Medlln Clark A T 

(2 to All) 
2d half 
Rockwell A Wood 
Sallle Flnk 
John P Wade Co 
Louis London 
Ed Zoeller 3 
Brlsnton Beach. 

BRIGHTON* (ubo) 
Murray A Webb 
Elizabeth Murray 
"Green Beetle" 
Kathleen Clifford 
"Arcadia" 
Jimmy Brltt 
"Act Beautiful" 
Cooper A Robinson 
Clara Balerlnl 
HENDERSON'S (ubo) 
Wilson A Batle 
Harry Bersford Co 
'Girl from Milwaukee' 
Smith Cook A Bran 
Robbie Gordone 
The Brads 
Lockett A Waldron 
(Others to All) 

Brooklyn 

ORPHEUM (ubo) 
Mr A Mrs C De Haven 
3 Collegians 
Swor A Mack 
Chester Kingston 
(Others to All) 

SHUBERT (oew) 
Gordon A Murphy 
Fred Hamll Co 
Ryan RlchAeld Co 
Frank Rogers 
The Valdos 

(2 to All) 
2d half 
"Rough House Kids" 
Ryan RlchAeld Co 
Witt's Girls 
3 Shelvey Boys 

(3 to All) 
COLUMBIA (loew) 
Norman A DeSllva 
"Rival Detectives" 
Eva Westcott 
Mardo A Hunter 
Don Carney 
Bell A Caron 

2d half 

Bennett A Harris 

"Modern Match" 

Del Isle A Vernon 

Gordon A Murphy 

(2 to All) 
BIJOU (loew) 
Dow A Dow 
Luba Meroff 
Jordan A Dougherty 
Lida McMillan Co 
Fields Bros 

(1 to All) 
2d half 
Black A White 
Eva Prout 
"Fighter A Boss" 
Murray Bennett 
The Valdos 

(2 to All) 
FULTON (loew) 
Rockwell A Wood 
Mrs L James Co 
Cabaret 3 
3 Shelvey Boys 

(2 to All) 
2d half 
Sam Harris 
:< Keltons 

John B Hymer Co 
Burton Hahn A Co 
Dooley A Evelyn 

(1 to All) 
LIBERTY (loew) 
"Modern Match" 
Addalr A Addalr 

(3 to All) 



2d half 
Lucky A Yost 
Helllorts Bears 
(3 to All) 

Atlanta 

FOR8YTHE (ubo) 
Eddie Leonard 
Mrs Gene Hughes Co 
"Red Hoads" 
Duffy A Lorens 
Webb A Burns 
(Others to All) 

Atlantic City 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Kid Kabaret" 
Paul Conchas 
Mack A Walker 
Milt Collins 
Big City 4 

Fredericks Slemons Co 
Hopkins A i tell Co 
Ioleen Bister* 



MARYLAND (ubo) 
Helen Bertram 
Rlggs A Witchle 
Great Howard 
Adler A Arllne 
Juggling Burkes 
Brooks A Bowen 
Vernie Kaufman 
(One to All) 

Blnntnsaaa* 
LYRIC (ubo) 
"Matinee Girls" 
Hunting A Francis 
Stuart Barnes 
7 Bracks 
(Others to fill) 



KEITH'S (ubo) 
Fannie Brlce 
Bernard Rhelnold Co 
Brown Bros 
Great Ergottl 
Raymond 

Newbold A Grlbbon 
Dorothy Banner 
Kelly A Judge 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Haywood Sisters 
B Kelly Forest 
Ward Bell A Ward 
Polly Prim 
"Live Wires" 
Oscar Lorraine 
(2 to fill) 
2d half 
Nestor A Delberg 
Caryll A Spencer 
Blondy Robinson 
"Stick Up Man" 
Otto Bros 
McClure A Dolly 
(2 to fill) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Nester A Delberg 
Otto Bros 
Caryll A Spencer 
"Stick Up Man" 
Blondy Robinson 
McClure A Dolly 

2d half 
Haywood Sisters 
Oscar Lorraine 
"Live Wires" 
Polly Prim 
Ward Bell A Ward 
(1 to fill) 

Buffalo 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Harry Lauder Talkers 
Natalie A Ferarl 
Llghtner A Jordan 
Prelle's Circus 
(Others to fill) 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Jack Barnholdt 
"The Tamer" 
Elsie LaBergere Co 
Babe Smith 
Welcome A Welcome 

(1 to fill) 
LYRIC (loew) 
Krazy Kids 
Joe Brennan 
Flying Rogers 

(2 to AH) 

Bntto 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Newport A Stlrk 
"Violin Beauties" 
"Their Get Away" 
Grant Gardner 
Oxford 3 

Calgary 

LYRIC (m) 
Hip & Napoleon 



Gallerlnl 4 
Calloway A Roberts 
Barnes A Berron 
Alpha Troupe 

Cnleaso 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Joseph Santley 
Harry Lauder Talkers 
Jenny Dufau Co 
Melville A Hlgglns 
Sam Barton 
Musical Lyres 
Burns Kll A Grady 
Morallls Bros 
Sprague A McNeece 
PALACE (orph) 
John A Emma Ray 
Blossom Seeley 
Pernlkoff A Rose 
Cheerberts Troupe 
Lydell Rogers A Ely 
Vinton A Buster 
William Thompson 
Miller A Vincent 
Demarest A Cbabot 

McVICKERS (jls) 

7 Colonials 
Elliott A Mapes 
Phasma 
Kelley A Catlln 
"Dollies Dolls" 
Willy Zimmerman 
Farnum Trio 
Gertrude Forbes 

COLONIAL (jes) 
Two Zyls 
Benway A Dayton 
"Recltagroph" 
Wm Schilling Co 
Cowles A Dustin 

8 Livingstons 
Stevens A Bacon 
"Cage of Death" 
Royal LaRelne Co 

2d half 
Sauls A Rockwood 
Frankle Drew 
Ike Smlthers 
Ten Dark Knights 
Wm Schilling Co 
"When Women Rule" 
Fanton's Athletes 
"Cage of Death" 
WHITE CITY (Jls) 
Bottom ly Troupe 
Zeb Zarrow 
Power's Elephants 
Holland A Dock rill 
6 Abdallahs 

CROWN (Jls) 
Sauls A Rockwood 
Bingham A Gable 
"When Women Rule" 
Ike Smlthers 
Fanton's Athletes 

2d half 
Two Zyls 
Hoosler 3 
T J Bird Co 
Connelly A Naulty 
3 Livingstons 

SCHINDLERS (Jls) 
Geo A Wlchman 
Margaret Brawn 

2d half 
George A George 
Margaret Braun 

Deaver 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Moffat Claire 3 
Hong Fong 
Jan F Sullivan Co 
Olivetti Troupe 
"Top World Dancers" 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
Hyams A Mclntyre 
Ray Samuels 
Motoring 

"Barbarous Mexico" 
Remple Sisters Co 
Klutlng's Animals 
Miller Moore A Gar 
Ernie A Ernie 
(Others to All) 

NATIONAL (Jls) 
Marr A Evans 
Eckhert A Francis 
Walter Baker 
Alexander Co 
Camllle's Dogs 
Harrington Co. 
Lucler A Ellsworth 
Marcell Marlon 

Edmonton* Can. 

PANTAGES (m) 
Hendricks Bellelsle Co 



Fall Rlwnr, 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Billy 8 Hall Co 
Mantilla A Lloyd 
(2 to fill) 
2d half 
Sagor Mldgely Co 
Clarence Wilbur 
, (2 to fill) 
Hoaokon. JC. J. 
LYRIcTloew) 
Vlollnl A Taylor 
Viola Duval 
Lucky A Yost 
Nell McKlnley 
Helllorts Bears 
2d half 
Rene Orae 
' Vll SU11 Pursued" 
B Kelly Forest 
Addalr A Addalr 
(1 to fill) 

JaekaonTiUo 

ORPHEUM (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
"Who's Your Friend" 

2d half 
Cole A Donahy 
Tony A Norman 
Leona Stephens 
John Gelger 
Jones A Paul 

Kansas City. Mo. 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Fred St Onge Tr 
Ed A Jack Smith 
Gwynn A Gossett 
Bessie Browning 
"I've Oot It" 

Little Rock, Ark. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Bollinger A Reynolds 
I net McCauley Co 
3 Leigh tons 
Diaz's Monkeys 
2d half 
Orvllle A Frank 
3 Leigh tons 
Haviland A Thornton 
Rutan's Birds 

Los AnaTOlca 

ORPHEUM 
Roshanara 
"Neptune's Garden" 
Harry GUfoll, 
Ben Deely Co 
McDevltt* Kelly A L 
Jarvls A Dare 
Monlta 5 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Louis Granat 
"The Punch" 
Pope A Uno 
Bob Hall 
"Mermaid A Man" 

PANTAGES (m) 
Barnold's Dogs 
Tom Kelly 

Barrows Lancaster Co 
Wood A Lawson 
Jerome A Carson 

Louisville 

FERRY PARK (ubo) 
Gertrude Barnes 
Cummlngs A Oladylngs 
Eddie Ross 
Todeska A Todeska 
(Others to fill) 
Memphis 
PARK (ubo) 
Florence Tempest Co 
McCormack A Wallace 
Kalmer A Brown 
Canfleld A Ashley 
(Others to fill) 

MUvranke* 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Carus A Randall 
"Double Cross" 
Wills Holt Wakefield 
Thick Sale 
Rex's Circus 
Byal A Early 
Marie Bishop 
Marvellous Marlottes 

MlnnonnoUa 

UNIQUE (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Rosalre A Prevost 
Armstrong A Manly 
Majestic 4 
Kitty Flynn 
Ross Fenton Play 

Newanrsjk, N. Y. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Lew Fltzglbbon 
Nlchol Sisters 
Burton Hahn A Co 
"VII Still Pursued" 

(1 to All) 
"Side Lights" 
Jean Baldwin 
Slayman All's Arabs 

(2 to fill) 

Now Rookollo* N. T. 

LQEW 7 
Olga Cooke 



Kelly A Galvln 

(1 to fill) 
2d half 
Field Bros 
Fagin A Byron 

(1 to fill) 

Oakland 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Blanche Bates Co 
Master Gabriel Co 
Klmberly A Mohr 
Nevins A Gordon 
Wheeler A Wilson 
The Berrens 
(Others to All) 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Lottie Mayer Girls 
Lasky's "Hoboes" 
Rackett Hoover A M 
Muzete 
Cornalla A Wilbur 

Ogata*, utna 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Thurs Mat) 
Dorsch A Russell 
Harry Rose 
"In Old New York" 
Usher 8 
Cecile Eldrid A C 

Palisades Park, N J 

LOEW 

2 Kanes 
Glendale Trqjipe 
Aerial Cromwells 
Patty 

Philadelphia 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Montgomery A Moore 
J C Nugent Co 
Grace De Mar 
Gould A Ashlyn 
Flanagan A Edwards 
Wlnsor McCay 
Gormley A Caffrey 
Claudius A Scarlet 
Herbert's Dogs 
(Others to All) 

Portland, Ore. 

ORPHEUM 
Valeska Suratt Co 
Jas H Cullen 
De Leon A Davis 
Stelllng A Revel 1 
Aileen Stanley 
(Others to All) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Great Johnstone 
Bijou Russell 
Porter J White Co 
Demarest A Doll 
"Circus Days" 

PANTAGES (m) 
Namba Japs 
J Edwin Grapo Co 
Brown A Jackson 
Frank Bush 
Military Maids 

Richmond, Vs. 

LYRIC (ubo) 
Nina Morris Co 
Arthur Deagon 
Bert Levy 

3 Renards 
(Others to All) 

Rochester, N. Y. 

FAMILY (loew) 
Altus Bros 
Delaphone 
Glrard A Gardner 
Margaret Farrell 
Marco u 

Sacramento 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Ryan Bros 
Williams A Segal 
"Spiegel's Beau" 
Al Herman 
"Parisian Girls" 

Salt Lake 

EMPRESS (sr) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Will Morris 
Thornton A Corlew 
Dick Bernard Co 
"Qualnt's Q's" 
Orvllle Stamm 

San Francisco 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Bessie Wynn 
Robt Haines Co 
Matthews A Shayne 
Aerial Lloyds 
Oterlta 

Henrlette De Serrls Co 
Wright & Detrlch 
Lillian Shaw 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Berry & Berry 
Whlttler's Boy 
"Salvation Sue" 
Morrlssey & Hackett 
Plcchlnnl Troupe 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Fields & Lewis 
Torcat's Roosters 
Tracey Goetz A Tracey 
Lulgi Plcaro Troupe 
Gerhardt Sisters 
The Halklngs 



Bt. Lemla 

PARK (orph) 
Fatlma 

Madge Maitland 
Charles Olcott 
Marco Twins 
The Ballots 
(Others to All) 

St. Paul 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Malvern Comiques 
Sans A Sans 
Wm Larape Co 
Tom Waters 
La Deodlma 

Seattle 

ORPHEUM 
Annie Kent 
Kajiyama 

Bronson A Baldwin 
Barrows A Milo 
(Others to All) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
3 Falcons 
Mowrrop Sisters 
Hallen A Fuller 
Dick Lynch 
•More Sin Again" 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Masqueraders" 
Mae Erwood Co 
Daisy Harcourt 
Salt Bush BUI Co 
Davis 

Spokane 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Shreck D'Arvllle A D 
Marie Stoddard 
John T Doyle Co 
Frank Morrell 
Torelli's Circus 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Pollard Opera Co 
Alia Zandoff Co 
Chas Kenna 
Kallnowskl Bros 
Leona Guerney 
Springfield, Mass. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Lorraine A Dudley 
Pearlson A Goldle 
Enrico 
Ryan A Lee 
Boganny Troupe 
(Others to All) 
Taeomn 

EMPRE8S (sc) 
3 Newman's 
Kammerer A Howland 
Clem Bevlns Co 
CoaWand McBrlde A M 
Robinson's Elephants 

PANTAGES (m) 
Ethel Davis Co 
Martha Russell Co 
Halllgan A Sykee 
Dotson A Gordon 
De Anno 
Terra Haute, lad. 
VARIETIES (wva) 
Wilfred Clarke Co 
3 Rosemary Girls 
2 Carltons 
Herbert Mitchell 
O'Neil A Walmsley 

2d half 
Dyer A Alvin 
Cathryn Chaloner Co 
Herman Seltz 
Frank Parish 
(One to All) 

Toronto 
SHEA- (ubo) 
Travilla Bros A Seal 
Ban Welch 
Fred V Bowers Co 
Nonette 

Lockett A Waldron 
(Others to All) 



YONGB 8T (loew) 
Gladys Vance 
Anthony A Ross 
Joyce A West 
Weston A Young 
Jackson Family 
Rhoda A Crampston 
Wm H St James Co 
Lew Wells 
Carl Daman Troupe 

Vancouver, B. C 

ORPHEUM 
Dainty Marie 
Laddie Cliff 
Australian Choppers 
McMahon Diamond A C 
Lancton Lucler Co 
Rueter Bros 
Rlccl 3 

IMPERIAL (sc) 
Two Georges 
Mary Gray 
Tom Nawm Co 
Rathskeller 3 
Onalp 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Slums of Paris" 
Kumry Bush A Robin 
Romano A Carme 
George Wilson 
DeVltt. A DeVltt 

Victoria, B. C. 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Truth" 
Flnley Girls 
Clayton A Lennle 
Cycling Brunettes 
r> Garjonls 

Washington 

KBITH'S (ubo) 
Frank Keenan Co 
Grace Wilson 
Vandlnoff A Louie 
(Others to All) 

Winnipeg;, Can. 

ORPHEUM 
Anna Hold's Daughter 
John A Mae Burke 
Van A Schenck 
Prince Lai Mon Kim 
Brltt Wood 
Claude Ranf 
Corradinls Menagerie 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Cavana Duo 
Sam Ash 

Byron A Langdon 
Joe Cook 
"Minstrel Kiddles" 

PANTAGES (m) 
Imperial Opera Co 
Godfrey A Henderson 
Maldie De Long 
Jack A Jessie Gibson 
Amedio 

Paris 

EMPIRE 

Rollln 

Fuji Family 
De Mont Trio 
10 Bob Penders 
Suz. Valroger 
Younghan Co 
Lucienne Malty 
Rollln 
Etoced 
Petite Yetta 
Lob Manlcos 
Wortney's Trio 

ALCAZAR D'ETE 
Frank Weedy 
Miss Derldder 
Yvonne Gilbert 
Mile de Talllan 
Rose Amy 
Carl Star 
The Rossignols 
Renee Brevllle 
Andree Dangell 
Florlmond-Vervloet 
Gcnnaro Troupe 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

NEW YORK. 

"A PAIR OF SIXES'— Longacre (10th week). 
"A SCRAP OF PAPER" (revival) (John Drew 

— Ethel Harrymore) — Empire (3d week). 
HIGH JINKS"— Casino (23d week). 
"KITTY MacKAY"— Comedy (19th week). 
"LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN" (Margaret 

Anglln)- Liberty (8th week). 
"PANTHEA" -Booth (Hth week!). 
"PEG O' MY HEART"— Cort (75th week). 
"POTASH AND PERLMUTTER "— Cohan (41st 

"SARI'-'-Ncw Amsterdam (20th week). 

"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE"— Gaiety 
(.T>th week). 

"THE BEAUTY SHOP" (Raymond Hitchcock) 
— Astor (7th week). 

"THE CRINOLINE GIRL" (Eltlnge)— Knick- 
erbocker (11th week). 

"THE DUMMY"- Hudson (7th week). 

"THE TRUTH" (Grace George)— Little (7th 
week) . 

"THE WHIRL OF THE WORLD"— Winter 
Garden. 

"THE YELLOW TICKET "Eltlnge (10th 

"THINGS THAT COUNT"— Playhouse. 
"TO-DAY"— 4Hth Street (33d week). 
"TOO MANY COOKS"— 39th Street 
(Continued on page 23.) 



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VARIETY 



19 



ATTEMPTED FEATURE CONTROL 
MAY C HANGE PICTURE FIELD 

Manufacturers Watching Big Exhibitors 9 Efforts To Tie Up 
Feature Film. Apt To Force Manufacturers To Be- 
come Exhibitors for Self -Protection. 
Makers Want Open Field. 



The attempts of the big exhibitors to 
tie up feature film through long con- 
tracts had engaged some little atten- 
tion from the leading manufacturers 
of the long reelers. While some film 
makers like the Vitagraph and George 
Kleine (classed as a manufacturer), 
also the Universal and Mutual (distrib- 
utors) have become exhibitors direct, 
much to the resentment of th^ir clients 
on the exhibiting side, the straight out 
and out feature concerns (so far not 
disposed to pose as exhibitors) are 
carefully following the actions and 
maneuvers of the large exhibitors who 
can offer direct time to a feature man, 
to note what progress has been or wiU 
be made in this direction. 

The feature maker says there is a 
danger in too much booking power go- 
ing one way. It will involve the rights 
to first runs in practically restricted 
territory, paralyzing the circulation of 
a feature as its manufacturer might 
desire. The ultimate result will likely 
be, said one feature manufacturer to 
a Variety* representative this week, 
that if the exhibitors through their in- 
dividual strength or by combination 
try this plan it will force the maker 
to go in the exhibiting business. 

The same result will come from any 
combination of exhibitors who might 
try to tie up the outlet, said the manu- 
facturer. Where this is accomplished 
in whole or in part, the feature man 
will find a place for his pictures rather 
than to submit to arbitrary terms and 
conditions, even if a new theatre must 
be built for them in the larger cities. 

The manufacturer, who protested 
earnestly against the exhibitor going 
too far in his efforts to beat down 
the opposition through bringing fea- 
tures under control, also said there 
could be no complete elimination in 
picture opposition, at least not yet; 
and in his estimation, not for many 
months to come. Meanwhile, said he, 
his concern intended handling its prod- 
uct to its best interests, and would ndt 
be confined to any one source, no mat- 
ter what the consequences, for with 
the investment the plant represented 
inclusive of manufactured pictures, also 
contracts, it would be cheaper for them 
to compete with the exhibitors in the 
big cities than to have their area of 
circulation limited through a threat 
that first run privilege must be given 
with the exhibitors' long term agree- 
ment. 

The many fly-by-night feature con- 
cerns, continued this manufacturer, 
might be elated at a contract of this 
sort, but it about spells ruin for a 
staple concern that expects to con- 
tinue in business when the present 
complicated feature situation shall have 
been smoothed out.' 



of Gen. Villa" at the Lyric are not 
the drawing cards the house nor pic- 
ture people (Mutual) expected. Last 
week the gross receipts were $2,200, 
and this week are running so lightly 
it is quite possible the "war" picture 
will vacate the Lyric Saturday night. 
Other picture concerns are after the 
Lyric, willing to guarantee as did the 
Mutual. 

That the first week's receipts did not 
reach $4,000 was a surprise to the 
Shuberts, who run the theatre. The 
picture started off quite well on a 
Saturday, but dropped immediately, oc- 
casioning no talk through the "war" 
portion of it not striking the audience 
as genuine. 



JOE SULLIVAN'S STATE RIGHTS 

Among the state rights sold by Joe 
Sullivan, president of the University 
Film, Inc., this week was New York 
state. The feature pictures, "Thou 
Shalt Not Steal," and "The Counter- 
feit," were ready for delivery May 18. 

Mr. Sullivan is negotiating for oth- 
er states. It was he who brought of! 
the big deal between the Balboa con- 
cern and William Fox, whereby the 
latter acquired the distribution of the 
Balboa features. 



50 OWEN DAVIS STORIES. 

Owen Davis has arranged with the 
Peerless picture concern to give it the 



KELLERMANN FILM MOVING? 

The Annette Kellermann film, "Nep- 
tune's Daughter," may leave the Globe 
this Saturday, according to report, 
through the Universal being reluctant 
to further guarantee any amount to 
tjie Globe management. The house 
wants $1,500 weekly guarantee for the 
next four weeks. 

The theatre was taken for four 
weeks, with an option. It has done 
good business, often testing the capa- 
city at night, bringing in a very nice 
crowd. Though the Globe played to 
over $4,000 weekly at first, it bare- 
ly made a profit, the house tak- 
ing first monies clean, while the pic- 
ture people were saddled, with all the 
expenses, excepting orchestra and 
house staff, on a 50-50 basis over a 
certain amount. These expenses, it is 
said, including advertising, made such 
inroads into the Universale share the 
film manufacturing concern preferred 
to leave. Last week the picture pro- 
duced something over $3,000. 

The Kellermann picture will play the 
local Keith vaudeville theatres after 
leaving the Globe. It will share with 
the theatres', 50-50 in the big houses 
and 60-40 in small towns. The Uni- 
versal was refuted this w,eek after the 
Lyric, that also wants a guarantee. 

The feature film has brought Her- 
bert Brenon, who directed the picture, 
into marked prominence through his 
handling of the difficult subject in con- 
nection with a "name." It is said the 
Famous Player Co. told Mr. Brenon to 
name his own figure for directing the 
picture it intends making of Gaby 
Deslys, but the Imp director could not 
consider it, owing to his exclusive con- 
tract with the Universal. 

Captain Peacock, who constructed 
the scenario for the Kellermann film, 
has a manuscript named "The Mer- 
maid" that Miss Kellermann may ap- 
pear in as a stage production or per- 



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camera right to 50 of his stories. In 
return the author receives $10,000 cash, 
and 40 per cent, of the net profit on 
the film productions. 



haps another moving picture. The 
diver is now in Europe with her hus- 
band (James Sullivan) looking after 
her picture interests on this side. 



SPOKANE'S NEW PICTURE CO. 

Spokane, May 20. 

The Southern Sun Co., a new organ- 
ization, has begun the manufacture of 
motion pictures here. The first pro- 
duction is to be "When Betty Mar- 
ries," in two reels. 

The cast is headed by Betty Thorp, 
formerly a Spokane newspaper woman. 
Elvo DefTenbaugh, from the Kalem 
forces, has the male lead. Other local 
people in the company are Peggy Wi- 
cene, Ethel Hindman, Grace and Ag- 
nes Eide, Ward and Byron Johnson, 
Harry Mancke and Harry Matz. A. L. 
Smith, former photographer for Pathe, 
is. manager of the company. 



Writing Evelyn Nesbit Scenario. 

Chicago, May 2C. 

Evelyn Nesbit passed through Chi- 
cago Monday morning on her way 
east where she will pose before the 
camera in the story of her life being 
written by Bessie Block McGaffey, 
wife of Kenneth McGaffey, the press 
agent and theatrical man. Miss Nes- 
bit will form her own company for 
the big feature film. 



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TORREON BATTLE" DOESN'T 

"The Battle of Torreon" and "Life 



Flo Cushman, the wife of Billy 
Green,, the Boston theatrical man, is 
seriously ill at the City Hospital, Bos- 
ton. 



Use Borrowed License. 

Chicago, May 20. 

Sunday night, E. E. Lansing, man- 
ager of the Elite, Wentworth avenue, 
was arrested, accused of using a license 
granted to another theatre. The house 
was full at the time of the arrest, and 
the audience was dismissed. 

Lansing is now charged with operat- 
ing the Elite without a license. 



STRAND'S BANNER PRESS STORY. 

What looks like the banner press 
story of the season hit the papers a 
broadside Monday when extras were 
rushed up and down Broadway report- 
ing a $10,000 safe robbery at the Strand. 
The Telegram was the first to print a 
special and some of the others played 

the story up in big type across the first 
page. First the amount was given as 
representing the receipts of Saturday 
and Sunday at the Strand; then finally 
the later editions of Monday's papers 
said $5,000 was taken. 

Second Deputy Police s Commission- 
er J. Robert Rubin has an affi- 
davit to the effect the real sum was 
$1,639. Tuesday's Tribune touched up- 
on the story lightly and said that it 
was all exploited to announce the com- 
ing to the Strand of the Dougherty 
police picture, "The Line-up at Head- 
quarters." The story read better than 
a movie scenario. Four men put the 
safe blowing job over, according to the 
statement of the night watchman and 
three men employed about the theatre. 
The watchman was forced to make his 
usual rounds and "ring up the time." 
The other three men were handcuffed 
together and imprisoned in a closet. 

At police headquarters Monday the 
Strand watchman and three "handcuffed 
men" were given a close examination. 
The Herald Tuesday said that the "case 
is still under investigation," inasmuch 
as it was known that the Dougherty 
picture was due at the Strand soon. 

The "Line-Up" was shown at a pri- 
vate viewing Monday morning in the 
Strand. It has a scene where a safe 
is blown open by electricity, the con- 
nection and the work being identical 
with that described in the newspaper 
stories of the Strand robbery. 

Gus Hill, one of the principal owners 
of the feature film, is also financially 
interested in the Strand theatre. 



A ZOO FOR 8ELIO. 

Philadelphia, May 20. 

A small sized zoo was brought to 
this city last Wednesday by the British 
freight steamship "Kabinga" from Cal- 
cutta, the animals being consigned to 
the Selig Picture Co. 

There were four leopards, a beauti- 
fully striped Bengal tiger, two black 
panthers, and a cage full of monkeys. 



Screen Club Day at Expo. 

Saturday, June 13, has been designat- 
ed as Screen Club Day at the big movie 
exposition in Grand Central Palace. 
This will be the last day of the affair. 

A feature of the expo will be a tango 
contest for picture people only. Joe 
Farnum, vice-president of the Screen 
Club, is master of ceremonies. 



BRADY HOLDING BACK. 

The first of the features to be made 
from the William A. Brady plays has 
been completed by the William A. 
Brady Picture Players (Inc.), but will 
not be released until next fall. 
Thomas A. Wise is featured in the 
photoplay production. 

Probably the second picture to be 
made will be "Way Down East." It's 
not likely that Brady will release any 
of his proposed pictures this summer. 



VARIETY 




From all reports the films and photographs 
which were taken by Col. Theodore Roosevelt 
antf Anthony Flala on their South American 
expedition are failures by reason of their hay- 
ing been In the water too long when the 
canoes upset during a certain leg of the Jour- 
ney. Only one of the films that were under 
water may be any good and that Is quite in- 
distinct. Roosevelt stood a big chance of mak- 
ing a small-sUed fortune out of hit movie ex- 
hibition of the tour, but water and a too damp 
climate have knocked it awry. 



Alfred Norton, an American character actor, 
makes his debut in the movies when he enacts 
the role of Sydney Hargreaves In "The Mil- 
lion Dollar Mystery." the new Thanhouser 
feature picture. 

The "Lights o* London," by George R. Sims, 
has been purchased by the World Film 
Corporation. 

' George Ade Is reported as being enriched by 
1000,900 by consenting to the photoplay mak- 
ing of fifty of his comedies by the Sellg Co. 



Harry Schenck leaves for Mexico tomorrow, 
where he will superintend the taking of spe- 
cial pictures for the New York Herald and the 
Blache Company. 

The Passaic theatre, at Passaic. N. J., has 
been taken over by the Famous Star Feature 
Film Co., which will reopen the house next 
Monday with pictures. 

Pathe releases a two-reeled "Anthony and 
Cleopatra" May 21. This will be shown In 
the New York houses notwithstanding the 
Klelne feature at the Candler. 



A movie feature has been made with a 
typical wild west flavor entitled "The Last 
Stand of the Dal tons." 



The Melles Co. has announced Its Inten- 
tion to make some American comedies and 
hereafter they will be made In the Gaumont 
studio at Flushing, N. Y. The first Ameri- 
can release will be made In about two weeks. 
Joseph Levering and Marlon Swayne will 
play the leads. 

Gabrielle D'Annunslo. who wrote "Cablrla" 
for the movies, plans an American trip. 



Dolly Larkln Is now with the Frontier, In 
the dramatic company under the direction of 
Willis L. Robards. Hugh McClung, formerly 
of the Frontier, Is now with the Mutual. 
Johnny 8elts, of the technical department, 
same company, was recently married to Alice 
Cresswell, of St. Louis. Lloyd V. Hamilton, 
principal Frontier comedian for some time, 
has left the company. 

The mother of Lee Willard Is reported out 
of danger. 

In "The Good for Nothing," a four-reel 
feature which the Bssanay Is making, G. M. 
Anderson Is shown In a dress suit. This will 
be the first time Anderon has appeared In 
any picture over two reels. The release date 
Is June 8. 



Ths Reel Fellows' Club, a newly formed 
fraternal organisation of movie actors, ex- 
pects shortly to take permanent quarters In 
Chicago. 

John Hay Cossar has Joined the eastern 
Essanay stock company. He's a former legit. 

The Imperial singing pictures are to be 
shown in all of the Marcus Loew theatres 
following the trial showing In the Herald 
Square and Circle last week. 

George Proctor (not Horton) left the Mutual 
for the Popular Plays and Players, as pub- 
licity director with the latter. 

The most complete and perfect studio in 
the country is the claim made for the Imperial 
Moving Picture Corporation's one in its new 
quarters at 308 East 48th street. 

The University Film Co., Inc. (Joe Sulli- 
van, president), released two new dramas 
May 18. The photoplays are entitled "Thou 
Shalt Not Steal" and "The Counterfeit." 

The Colonial M. P, Corporation, T. Hayes 
Hunter, director, announces among Its forth- 
coming photoplay productions will be "64-40 
or Fight." Booth Tarklngton's dramatic story, 
and "The Adventures of Walllngford," George 
Randolph Chester's stories of the get-rlch- 
quick man, which will make their first screen 
appearance In July. 

"The Million Dollar Mystery," the new 
Harold McGrath series which the Thanhouser 
Is making, will be the opening attraction at 
the new movie house, Broadway Gardens, the 
last of May. 

Arthur James May 25 will become associated 
with the publicity forces of the Mutual Cor- 
poration. He will be stationed in Los Angeles 
and will direct the press work of the Coast 
section. 



The second Instalment of the Ralney Hunt 
pictures has been taken over by the Shuberts, 
who will look after their American bookings. 



"The Fighting Chance" and "The Firing 
Line," among the biggest flotion sellers from 
the Robert W. Chambers workshop, are to be 
photoplayed this summer. The All- Star Fea- 
ture Corporation has obtained the movie 
rights to the novels. 



"The Bscapo" (Mutual), D. W. Griffiths 
latest film production, to be first shown In 
New York at the Cort theatre (as now plan- 
ned) commencing June 1, has among the play- 
ers Blanche Sweet, Mae Marsh. Ralph Lewis, 
Donald Crisp, Owen Moore, Robert Harron, 
Jack Pickford, F. A. Turner. "Home Sweet 
Home," playing at the Strand this week. Is 
another Griffith production. 



Irving Cummlngs and Mignon Anderson, both 
with Thanhouser, are engaged to be married. 

"Oh That Movie," a three-reel comedy by 
Irving Billig, with Julia De Kelety featured, 
is to be the next release of the Primagraph 
Film Co. 



The movie fans have been wondering what 
has become of Mrs. Mary Maurice, the vene- 
rable actress of the Vltagraph Co. She has 
been out of the pictures for some time, owing 
to Illness. Last week the old lady was able 
to report to the studio, but It may be some 
time before she will be photoplaylng. 



Arthur White Is looking after the manage- 
ment of the Alhambra and Bronx theatres. 
They started picture policies for the summer 
Monday. 

S. I. Connor, formerly advance man for the 
Robert Mantell show, has entered the employ 
of the George Klelne Co. and is in charge of 
the campaigning of schools, high and normal, 
for the Klelne features. 



Plans are afoot for the photoplaylng of 
"The Old Homestead," by William Thomp- 
son, with William Lawrence playing Denman 
Thompson's old role. 



"DOC" WILSON BROUGHT BACK. 

Philadelphia, May 20. 

William J. Wilson, known among 
film men in this city as "Doc" Wilson, 
was brought back to this city last 
week from Memphis, Tenn., where he 
was arrested on the charge of embez- 
zlement He was accused by his form- 
er employer, George W. Bennethum, 
proprietor of the Inter-State Film Co., 
of the theft of $1,000, and was held 
in bail for trial. 

Wilson kept the books for the film 
company and disappeared in March. 
The books were destroyed. A short 
time after Wilson vanished it was 
rumored that he had been accompanied 
by a young woman. His wife, learn- 
ing of these reports, committed suicide 
by inhaling illuminating gas in her 
home. When arrested Wilson was 
working with a picture company at 
Memphis. He denied having stolen 
any money or having eloped with any 
girl and denounced those "who told 
his wife such lies and drove her to 
death." Wilson has two children. 



Showing Pictures in Ball Park. 

Cincinnati, May 20. 

Pictures are now being shown at 
night at the Cincinnati baseball park. 

A company of picture theatre own- 
ers is conducting the exhibition. Band 
concert a feature. 



Lauder Pictures in Brooklyn. 

The Harry Lauder Singing and 
Talking Pictures have been placed by 
William Morris to play the De Kalb 
theater, Brooklyn, next week. 



PICTURE PLAYERS AUTO RACING. 

Philadelphia, May 20. 

John £. I nee, of the Lubin Co., is 

inducing the motorists of Lubinville 
to compete in a race he is planning on 
the vast Lubin estate, Betzwood, Pa. 

A number of car owners among the 
actor folk have entered their buzz 
wagons, among them Ethel Clayton 
(Oakland), John £. Ince (Hupmo- 
bile), Rosemary Theby (Oakland), 
Edgar Jones (National), Ormi Hawley 
(Stutfebaker), Lawrence McCloskey 
(Fiat), and Emmett Campbell Hall 
(Abbott-Detroit). 

A picture will, of course, be made 
of the event and will be shown at the 
annual Lubin banquet this summer. 

As yet no announcement of the 
prizes has been made. 

Much interest has been taken in the 
race and a number of the so-called 
lightning streaks will have to go some 
to break the records their owners have 
given them. 



MARIE DRESSLER WINS RACE. 

Los Angeles, May 20. 
The auto race between cars owned 
by Marie Dressier and Mabel Nor- 
ma nd of the Keystone resulted in a 
victory for Miss Dressier, her car, a 
Stutz, driven by Dave Lewis, coming 
in first before 5,000 spectators. 



DETROIT GIVES UP CENSOR. 

Detroit, May 20. 

This town has passed up its Censor, 
Lester Potter, who has been returned 
to the police force,' from whence he 
came three years ago. Potter has been 
censoring pictures among his duties. 

Detroit is now minus an official blue 
pencil and may get along without look- 
ing for another. 



WEBB'S PICTURES GOING OUT. 

The Webb Electrical Pictures will 
leave the Fulton theatre, it is said, at 
the conclusion of the four-week period 
the picture owner guaranteed the 
house. 

It is not expected they will again be 
shown in New York until the fall. The 
Webb "Talkers" have played a few 
houses out of town within the past 
month. 



COLONIAL'S MANY AUTHORS. 

The Colonial Moving Picture Corpo- 
ration has gathered an imposing list 
of authors, from whose stories feature 
films will be made. Among the writ- 
ers under contract to the Colonial are 
George Randolph Chester, Sir Gil- 
bert Parker, Margaret Deland, Emer- 
son Hough and Booth Tarkington. 

The Chester stories to be entitled 
"Adventures of Wallingford" will, be 
first released as pictures during July. 



INJUNCTION ON TITLE. 
The Lewis Pennant Features will ex- 
hibit the film first put out by it under 
the name of "Woman Against Wom- 
an" in the future as "Rescued in the 
Clouds." The change in title was 
brought about through an injunction 
granted Klaw & Erlanger against the 
Lewis concern feature using the first 
name, K, & E. having previously copy- 
righted a picture of the same title. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

By GUY PRICE. 

Dustln Parnum returns to New York as 
soon as "The Virginian" Is completed. 

The Edwin August Feature Film Co. is 
negotiating for the purchase of several acres 
of land near Pasadena, Cal. It Is Intended to 
erect a model studio on the site. 



Wilfred Lucas Is recuperating from a brok- 
en shoulder. 



Adele Lane, of Seligs, Is taking a vaca- 
tion from picture work and Is resting up at 
the beach near Los Angeles. 



A second company has been put to work 
by Burton King of the "Usona." Ed. Brady 
Is directing. 



Mona Darkfeathcr is trying to solve a mys- 
tery. A certain New York artist frame 
unknown to the famous portrayer of squaw 
characters) recently sent a painting, life- 
si ie, to Princess Mona. 

D. F. Whitcomb is now chief blue-penciler 
of all scenarios that fall into the hands of 
Frank Montgomery* 

Carlyle Blackwell, the Famous Players 
star, now in New York, recently kept ac- 
count of photographs he autographed in one 
month. It figured up something like 180. 
Yes, it Is quite expensive, this matinee Idol 
stuff! 



Dave Hartford Is now with the Robinson 
Film Co. He was for a long time director at 
the Burbank, Los Angeles. 

Walter Edwards will be away from the 
Broncho camp for several days. He Is star- 
ring In a new play at Los Angeles. 



Several members of the Photoplayers Club 
of Los Angeles have Joined the Press Club 
of the same city. 



Laura Oakley of the Universal has been 
offered one of the principal parts in a new 
musical play soon to be produced by the 
Gaiety Company In San Francisco. 

Allan Dwan's departure from the Universal 
to the Famous Players has caused the glooms 
to dance greefully at Universal City. 

T. L. Tally, the Los Angeles movie mag- 
nate and owner of one of the biggest picture 
houses In the West, now goes about his dally 
routine in a new $4,500 car. 

Charles Olblyn Is producing some classy 
pictures for the Universal. 



Lule Warren ton writes from Honolulu, 
where she is playing with Henry McRae's 
company, that all are having the time of 
their lives. She says the "bunch" Is willing 
to remain away from Uncle Samland for sev- 
eral months longer. 



Mrs. Frank Montgomery has been elected 
honorary member of the Mu Famma Society 
of Denver. 



Several picture theatres are advertised for 
sale In San Francisco and Lob Angeles. 



Harry Pollard is producing a rural drama, 
"The Winning of Peggy," at his Santa Bar- 
bara, Cal., studio. Marguerite Fischer Is 
starring in It 



Bess Merydith now writes her own scen- 
arios. 



All efforts to persuade "Alkali Ike" (Ed 
Carney) to remain with the Universal have 
failed. Louise Glaum, however, remained. 



Just listen to this ! Billy Garwood would 
rather take a licking than be Interviewed. 
And he's a matinee idol, at that. 



Morgan Wallace, former Morosco director 
in Los Angeles, declares the movies is the 
"beet business in the world for an actor." 



J. A. Qulnn's new Superba theatre In Los 
Angeles is nearing completion. 



Reported several Gaiety players in San 
Francisco have Joined the Esanay ranks. 

Pictures press agents are getting to be so 
numerous that If many new ones are added to 
the list there will be more publicity procur- 
ers than players. 

Marshall Steadman, formerly player of 
leads in New Mexico, Is meeting with much 
success as a teacher of picture acting. 



According to report from San Francisco, 
the Sunset Motion Picture Co. hit the shoals 
of financial embarrassment last week and Is 
in bad shape. Several thousands of dollars 
have been expended, It In said, on a new fea- 
ture play, but the sudden clogging of the 
money pipe halted operations. A. W. Bigger, 
of San Francisco, is supposed to bave been 
the "Angel" of the Arm that backed the 
Arm. A consolidation with the Golden State 
Co., of San San Rafael, Cal., Is talked of. 



Members of the Charles Edlcr Picture Co. 
are said to have returned to work on the 
strength of a promise that they will receive 
their full salary. 

If yon don't advertise In VARIETY don't 
advertise at all. 



VARIETY 



21 



OHIO CENSORS ARE CENSURED 

FOR BECOMING HIGH LIVERS 

Fancy Food and Rooms at State's Expense, According to Ac- 
counts Rendered. Told to Go Easy on the Treasury. Say 
Must Be Stylish to Uphold Dignity of Position. , Pa- 

pers Kidding Em. 



Cleveland, May 20. • 

Ohio picture censors at work in 
Cleveland have been ordered to reduce 
their expense accounts. Complaint 
was made to the industrial commis- 
sioner by the state auditor. 

Each censor had charged the state 
$3 a day for room rent at one of the 
local hotels, while Censor Harry E. 
Vestal, of Ada, had charged $4 to $6 
additional for meals, and Censor Maud 
Murray Miller, of .Columbus, had put 
$3 to $4 in her expense account for 
daily food. Mrs. Miller drew $63 for 
expenses during nine days, in addition 
to her salary of $35. Mr. Vestal, for 17 
days of censoring, drew $129.95 as ex- 
penses, while his salary only reached 
$85. On an official trip to Washington 
he patronized the dining car to the 
extent of $875 in one day at the 
state's expense. 

In censuring the "movie" censors, 
the industrial commission observed: 
"Your hotel and meal accounts arc 
double that of any other employe of 
the department and are considered ex- 
cessive." 

The censors defended themselves by 
saying they were instructed to stay 
at the Statler Hotel "to uphold the dig- 
nity of the censor board." 

Cleveland papers, editorially, declare 
that censors should be appointed to 
work in towns in which they live. They 
attack the board and its expense ac- 
counts. 

Motion picture exhibitors of Cleve- 
land, who will petition the legislature 
to abolish the board, are delighted with 
the exposure, and declare the public 
will demand the abolition of the board, 
just as the local exhibitors have been 
doing for the last year. 



of the most successful affairs ever 
held in Chicago. Fully 10,000 
people went to the big place to see 
the picture stars from all sections ot 
the country as they appear in real life. 

Among the prominent ones were 
Miss Young (Vitagraph); Mary Char- 
leson, Rosemary Theby, Florence 
Hackett, Lillie Leslie, Joseph Smilie 
and Harry Myers (Lubin); Billy Quirk 
and Harry Asley (Vitagraph); Marc 
McDermott and Miriam Nesbit (Edi- 
son); Francis Bushman, E. H. Calvert, 
Rapley Holmes, Richard Travers, 
Gladys Sykes, Ruth Hennessey, Helen 
Dunbar, Lillian Drew and Beverly 
Bayne (Essanay). 

Some of the Kalem players on their 
way from the Pacific Coast were un- 
able to get to the ball, owing to their 
train jumping the track near Buxcon, 
Ont. 

Tickets sold at $1.00, and it is prob- 
able that the receipts were in the 
neighborhood of $8,000, although the 
executive committee has not as yet 
made its report. 

Robert Levy is president of the as- 
sociation; Samuel Katz, chairman, and 
Harry Hyman, secretary. 

Chris Whelan, an ex-vaudevillian, 
and a man who had much to do with 
the success of the affair, is a member 
of the executive committee. He is now 
largely engaged in the picture business. 



10,000 AT CHICAGO FILM BALL. 

Chicago, May 20. 
The ball given by the International 
Motion Picture Exhibitors at the 
Coliseum last Thursday night was one 



FEATURES IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, May 20. 

The Fine Arts theatre opened Sun- 
day afternoon with "Neptune's Daugh- 
ter," a feature film in which Annette 
Kellermann is the star. The theatre is 
in the Fine Arts building and in the 
same building with tl\e Studebaker. 
The show was very well patronized. 
R. E. Harmeyer is the manager. 

A feature on view at the Studebaker, 
in its fifth week, is meeting with fair 
success. The Saturday and Sunday 
business is very neavy. At the Audi- 



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MANUFACTURERS INDICATED BY ABBEEV1ATION8. VIZ.t 



GENERAL 

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Kalem K 

Lubln L 

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Sell* 8 

Edison B 

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Klelne Kl 

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MAY 25-MONDAY. 

MUTUAL — The Lost Sermon. 2- reel dr, A ; 
Keystone title not announced, Our Mutual 
Olrl, No. 19. Rel. 

OENERAL F— The Price of Drinks, and 
Widow Muggln's Wedding, split-reel com, B ; 
A Lady of Spirits (Sixth of the "Wood B. 
Wed" Series), com, E ; The Treasure Ship, 
2- reel dr, K- Raatus' Riotous Ride, com, Pthe; 
The Baby Spy, 2-reel dr, and Hearst-Sellg 
News Pictorial, No. 25, S ; A Sentimental Bur- 
glar, dr. V. 

UNIVERSAL — Lodge Loonet Luther, com, 
I ; Family Trouble, com, and U. 8. Govern- 
ment Inspection of Mutton and Pork (educ), 
split-reel, P ; The Sheep Herder, 2-reel dr, Vlo. 

BlAY 2S-TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL— Jane, the Justice, dr, Be: The 
Song of the Shores, dr, Ma] ; Was She Right 
ln Forgiving Him, 2-reel dr, T. 

GENERAL F— The Mystery of the Amster- 
dam Diamonds (Seventh of the "Chronicles of 
Cleek" Series), dr, E; Blind Man's Buff. dr. 
8-A ; The Cigarette Maker of Seville, 2-reel 
dr, Kl ; The Particular Cowboys, and For Two 
Pins, split-reel com. L; A Hasty Judgment, 
com-dr. Mel; Making Steel (educ), and The 
City of Agra, India (travel), split-reel. Pthe; 
The Clock Went Wrong, and Simp Simpson 
and the Spirits, split-reel com, B; Cutey'a 
Wife, 2-reel com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Dead Broke, and A Change 
of Complexion, apllt-reel com, C ; Lucille L«ove 
(The Olrl of Mystery Serlea), No. 7, 2-reel dr, 
O 8 ; Universal Ike Is Kept from Being an 
Actor, com, U I. 

MAY 27— WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL — Sheltering an Ingrate, dr, A; 
The Wharf Rat, 2-reel dr, Br; The Angel of 
the Gulch, dr, Rel. 

OENERAL F— Lost: A Pair of Shoes, com, 
E; Pat Casey's Case, com, 8-A; The Bottled 
Spider. 2-reel dr. K; ln. the Daya of Guillo- 
tine, dr, Mel; Pathe Weekly, No. 88. Pthe; 
Dawn, dr, 8 ; The Boys of the I. 0. U., com- 
dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— The Link ln the Chain, 8- reel 

torium, where a picture is being shown 
with a big orchestra, business has been 
growing. It began very light, and it 
is probable the film may remain an- 
other week, although plans are being 
made to introduce another big feature 
as soon as incidental music can be ob- 
tained. The lower floor of this big 
house brings 50 cents per seat and the 
balcony and gallery 25 cents. Busi- 
ness has been just fair at the Comedy, 
where a feature film is also the attrac- 
tion. 

Alfred Hamburger bought the Illinois 
state rights to the Kellermann picture 
for $20,000. 



dr, Eclr ; The Cure, com, J ; The Passing of 
the Beast, dr, N ; Universal Animated Weekly, 
No. 116, U. 

MAY 28— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL — The Ambassador's Envoy, 2-reel 
dr, Dom ; Keystone, title not announced ; Mu- 
tual Weekly. No. 74. M. 

OENERAL P— The Science of Crime. 2-reel 
dr, B ; Sophie Starts Something, com, 8-A ; 
The Trunk Mystery, 2-reel dr, L; The Stolen 
Formula, 2-reel' dr ; Jack and His Motor- 
cycle, and Jack's Inheritance, split-reel com, 
Mel ; Hunger Knows No Law, dr, V ; Hearst- 
Sellg News Pictorial, No. 26, 8. 

UNIVERSAL— Hiram and Zeke Masquerade, 
com, Frnt : An Old Rag Doll, dr, I ; The Pur- 
suit of Hate, dr, Rz; Hearts and Swords, 
2-reel com, Ster. 

MAY 29— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Umbessler, 2-reel dr, K B ; 
A Telephone Strategy, com, Pr; The Stolen 
Radium, dr, MaJ. 

OENERAL F— The Two Vanrevels, 2-reel 
dr, B; When the Lightning Struck, 2-reel dr, 
S-A ; And the Dance Went On, com, K ; The 
Teet of Courage, dr, L: Second Childhood, 
com, 8; Mr. Bunnyhug Buys a Hat for His 
Bride, com, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Captain Bill's Warm Recep- 
tion, com, N; The Spark of Manhood, 2-reel 
dr. P; Humanity in the Rough, dr, Vlo. 

MAY iO-SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL— Silent Bandy, 2-reel dr. Rel: 
Keystone, title not announced; Bomheky and 
the Bombs, com, R. 

OENERAL F— A Daring Getaway, dr, B; 
Mother and Wife. dr. E ; Broncho Billy's Cun- 
ning, dr, 8-A ; The Coming of Lone Wold, dr, 
K; A Tango Tragedy, and Circus Time ln 
Toyland, split-reel com, L : Terrible Alterna- 
tive, 2-reel dr, Mel ; The War of the Lillipu- 
tians, 2-reel com-dr, Pthe; The Olrl Behind 
the Barrier, dr, 8: The Mystery of the Hid- 
den House, 2-reel dr, V. 

UNIVERSAL— Brother for Brother, dr, Frnt ; 
The Fatal Letter, oom, J • Cast Adrift ln the 
South Seas, 2-reel dr, B101. 

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Safa Locations for Film Exchange*. 

Cincinnati, May 20. 

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film exchanges in buildings occupied 
for tenement or office purposes. To 
further avert fire danger it is pro- 
vided that the exchanges may only 
occupy the top floors of fireproof 
buildings and must not expose more 
than 1,000 feet of film at one time. 

Building Commissioner Rendings, 
author of the ordinance, has ordered 
the Animated Advertising Co., which 
supplies pictures for Keith's weekly, 
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VARIETY 



THE LINE-UP. 

The full title of this slx-reeler is "The Line 
Up at Police Headquarters," with Oeorge 8. 
Dougherty heavily featured, on the billing as 
well as In the film. Mr. Dougherty was for- 
merly second commissioner of police, In charge 
of the Detective Bureau. The Nonpareil Fea- 
ture Film Co. made the picture. The com- 
pany Is principally composed of Gus Hill and 
William Counlhan, two theatrical showmen. 
A folder announces the "Line Up" film Is not 
a "vice," ''white slave," "sex" nor sacrilegious 
picture. Neither Is It. A private showing 
was given Monday morning of this week. The 
first reel goes through police headquarters, 
showing the "line-up" of captured crooks that 
takes place every morning, the Rogues' Gal- 
lery, Bertlllon system, and gives a good, clear 
Idea of the several departments. These op- 
erations are shown W. D. Maxwell and his 
daughter. Vera, the girl having grown in- 
quisitive, and her father, arranging with Com- 
missioner Dougherty by 'phone, takes her 
there to see the sl'hts. Mr. Dougherty's 
chief aide, Dick Vernon, a young fellow, ac- 
companies the party about the building. It 
leads Into the story that la worked out In the 
next five reels. Upon Mr. Maxwell purchas- 
ing a $60,000 diamond necklace for his daugh- 
ter, a gang of thieves plan to burglarise 
the Maxwell home, which they do, but not 
before knocking the owner of the house un- 
conscious, also his chauffeur. The car driver 
was one of the Morgan brothers recently re- 
leased from prison. He decided to go straight, 
but his brother became the leader of the gang. 
The robbery la reported to headquarters, and 
Mr. Dougherty personally takes charge, Ver- 
non assuming command of the details, which 
finally results In the gang being rounded up, 
the Jewels recovered, and a love incident Is 
Interjected for comedy at the finale, when 
Vernon and Miss Maxwell become engaged. 
Dougherty and the father sanctioning the 
wedding by Joining the couple with a pair of 
handcuffs. During the action there are many 
live scenes, Including some "chases." The 
best bits were the capture on a hydroplane 
by Vernon of one of the robbers, he having 
made the flying boat by a Jump from the dock, 
and the taking of a prisoner off a Clyde 
Line steamer by the same man. The steamer 
waa chased down the bay on a tug with Ver- 
non aboard, to get the burglar who had the 
Jewels In his possession. The robber, seeing 
capture at hand, dove overboard from the 
ship, and Vernon went after him, making the 
arrest In the water. A raid was realistically 
staged, with one of the Inmates of "Dopey 
Dan's" place doing a Jump from a high tower 
In the downtown district It looked like the 
Edison Tower on Duane street, but this scene 
waa not completed, as the sheet failed to 
show what became of him. The action was 
faat enough, however, for the audience to 
quickly forget this detail. "The Line-Up" Is 
a very interesting picture, with a straight- 
forward detective story that Is made nlausible, 
not having those ultra-sensational and Im- 
possible meller dramatics that would nail the 
''sensations" as phoney. Besides, all of the 
scenes are set in New York City, another Item 
of value to a film of this character. In addi- 
tion to the presence of the detective chief 
with his staff, there are pictures of police 
precincts, with the "turn-outs," also a vivid 
"third degree" at headquarters that is very 
well worked (along the Bame lines as has 
been done In a stage play). As a six-reel 
feature this film stands up by Itself. Outside 
of New York It should prove a draw on Its 
merits alone, something unusual In a feature 
nowadays. The title is a good one for the box 
office to start off with, and the subject matter 
makes good on the billing, together with the 
fact that Mr. Dougherty understood the busi- 
ness at hand and made It human all the time. 
The aettlngs look real, and some of them may 
have been taken from their natural sources. 
Not alone Is "The Line-Up" a good picture 
for George 8. Dougherty, who now has a 
police service of his own, but It's an excellent 
beginning for the Nonpareil Co., and ought 
to make money for the exhibitor who knows 
what he has got In It Bitne. 

THE WHITE LIE. 

"The White Lie" in three parts (Gaumont), 
by William le Quex and has Reglna Badet 
featured. She Is one of the few foreign photo- 
play actresses who goes out of her way to 
dress her roles, and as she has the figure to 
wear clothes becomingly she carries the role 
with grace and skill. Miss Badet plays Maud 
Ansell, the wife of Ralph Ansell, ''the Ameri- 
can" (Charles Decker), who later, believing 
htm to be dead, married the Earl of Bracon- 
dale (Alfred Denberg) and Is living happily 
with him and her little girl when Ansell re- 
appears to persecute her. There's another im- 
portant character played effectively by Mark 
Gerard, Joe Carter, alias "the Eel." Joe 
loved Maud when she was taking sneers, 
curses and blows from Ralph In humble sur- 
roundings. He and Ralph pull off a big Jewel 
robbery and Just after Ansell has taken the 
bigger half of the spoils the police surround 
them. Maud, meanwhile, unable to stand her 
husband's cruelty, has quit the houie. An- 
sell locks his pal In another room, takes his 
{Carter's) part of the plunder and vanhhos 
through a trap door and does a getaway, the 
police chasing him to a river, where they 
empty their revolvers and finally are con- 
vinced that Ansell Is full of lead at the bot- 
tom of the water. Carter, finding every way 
blocked, Is taken captive and sent up for 
se*eu years. Maud, assisted by nun*. Id 
taken care of and later become a nurse. 
She reads In an old newspaper that ('arter'e 
Jailed and that the police believe Ansell Is 
as dead as a door nntl. She nur.ts the 
Earl of Bracondale, who doesn't c.ire it rip 
whether her past Is a dark secret and makm 
no effort to learn anything shout her antece- 
dents, proposes marrlarre nnd I* accepted. 
Six years pass. Mrs. Earl has a cute lit- 
tle daughter and is living happily In ap- 
parent contentment and luxury. For her 
birthday she receives a pearl valued at many 



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thousands. But Ansell bobs up as big ad life 
ttiul tells Mrs. Ansell-Earl tnat he will go 
out of her mind providing Bhe gives him 
S5,00o. Bhe hasn't tnat mucn change at hand, 
but will give him her necklace that night in 
exchange for a little note which she wrote 
at the time Bhe left him. Just before the 
exchange Is made Carter, whose time is up, 
picas luu Earl s home to rob, not know- 
ing that it Is Maud's home, too. He gets 
the necklace and secrets himself behind a 
curtain when he hears her coming. He recog- 
nizes her and is about to dash out and band 
her back the necklace when Ansell comes 
through the window. He gives up the note, 
but there's the devil to pay when the Jewol 
box Is opened and the necklace Is missing. 
Ansell seizes his wife and is about to re- 
take the note by force wnen the Eel, with a 
quick shot, pumps a bullet into Anaell's back. 
Handing her the gun and slipping the neck- 
lace Into Ansell 'a waistcoat, he makes a quick 
getaway. Of course Maud, with a cue for 
self defense and an alibi for her husband, 
tells "the white He." Ansell is dead and 
Carter Is gone after settling his score with 
the former, so Hubby Earl and family art 
none the wiser. From a movie view Maud • 
He waa perfectly Justifiable, aa all through 
the picture she had done notulng to wantini 
anything but happiness. As *he was getting 
It with the Earl it waa best tb*t ho dtdn t 
dig up her past. What a person doesn't 
know about his closest kin won't hurt him. 
Gerard waa bully as Carter, but Decker 
showed too much self -assurance, posed con- 
tinually and waa wont to be too dramatic at 
all times. The story waa consistently told 
barring a few steeplechases and la pretty 
well photographed. Mark. 

CHESS BOARD OF FATE. 

Thla two-reel Imp doesn't say much, and so 
equally divides the opportunities of the sev- 
eral players that Leah Balrd, featured in It, 
secures less Chance than some of the others. 
The main character la of a scheming hypnotic 
physician, who has a sick man, about to die, 
will hla property to him on the death-bed; a 
brother, trustee of the wealth, misappropriat- 
ing some of the bonds ; the loss of the will by 
the doctor In the library of the trustee, its 
discovery and burning by the defaulter there; 
a fight between the two In which the defaulter 
is killed; suspicion fastened upon the daugh- 
ter by the doctor, who uses his hypnotic 
power to have the girl seek seclusion In his 
sanitarium. Miss Balrd's assistance to her, 
she being a sweetheart of the Doc's and 
alwaya asking him when he Is going to make 
good on the wedding thing. The finale Is 
where the doctor has a sword duel with the 
daughter'a lover, but that waa unnecessary, 
as a good fist fight would have been much bet- 
ter, and under the circumstances neither of 
the two men would have thought of duelling. 
But still most of thla may have been the 
fault of the story. One scene far away from 
actuality was the presenting of the will by 
the physician to the brother and immediately 
walking off with the valuables by virtue of it 
also the loss and destruction of the will. 
Even In the smaller picture houses the patrms 
know a will must be filed and the procedure 
Is nothing like shown on the sheet. Picture 
license probably, but since the public la tak- 
ing pictures seriously, why db not the 
scenario writers or those who pay them do 
likewise? A picture may at least be made 
logical If only In two reels that could be 
ground out In one. Prank Crane directed and 
handled his people well enough with the ma- 
terial at hand. Miss Balrd looked very nice, 
the. doctor gave a good ahow, but there were 
too many brunets on the film, with not enough 
contrasts in personalities. It will go down 
as Just a release. Bime. 

HOME, SwIIt HOME. 

Any picture in these times with the name 
of David W. Griffith attached as director 
draws extraordinary criticism, through Mr. 
Griffith's fame as a director — fame that ex- 
tends to the caption plates being marked by 
two "Griffiths," one In either upper corner. 
and a "D. W." monogram below. In addition 
the Griffith name Is featured on the billing 
and In this particular picture he was a col- 
laborator with H. E. Altken In the scenario. 
All the best players under Mr. Griffith's com- 
mand are In this feature at one time or an- 
other. They are Henry B. Walthall, Mrs. 
Crowell, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh. 
Spottiswood Altken, Robert Harron, Miriam 
Cooper, Donald Crisp, James Klrkwood. Jack 
Plckford, Courtney Foote, Owen Moore, Ed- 
ward Dillon, Blanche Sweet, not necessarily 
listed In the order of their Importance, but 
as per program, which indicates characters 
in the several incidents, in Illustrating the 
effect of the Immortal song on the sheet, to- 
gether with the early life and death of the 
author of it, along with an allegory of the 
great good the lyric has accomplished, the 
scenario writers delved Into what Is known as 
the original picture business— the kind of pic- 
tures audiences always liked— love and the 
wild west. The first reels are devoted to John 
Howard Payne, showing him to have written 
the song In a foreign land, dying shortly after 
leaving a mother, sister and sweetheart weep- 
ing for him at home. The next "episode" Is 
a western mining camp, to which comes a 
young easterner, who falls in love with the 
keeper of a quick-lunch, called "Apple Pie 
Mary" They become engaged; the easterner 
Is called back home ; his love for a young 
woman of his own set Is rekindled ; he returns 
to the camn and leaves without fleeing Mary 
but on his way back Is stopped by an organ 



grinder playing "Home, Sweet Home" ("Be 
It ever so bumble, there Is no place like 
home") ; his affection for Mary overwhelms 
him, and a swift horse takes him back to the 
lunch counter, where the family of two Is 
Increased In years after to a group of four, 
the two babies making the picture complete. 
"Home. Sweet Home" waa Invoked aa well In 
the third "episode," where a wife about to 
become unfaithful to her husband is stopped 
by the music of a violin above her apartment 
playing the strain, and she travels thereafter 
In the dutiful path. Another ep. Is two broth- 
ers, living with a widowed mother, quarreling 
over money, and both killed, one shooting the 
other, and the fallen one killing his brother 
as he is dying. The mother, about to kill 
herself through grief, Is stopped In the deed 
by the "Home, Sweet Home melodv. This 
episode was a bit far-fetched In the total of 
its scenes, but there was plenty of fast riding 
and real western atmosphere to It. The alle- 
gory Is carried forward to quite some extent, 
with unusual lighting, but Is held too long, 
as are some of the scenes at the lunch coun- 
ter. "Home, Sweet Home" Is a series of pic- 
tures In one. it seems to run about seven 
reels. With the soft subject of home and 
mother, it was placing too much harshness 
In the picture for a double murder, besides 
the death of the author. Mr. Griffith picked 
a subject in the title and lyrics of this song 
that could stand for a world of sentiment, 
and he secured value twice, but missed badly 
once. The murders, however, wese in the 
scenario. It will make the name of John 
Howard Payne better known than It ever has 
been, but "Home. Sweet Home" is not likely 
to attract more than passing notice aa a fea- 
ture film, although some of Mr. Griffith's good 
work wi«i win ready recognition from the 
technical reviewers. A picture with the stock 
company this one had assembled could not fall 
down. All the best known of the players did 
their share, but with due respect for Messrs. 
Griffith and Aiken's prowess as scenario writ- 
ers. If the best dramatic writer In the coun- 
try had been engaged to work out this "Home, 
Sweet Home" theme, the chances are that the 
Mutual would have had a feature as a result 
that would have gripped the hearts of every 
one who watched It, The present "Home, 
Sweet Home" does not do that — It Is too much 
of a moving picture. Bitne. 



THE CHRISTIAN. 

"The Christian" as a photoplay was shown 
earlier in the season at the Manhattan opera 
house. Under a new booking direction the 
eight-reel production of Hall Calne's story 
of London life is now at the Harris theatre, 
which adopted a picture policy for the summer 
last Saturday night The movie makers, with 
Vitagraph players, directors and studios, have 
done very well with the story. Love and the 
church triumph in the end, and there's suffi- 
cient action to sustain the Interest. Edward 
W. Lynch, a Worcester, Mass., theatrical man, 
has the feature at the Harris under hla man- 
agement. The best work in the picture la 
done by Edith Storey as Glory Quayle. Miss 
Storey has womanly charms, a queenly figure. 
attractiveness, sincerity and energy, and all 
these combined with a love for the open make 
her an Ideal "movie" Glory. Miss Storey can 
do almost anything a healthy, athletic Ameri- 
can girl can do, and she has a chance to 
display her versatility in "The Christian. 
Earle Williams plays John Storm, and handles 
It with effectiveness and dignity. Williams at 
times Is Inclined to staglness, but, notwith- 
standing that, mdkes the part stand out prom- 
inently. Harry Northrup, as Lord Robert Ure, 
makes the character a strong one for the 
movies. James Morrison was splendid la his 
death scene as Paul, and Jane Fearnley made 
an acceptable Vera. Donald Hall was Hora- 
tio Drake, and made a fairly good Impression. 
The photography measures up well, and some 
of the big scenes were, capitally arranged. 
The mob at the church was the best of the lot 
"The Christian" Is the first of the Liebler 
plays to reach the sheet As a feature It will 
hold Its own anywhere. Mark. 



THE WAIF. 

"The Waif" in four reels would have 
turned out a much better picture than it 
does In six reels. It's an Eclectic, made In 
France with English actors from appear 
ances, though a sprinkling of French play- 
ers may be among them. Perhaps the be<*. 
of this feature Is the stralghtaw^v scenario 
that reads so well on the sheet, It suggests 
a novel has been adapted for camera pur- 
poses. , While big or thrilling scenes are 
missing in this film that leans toward melo- 
dramatics, the "heart Interest" secured and 
the employment of children as the leading 
principals fill In the deficiency. The chil- 
dren do very well with their rrles. In the 
leading part, Reml, the abducted son (who 
may be a girl), goes through each perform- 
ance with much skill, but at times overacts 
a trifle as though over-coached. Matteo, an- 
other boy, did well barring a self-conscious- 
ness that at times caused him to look at the 
floor when "talking" or acting. Though an 
abduction story there Is no hair-breadth es- 
capes nor attempts to kill. A baby who 
threatens to Interfere with a brother receiv- 
ing any share of the baby's dead father's 
estate. Is stolen, and placed on the curb 
evidently not far from Its home. A laborer 
finds It and the baby Is taken home hy him 
The first reel gets right down to b nines* 
rrom the outset,. detailing completely the t-asl? 
for the story,* The next reel Jumos elgat 
yi'Hrs. when the laborers finds he must get rid 
o the youth to save household expenae3, alro 



sell his cow. Sentiment commences at »hla 
point and seldom flags after It The boy's 
affection for hla foster-mother la touching, 
also her love for him. The same sentiment 
extenda to the relations between Reml and an 
Itinerant animal trainer, to whom Reml Is 
bound as an apprentice for $10 yaarly. Fol- 
lowing a series of hardships, the old trainer 
dies, and Reml Is taken In by a farmer. He 
leavea and In the course of hla travele around 
Paris (playing a harp for gratuitous gifts) 
picks up Matteo, whom he had mat during his 
travels with the animal man (an excellent 
player). Thereafter he and Matteo are bosom 
friends, and It Is Matteo who finally uncov- 
ers his parentage. The scheming brother Is 
unmasked, and Reml. who had had a former 
acquaintance with his mother without being 
aware of It la 'happy at last. One of the 
best sentimental bits Is when Reml, who with 
Matteo (playing a horn) has been success- 
ful In public collections, remembers his foster- 
mother, buys her a cow and leada It to her 
home, another and quite odd bit of writing 
as well as directing, Is of Reml, when alone 
and in bad straits, wandering to a river's 
bank, as his mother and her sickly son are 
passing on a yacht. The 111 boy sees the 
animals performing, persuades his mother 
to take them aboard, and the orphan sails 
with them for several days, neither having 
any Idea of the traveling boy's Identity. He 
leaves at Caen, returning to the animal 
trainer, and this la nicely made an Impor- 
tant point in the story later on. "The Waif" 
will have considerable of an appeal as a 
straight picture tale that perhaps Is better 
for the absence of the customary fervid em- 
bellishments. It will be best placed In a 
mixed bill. * Bitne. 

THE MOUNTAIN RAT. 

A Reliance feature In four parts that Just 
misses. It has a title, western atmosphere 
and a story that should combine In turning 
out a corking good special, but the picture 
has nothing unusual and the acting aa a 
whole la away below what one would expect 
of such a cast Henry Walthall Is Douglas 
Williams, a despicable creature among men 
folk with a weakness for drink that results 
In hla being worsted in a saloon brawl. 
Walthall trlea to make the role stand out, 
but no acting Is demanded of him and It's a 
part that will not add any laurel wreaths 
to his brow. Nell, the mountain rat la 
played by Dorothy Gish. She does real well, 
and with the aid of some long skirts tried 
to- look like a young woman who could stand 
for almost anything but having her despised 
sweetheart ahot down by another man who 
waa made of sterner stuff. Nell Is string 
for the dance halls and her popularity thct 
results In getting a reputation for being be- 
low caste. Nell Is mighty sweet on Williams, 
an easterner, whom she takes to her hum- 
ble home and nurses back to life. Then Wil- 
liams reciprocates her affections and Intends 
to live straight when word comes that his 
old sweetheart and mother are coming for /a 
visit. Nell reads a note which Williams wrote 
but didn't send. It said Nell waa an angel 
and the woman he Intended to marry. When 
tne letter came that the former sweetheart 
was on her way to effect a reconciliation 
Williams changed his mind. All this Nell 
saw. When the woman from the east arrived 
Nell exposed her relations with the man. 
The story ended where Nell prevented Steve 
(Donald Crisp) from pouring lead Into Wil- 
liams' skin, the mother and ex-sweetheart 
went back east and Williams and Nell were 
married. Some of the photography Is splen- 
did and the exteriors well arranged. Tha 
principals do nothing but move back and forth 
and make supposed conversation. Miss Gluh 
Is a capital little actress who needs a few 
more years to take away that extreme girlish- 
ness her face and stature give her. Shu is 
cute, -winsome and withal a hard little worker, 
hut In some of her roles she appoars too 
young for the characters assigned. Mark. 



GRIP OF IRON. 

"The Grip of Iron" (Apex) In four reels 
will do as a meller In pictures. It's not ex- 
traordinary in any way, nor does the photog- 
raphy please altogether; more often It Irri- 
tates through light backgrounds (something 
the foreign-made picture makers seem to de- 
light In), but some scenes are brought out 
strongly, although the main Incident, that of 
an elderly man becoming paralyzed, Is some- 
what morbid In appearance, albeit the man 
playing this role Is an exceptional character 
actor. The first two reels lay the foundation, 
that of a young man sent to prison for five 
years through the energy of the elderly one, 
he with "the grip of iron." The convict's 
sweetheart during his confinement marries 
the son of his prosecutor to obtain re- 
venge. At the expiration of two years the 
convict escapes. A chase after him by the 
guards Is very poorly done, It is so stagey, 
and there Is too much repetition, making this 
portion draggy as well. The convict returns 
to the old place, when he and the now wire 
conspire to kill the huBband. The father be- 
came paralyzed upon his son's wedding day, 
after the mother had been killeu by an auto. 
This accident Is flashed for a second by trick 
photography. The old man can see and hear, 
but cannot talk nor move. The doctor says 
another great shock will restore his normal 
faculties. Beneath the living room of the 
house, where all the family are, Is a deep 
cellar, reached by several flights of hanging 
ladders, the ladders attached by hooks to 
rings at different periods of the descent. The 
escaped convict, now disguised by a full beard 
applies and receives a position as a helper! 
When the son Is away, he removes the lower 
ladder on the cellar-path, leaving sure death 
whomsoever may go down there without 
tt . , ,ght ' "^methlng the son always does. The 
girl In her devilish spirit of hatred toward 
her husband and father-in-law tells the old 
man while be Is helpless In the chair what 
has been done and that his son, also her hus- 
band, will be killed the next time he goes 



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down there. The paralytic's misery Is terrific. 
He sees his son enter and make ready to 
descend to the cellar. As the boy starts down- 
ward his father by a superhuman effort 
shouts, "Andrew, come back." The son thinks 
he hears his father's voice, returns to ask 
him, but the old man is again speechless. 
Once more the son starts toward his death, 
when the father, by straining as though to 
tear himself apart. recovers his voice 
and his strength, grabs the daughter who Is 
standing by, now terrified, chokes her, and 
then again calls to his son, saving him. But 
the father should have called to the boy first, 
otherwise he could have been going toward 
China, but that Is a picture detail. The con- 
vict, returning, is unnerved at the different 
aspect of affairs, and in the excitement tum- 
bles headlong down the flight, his death be- 
ing shown as he strikes the cellar floor, the 
single bit of decent direction in the film. 
The daughter is driven from home, the son 
and father are seen in a thankfully posed at- 
titude, then the father as the star of the 
feature picture, steps forward, bowing to an 
Imaginary audience. The spectacle of the 
paralytic in his helplessness under the con- 
ditions and in the scenes as presented is pe- 
culiarly pathetic with a touch of morbidness 
that nearly approaches gruesomeness. But 
this may be overlooked In the general scope 
of the film that makes it something of a 
thriller for those who like that sort of thing, 
and a thrill in a picture is second only to 
heart-interest or romance. Bime. 



THE RED CLUB. 

Branded with a "Fra." "The Red Club" is 
In four reels, evidently taken abroad, with 
Russia as the locale of its story. The latter 
Is pretty loosely strung together but depends 
upon the melodramatic action that should 
have been utilized in a detective tale in- 
stead. Count Something or another becomes 
engaged to a Countess, and through this had 
to cast aside Sonja, whoever Sonja was. But 
Sonja sought revenge. Baffled in attempt to 
shoot the Count, .Bhe joined "The Red Club," 
which met In a poorly staged meeting room. 
The Count received a note of warning from 
"the red ones" and passed It over to Captain 
Boris, his aide. The Captain, a good-looking 
hero, got busy at once. After several hair- 
breadth escapes, he finally ran down "The 
Red Club" and Sonja. Sonja received a 
death wound saving the Captain, and she 
died In his arms. Whether the Count mar- 
ried the Counters doesn't come out in the 
four reels. One of the escapes was when the 
Captain, going down one of the many trap 
doors, fell Into a neat of the Reds and they 
tied him up against the wall, with a pistol 
operated by a clock pointed at him. He was 
rescued on the Instant as the pistol dis- 
charged, as a friendly policeman was there 
to divert the aim. The picture director made 
a sieve out of the house where most of the 
scenes occurred. He cut up everything In 
the floor and . walls. All was secret and 
very mysterious, but so palpably staged the 
picture loses much of Its interest and be- 
comes at best but an ordinary thriller that 
would appeal to a gallery trade. Bime. 



DAREDEVIL RODMAN LAW. 

Few movie actors have done as many crazy 
and daring things as F. Rodman Law, who 
has acquired the sobriquet of Daredevil Law 
by reason ot his bold flirting with death. Law 
has been doing all sorts of parachute jumps 
from bridges and steeples as a publicity dodge 
and to help him acquire fame. In the Blache 
picture, "Fighting Death," he did many things 
that were right In his line of work and helped 
put some melodramatlo flavor which the title 
would lead one to believe was in Its structure. 
Law has taken all his "daredevil doings" and 

filaced them together as a "feature." In book- 
ng this Law film the only and original Rod- 
man Is appearing with the picture during the 
evening exhibitions and telling the folks what 
his feelings are when risking his life. The 
film runs 16 minutes. About the only draw- 
back to the "fea'ture" Is the sameness of sev- 
eral of the "feats," each bridge jump being 
executed in the same way. Of course the 
water scene Is effective and that was all that 
Law wants. In the pictures Constance Ben- 
nett is shown doing some daredevlltsh work 
after the fashion of Law. The jump from 
the Williamsburg bridge, the ride on the mo- 
torcycle Into the Shrewsbury river, the leap 
on horseback by Law and Miss Bennett 1) to 
Ausable Chasm (reported 58 feet), a 290 feet 
climb over frozen ranlds. Jumping off Queens- 
bo ro Bridge, dynamiting a motor boat in the 
Passaic River, going over Old Town Falls, 
Maine, exploding 120 pounds of dynamite from 
a balloon over the Hudson river, Jumping off 
the Brooklyn Bridge In midwinter, climbing 
to the 14th floor of the Anson la Hotel, New 
York, on the outside stone flagging, Jumnln* 
into the East River (Law and Miss Bennett), 
and all the scenes in which they took part for 
the Balche "Fighting Death" film. The horse- 
back jump Into the Ausable waters and the 
cable hand-over-head Journey by Law which 
would have meant instant death had he lost 
his hold are the best from a movie standpoint, 
as the parachute Jumps look tame when the 
canvas opens and I*aw rides smoothly to the 
water. Mark. 



THE ACCUSING VOICE. " 

At Weber's when this picture was seen, It 
was the second feature of the evening In a 
show presented by the "Exclusive Features, 
that had as an important point the sudden 
paralysis of a man. It was strange that two 
feature films should have been shown with 
this scene in each on the same bill. "The 
Accusing Voice" is by Oaumont In three reels. 
The paralysis in this is not carried to the 
extent of the other ("Grip of Iron") and is 
more lightly touched upon. The big kick of 
the Oaumont feature Is the recording of a 
voice on a disk by wireless, likely based upon 
the present attempts to perfect wireless tele- 
phony. Two rival phonograph firms are striv- 
ing to secure the first patent for recording 



on records by wireless. It is announced one 
of the firms has found an Inventor, who, by 
means of an emerald stone, has discovered 
the process. The other firm, to secure the 
formulae, approaches the Inventor's assistant. 
He Is engaged to his boss's daughter and Is 
an inveterate gambler who always loses. The 
firm's member slips him a note In the gam- 
ing place saying $15,000 will be given him If 
he will divulge the Inventor's secret The 
young man Is tempted. When the Inventor at 
his laboratory Is about to experiment, with 
the daughter playing the piano for it (the 
record being set Just outside the laboratory 
door), the assistant copies the formulae, steal- 
ing It from a desk. The inventor detects him. 
Is surprised Into shrieking, "You, O as ton. 
would rob me !" then becomes paralyzed and 
unconscious. A doctor called cannot explain 
it excepting to say there must have been a 
sudden shock. The daughter Is questioned 
as to the last thing she remembers her father 
doing. Mentioning the wireless test, the phy- 
sician orders the record brought in, the phono- 
graph started and the girl to again play the 
piano. As the record revolves it has no effect 
upon the inventor until near the finish, when 
his shriek Is heard, the disc having also re- 
corded that. It brings the Inventor back, the 
girl knows her sweetheart Is gone by the 
accusation her father then makes, and the 
gambling-assistant walks over to the river- 
side to muse on the futility of being crooked 
and getting caught at It. The picture ends 
somewhat abruptly and dismally, but Is In- 
teresting through the wireless proposition In- 
volved. Otherwise It has little action, but 
some very good acting, and very well set 
interiors. Bime. 



MADAM SATAN. 

A three-part play with Yvette Audrey la the 
title role. One big feature Is quite effeotive, 
but the plot leading up to It and the alow 
procession of "Interiors" up to this climax 
in the third part are so provoklngly dreggy 
and Inanimate the picture falls to arouse the 
enthusiasm It might have otherwise gained. 
The first and second parts are tame, with no 
action, and three people strive unsuccessfully 
to create the proper Interest In the third 
part the film commences. Here the scene 
is supposed to shift to a petroleum district 
of the United States where the Princess les 
Storys alias Madam Satan fires off a cannon 
that results In firing the oil tanks belonging 
to the man whom she almost landed but for 
the Interference of his daughter, Lena. The 
burning of the oil sheds and the carrying of 
the flames down the stream nearby were 
splendidly put over by the camera. There's 
every evidence that the film Is a "foreigner" 
and it's certain had an American producer 
been at the helm such a flery climax would 
not have been wasted. As It stands the first 
two parts are hopelessly lost In a lot of 
"inside" meetings between the principals and 
mean little to the folks out front waiting 
for something to happen In a "feature" that 
has such a peppery title. Madam Satan 
shows little of her devil cunning or fiendish 
desire to send souls into the jaws of the fire 
and brimstone monster until the last part. 
The "Madam" was a very quiet. Innocent sort 
of creature up to that time. There are some 
good examples of photography In the film and 
in some of the scenes the camera appears to 
have had a "hot box." The lens played up 
that oil burning scene quite satisfactorily. 

In one scene, Madam Satan enters a sup- 
posed American bar where two bad cowboys 
plan some dirty work. One can look through 
the big windows in this western town and see 
the men drinking, playing cards and all that 
sort of thing, don't you know. These cowboys 
are dressed almost like regular cowboys, but 
the laugh comes when you see their mounts. 
One of tbe roughest riders Is shown astride a 
short-tailed horse, built along the lines of a 
thoroughbred from a German emperor's stable. 
There are other "tell-tale" "roofs the producer 
must have made up his "cowboys" from de- 
scriptions given in some of Europe's funny 
papers. The oil thriller may save the picture 
where they haven't time to pick flaws. None 
of the actors did anything worth while. 

Mark. 



MONGREL AND MASTER. 

A three-part Essanay released last week. 
No special reason for the scenario, particu- 
larly longthy enough for three reels except- 
ing to put forward Francis Bushnell, as the 
star. It's an ordinary sort of a crook- 
polltlclan story, improbable In the frankness 
displayed by the crooks and the politicians, 
but still those who like Mr. Bushnell In 
romantic roles (as no doubt he nearly always 
plays) will be satisfied with this feature, be- 
cause Francis Is In It. Bushnell looks now 
as James K. Hackett did 20 years ago, and 
that's enough for the girls. "Mongrel and 
Master" Is a mongrel title In this case. The 
tale starts with two robbers about to burglar- 
ize a house. The daughter of an attorney 
living In It gives to the younger man on the 
street a rose. At night as the men are In 
the parlor, having turned on the lights, the 

Joung crook sees a picture of the girl, forces 
Is older companion to leave the house with- 
out taking any valuables, and It being the 
founger one's first offense, he concludes to re- 
orm. Some years later after working at 
manual labor during which time he studied 
law, the reformed one (Mr. Bushnell) secures 
a position as secretary to the lawyer, who Is 
about to be elected mayor of the city, the 
older crook of years ago having developed 
Into the "boss" politician and giving him the 
nomination. Then the thing wobbles along 
with the two reformed crooks meeting often 
until Bushnell traps the "boss," who wanted 
to marry the now grown-up daughter. It ends 
quietly with the arrcnt of the "boss." Neither 
of the two principal men aged sufficiently 
to Indicate the yearn that must have elapsed 
before tbe little girl reached womanhood, nor 
was much attention apparently paid to detail, 
such as when tbe little one discovered J,he 
note left by the burglar for her. she placed 
It In a picture frame without even showing 



It to her father or mother. The photography 
Isn't of the best, the settlnrs are conventional 
(the meeting place of the polltlclana looking 
worse than that and more like the back room 
of a saloon), while the acting merely passes, 
the "boss" overplaying, Buahnell running 
along evenly, w|th the best performance by 
far given by the girl playing the grown-up 
daughter. She understands expression and 
repression. Essanay should do better In three 
reels, from the selection of the scenario for 
It, to the staging fur the sheet. Bime. 



THE FALLEN IDOL 

A 3-reel foreign feature. Photoplayed by 
the Great Northern Co.. bearing the Copen- 
hagen trademark. Entire picture moves at 
snail's pace. Betty Nansen Is featured amohg 
the principals. For all around Sphinxlike 
acting Miss Nansen takes the cake In this 
picture. There Is nothing uplifting In the 
film and probably the only moral It tries to 
put over Is that a married woman should 
try and content herself with her home life 
and let nice-looking actors alone. The Coun- 
tess Cora von Smettan haa a hubby who 
fives her everything her little heart dealrea 
n the way of domestlo luxuries, but she 
falls for an actor, who later becomes her 
stage tutor but upon her success shows a 
Jealousy that results In Lady Cora quitting 
the stage and settling down In poverty row. 
Her husband takes her back home and she 
slips out at night to watch her former stage 
lover work In one of his famous scenes. She 
comes home, looks In the mirror and then 
falls dead. Husband finds where she has 
been, and on rushing Into the house stum- 
bles across her lifeless form. That's all there 
Is to the film except aeveral exteriors that 
are worthy of especial mention. The garden 
scene with men and women In fashionable 
clothes reminded one of a society gathering 
on the Newport lawns. There's no life to 
the picture, the scenes are provoklngly drawn 
out and at no time does Miss Nansen show 
any animation. It'a a funeral role and all 
that, Miss Nansen moving about like an au- 
tomaton • without a trace of expression In her 
face except that of rigidity and severity. 
As a feature there Is little to commend. 
Fairly well cameraed. Jfarfc. 



THE ROYAL BOX. 

Sellg has turned out a four-part Englished- 
atmospbere picture In "The Royal Box" that 
tells little when It Is all through, and finishes 
in a complex way. The Royal Box, as always, 
Is the place for royaltv to witness a perform- 
ance. In this picture the Prince of Waies 
Is a good sort of a fellow, calls on an actor 
In his dressing room, sends him word he Is 
going to see blm play the next time, and signs 
his full title only ("The Prince of Wales") to 
notes written by him. As a side issue the 
Prince liked Lady Felsen and so did James 
Clarence, the actor. This led Clarence to de- 
nounce the Prince, who occupied the royal box 
while he was playing Romeo. Clarence was 
Jealous of the Prlnce r s attention to Lady Fel- 
sen, who was there with blm, and also dis- 
liked to see his audience turn their backs on 
his acting, but the Prince didn't mind a little 
thing like that although the curtain was rung 
down. He was around In Jimmy's dressing 
room the next day, saved him from arrest and 
then James thought he had better go to 
America, taking Cella Pryse with him as lead- 
ing lady. Cella Pryse ran all through the 
picture, she and Lord Bassett, as of much 
use there as the Widget family of 13 kids, 
who bad an acrobat among them. The bunch 
were used for some tiresome comedy scenes. 
This picture may have made a fair two- 
reelcr. The Sellg stock company might re- 
main on their native ground when playing 
pictures, and produce some better studio sots 
than are shown In this one. The James Oliver 
character was well played. That's about the 
most that may be said for the feature. It 
doesn't go far enough In any direction. Bime. 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

(Continued from page 18.) 
WEBER'S— Pictures. 
HARRIS— Pictures. 
FULTON— Pictures. 
NEW YORK— Pictures. 
ROYAL (1st week)— Stock. 



LONDON. 

"AFTER THE GIRL"— Oalety. 

"AN IDEAL HUSBAND"— St. James's. 

"ANNA KARENINA"— Scala. 

"A MID8UMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"— Savoy. 

"A PAIR OF SILK 8TOCKINOS"— Prince of 

Wales. 
"BROADWAY JONES"— Lyceum. 
"GRUMPY"— New Theatre. 
"KISMET"— Globe. 
"MAGIC"— Little Theatre. 




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•MAMSELLE TRALALA"— Lyric. 
"MR. WU"— Strand. 

MY LADY'S DRE8S"— Royalty. 

"POTASH & PERLMUTTER"— Queen's. 
"PYGMALION"— His Majesty's. 
"THE BLUB MOUSE "—Criterion. 
"THE CLEVER ONES"— Wyndham's. 
"THE DANGEROUS AGE"— Vaudeville. 
"THE GIRL FROM UTAH"— Adelphl. 
"THE GREAT ADVENTURE"— Kingsway. 
"THE JOY RIDE LADY"— Garrlck. 
"THE LAND OF PROMISE"— Duke of York's.. 
"THE LIGHT'S O' LONDON "— Aldwych. 
"THE MARRIAGE MARKET"— Daly's. 
"THE MELTING POT"— Comedy. 
"THE PEARL GIRL"— Shaftesbury. 
"THE STORY OF THE ROSARY"— Prlncoss. 
"THE WYNMARTENS"— The Plsyhouse. 
"THINGS WED LIKE TO KNOW"— Apollo. 
"WITHIN THE LAW"— Haymarket. 

PARIS. 

"SCEME"— Opera. 

"MACBETH"— -Comedle Francalse. 

"MAROUF"— Opera Comlque. 

"VENDETTA"— Oaite. 

"CE QU'IL FAUT TAIRE"— Bouffes. 

"JE NOSE PAS"— Palais Royal. 

"L'HOMME RICHB "— Renaissance. 

"MR. BROTONNEAU'—Porte St. Martin. 

"JE NE TROMPB PAS MON MARI"- • 

"MA TENTB D'HONFLEUR"— Varletea. 

"BELLE AVENTURE"— Vaudeville. 

"L'EPERVIER"— Amblgu. 

"PETARD"— Gymnase. 

"CARTOUCHE'*— Apollo. 

REVUES at Fern In a. Folles Bergere, Olympla, 

Marlgny, Moulin Rouge, Cigala, Comedle dee 

Champs Blysees. 
LOIE FULLER'S soason at Cbatelet. 
ANGLO-AMBRICAN opera season at Theatre 

des Champs Blysees. 
RUSSIAN ballets at Opera. 

CHICAGO. 

"PECK O' PICKLB8"— American (12th week). 
"JERRY" (BUIle Burke)— Blackatone (3d 

week). 
"HELP WANTED"— Cort (28d week). 
"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATB"— Cohan's 

(lfith week). 
"PRETTY MRS. SMITH"— (Kitty Gordon) 

Garrlck (3d week). 
QUEEN OF THE MOVIES"— Illinois (3d 

week ) . 

"MARY JANE'S PA"— Imperial. 
"MADAME X"— National. 
"THE TRAFFIC"— Victoria. 



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MAJESTIC ( Lyman B. Glover, mgr. ; agent, 

Orpheum Circuit). — Although a bit song 

heavy, there being five singing specialties 

out of eight numbers programed, the show 
wag prettily rearranged for Monday evening 
end held up nicely with perhaps one excep- 
tion. The topllne goes to Olga Netharsole 



In the third act from "Sappho." a strong, 
emotional and well played vehicle for the 
two-a-day'H. And a pausing word on tbe east 
might be appropriate for the benefit of sketch 
producers, who seem satisfied ss a general 
rule to provide their pieces with one strong 
principal and fill out the balance with medi- 
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NetherHole cast, with A. E. Barnes playing 
opposite the star. A fine bit of character 
acting Is contributed by Alfred Donahoe and 
Constance Raymond Is typical as the maid 
servant. The piece runs rather long for 
vaudeville, but is ho genuine in every detail. 
ho well produced and delivered that none of 
the long drawn out dramatic perlous ap- 
proach the tiresome point. And at the finale 
the entire house applauded as one. Zeda 
and Hoot were delegated to open proceedings 
Monday evening, being moved up from the 
closing notch after the matinee. They offer 
a contortion scenic specialty, the woman a 
splendid dancer and" the man a bender of 
no mean ability. The scenic effects are pre- 
tentious and make up a large percentage of 
the assets, but the good impression scored in 
the early section was mutilated by the man's 
unmasking. He should by all means continue 
through to the finish in his character, that of 
a dragon, even If It requires the elimination 



of his feature stunt. The lights should also 
remain dim throughout, but the girl's changes 
call for no constructive suggestions. She 
might dance in a spot with the stage lights 
dim, for the lights kill the background pic- 
ture and this act must depend principally 
upon Its scenic display. An early hit wan 
registered by Jane Ward and DID le Cullen 
In the second spot, a pair of clever enter- 
tainers who apparently realize the value of 
exclusive or new songs. The woman should 
go in for classy costumes, for Hhe can wear 
them, and with her accompanying ability the 
appearance of the team would strengthen 
their value. The man, too, might dress with 
a little more taste. The numbers are ex- 
ceptionally well selected, although "He's a 
Devil" for an encore dldn t Jibe with the 
preceding section of tHelr repertoire. This 
couple with a little attention to details should 
gradually climb, for they have all the essen- 
tials of a first clasp Hinging turn and will 



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bear watching. Knapp and Cornalla's acro- 
batic efforts were appreciated, but the pat- 
ter failed to land. The Kaufman Brothers 
seem to be gliding backward for some un- 
known reason or mother, perhaps their reper- 
toire. "Pullman Porters" Is on the "re- 
leased" list of popular songs, but the Kauf- 
mans have apparently been in the sticks for 
a long time, for they are a few months be- 
hind on the number catalog. This unfor- 
tunately weakened their punch and broke up 
their finish. A new routine of songs with a 
general remodelling of the patter might be 
recommended, for If the Kaufman Brothers 
are eastward bound they had better transfr 
to the family department with their current 
repertoire or else take a long chance on next 
season's prospects. Bert Melrose was about as 
funny as Bert Melrose can possibly be con- 
sequently the comedy division was accord- 
ingly strengthened through his presence, 
liyal anu Earle held a low but difficult spot 
for a singing couple, their specialty running 
to comedy through the gyrations of the 
woman's arms. It's a good trick for second 
or third spot on a big time bill, for the 
comedy outclasses the harmony division. 
They fared well considering the circum- 
stances. Ray Samuels was picked to close the 
festivities, following the songfest, and Nether- 
sole, a double-barrelled handicap that would 
justify almost anything. Miss Samuels not 
only held down the spot, but held the entire 
house In for the pictures, and in addition to 
this carried off the vaudeville honors of the 
evening, allowing Nethersole her artistic 
rights and privileges. Samuels of to-day Is 
a muchly Improved characteristic over yes- 
terday and right now Is knocking at the por- 
tals of vaudeville's hall of female fame. She 
has acquired the little stage tricks that are 
classified as personality, and without a voice 
of exceptional merit gets a character song 
over with some meaning. She took seven 
numbers Monday evening, finishing with a 
forced speech, and considering the spot, the 
circumstances and the construction of the 
bill this is quite an accomplishment, one 
possibly without a precedent In this theatre, 
where they usually hike air-ward after the 
headllner bows off. Wynn. 



PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr. ; agent, 
Orpheum). — Badly arranged bill and not over 
enthusiastically received. Emma Cams, as- 
sisted by the nimble Carl Randall, carried 
away the major share of the honors. The 
genuine applause Monday afternoon went 
to Randall after one of his strenuous dances. 
Lucy Daly, who had spot "5," sang her own 
songs, and some of them were neat. One 
of her best was called "Different Phases of 
Life," in which she was assisted by numer- 
ous "supes." After her songs she stepped 
into the ring with Paul Jones Chute, and 
danced variously, and in one she was so 
vigorous that she kicked one of her. shoes 
high in the air and was compelled to end 
the dance minus her foot gear. She "demon- 
strated" the latest dance craze, and then, by 
way of contrast, danced an old fashioned 
waltz to the "Blue Danube" tune, which 
brought out spontaneous applause. The 
Turners, who skate, opened the program. 
They got by. Parlllo & Frablto, Italian street 
singers, were on next with Neopolltan street 
songs, and a lot of rag stuff. They were bet- 
ter In the "dago" stuff than in the syn- 
copated numbers. Bessie and Harriet Rem- 
pel and company followed in "3" spot in a 
playlet called "When We Grow Up." This 
sketch was neatly done and commanded close 
attention. Thomas Holer, who is well known 
In this neck o' the woods by reason of his 
former efforts in the role of an Iceman, did 
some effective work in the dual roles of a 
kid and a young man of bashful tendencies. 
Grace Edmond, who Is another Chicago favor- 
ite, sang several good songs and closed with 
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Tudor Cameron and Johnny O'Connor fol- 
lowed the Carui number, and they went well 
although they did have a rather hard spot 
They offered their familiar "Hired and 
Fired." and struck home. Mile.* Martha A 
Sisters closed. They were seen in an acro- 
batic novelty called "While the Boys Are 
Away," which consisted of some talk, a few 
songs and some very good trapese work, as 
well as some neat work on the web. Ethel 
Kirk and Frank Fogarty were on just before 
the headline act, where they presented their 
usual brand of fooling. Miss Kirk sang 
well and changed her gowns frequently. Mr. 
Fogarty has had the grace to cut out some 
of his. "blue" stuff, which put the act back 
in the good graces of the more polite ele- 
ment who frequent the JLwo-a-day. Small 
house. Reed. 

McVICKERS (J. G. Burch, mgr. ; J. L. ft 
S.). — Not much of great moment in bill. Dull 
in spots but relieved by some good acts. Not 
enough comedy, and tne Monuay night show 
had altogether too many pictures, for "Strong- 
heart," the big feature film, was put on twice 
during the run of the program, and this so 
wearied the audience that by the time the last 
showing was half over the house was as 
bare as Old Mother Hubbard's famous cup- 
board. The bill contained such acts as the 
Five Lunatics, who offered their "Fun in a 
Schoolroom," which is along the familiar lines 
. of such acts; a company that offered "The 
Mayor and the Manicure," which Is quite fa- 
miliar here, and Mile. Camille and her troupe 
of poodles. These canines are well trained 
and the act is put up In a very tasty style. 
% Lillian Watson sang to good advantage and 
made a nice impression. She has comedy 
leanings, which she emphasized. The Three 
Ameres, acrobats, were not at all bad and 
their work was easy and graceful. They per- 
formed several excellent stunts. El wood and 
Snow, a man and woman, who do a ventrllo- 
quil dou, got by well. Their act has the merit 
of novelty. They work together nicely and 
the act is always sure of close attention on the 
part of any audience. The Arno Troupe of 
tumblers and acrobats, who opened at White 
City for two days, were in a good spot and 
gave a very good account of themselves. 
These acrobats have been well trained and 
their routine comprises some new stuff that 
gets applause all along the line. Butler, 
Manny & Kuhn, a rathskeller trio well known 
to the cabaret world In Chicago, offered a 
group of songs and were received warmly. 
They have a sort of swaying dance they use 
during some numbers that is very effective. 
Their voices are good and Kuhn, who presides 
at the piano, has a very good command of 
ragtime. The new "animated songs" were 
heavily billed and the specimen offered was 
well received. The subject was "Home, Sweet 
Home," and it was well pictured. Reed. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIP. (Fred Eberts, 
mgr.; agent, Earl J. Cox).— Bill not overly 
exciting, and yet with elements of interest. 
It ran after this fashion at the first show 
Monday : Reed's Bulldogs in tricks of various 
sorts. A fox terrier carried off the honors 
with some excellent tumbling. The orchestra 
was not quite In touch with the act at all 
times, but finally got the gait and kept it. 
James Brockman, has a good tenor voice and 
he displayed It well in songs, ballads and imi- 
tations of comic opera. He got by well. 
Wanzer and Palmer, a man and a woman, 
offered a semi sketch, man doing blackface 
and acting as butler. Woman did straight. 
Some laughs. Man's song and soft shoe 
dancing good. Josb Libonati got over so well 
with his xylophone stuff that he had to re- 
spond to two scenes. His routine has been 
much improved and he plays accurately for a 
man with a mop of hair hanging over his 
eyes. He has a lot of popular tunes and he 
puts them over with much vim. Morrison and 
Ladd, man and woman who open in society 
dances, do these fairly well and then the man 
hauls on cowboy togs, and does some rope 
stunts that are neat and nifty. He has a line 
of slow talk on the order of Will Rogers that 
will make that individual look to his laurels. 
The act closes with a whooping good dance. It 
Is one of the best acts seen in this house In 
some time and belongs on big time. Sallle 
Stembler and her brother were next to clos- 
ing, where they talked and sang entertain- 
ingly. Florence Hursley troupe of acrobats 
closed. This act is neat and swift and has 
element s of surprise. Some of the smaller 
people in the act do some agile work. They 
got hands along their routine from beginning 
to end. The Monday morning audience was 
not up to the usual size, but tne people in it 
did not all seem to be one-armed. Van 
Cleve. Denton and "Pete" are among the most 
amusing features of the night shift In this 
house for the week. "Pete," who is a mule, 
was recently "commanded" to appear before 
Senator A. J. Deveridge In Indianapolis, where 
he gave a very good account of himself. The 
uct Is going big. Reed. 

WHITE CITY HIP. (Frank Crulekshank 
mgr.; J. L. & S.).- Open air bill of circus 
acts under the tower. Holland & Dockrlll 
opened with a novel riding act. Four white 
horses, a man and a woman and two dogs 
took part. Neat act. well dressed and enter- 
taining. Received warmly. Three Hlondvs 
equilibrists In everyday clothing, had sec- 
ond spot where they did some lively work and 
get many a hearty hand. Two men and a 
woman, the woman furnishing the comedy, 
never work throughout and not a dull minute 
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cyclists Introduced a new woman In act. She 
was formerly with .the Kauffman Troupe. 
Little bit nervous In her first performance 
last Saturday afternoon, but promises to be 
welcome addition to the act. Hass Brothers, 
in bar act, passed well. One is comedy and 
other straight. Several new Ideas In comedy 
and swift work on the part of the straight. 
The Arno Troupe of three men and three 
women, lively and entertaining. This wan 
formerly the Heras Family, but has been made 
over. Some of the best work done by Miss 
Heras of the former act. Powers Elephants, 
with Young Mr. Powers and his two sisters 
In charge, offered the big novelty of the bill. 
This act was given the closest attention 
throughout. The show moved along rather 
well, although there were many difficulties to 
overcome In the matter of putting It on In the 
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AMERICAN (Sam P. Oerson. mgr.). Kolb 
& Dill, good houses. 

AUDITORIUM (Bernard Ulrlch, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

HLACKSTONE (Augustus Pltou, mgr.).— 
nillle Burke meeting with success In "Jerry." 

COHAN'S (Harry Ridings, mgr.).— "Seven 
Keys to Raldpate," record run. 

COMEDY (Frank O. Peers, mgr.).- Pic- 
tures. 

CORT (i;. J. Herrmann, mgr.).- "Help 
Wanted." breaking all record* for the dra- 
matic season. 

GWRRICK (John J. Garrlty. mgr). Good 
business for "Pretty Mrs. Smith." 

ILLINOIS (Will J. DavlH. m«r.). Queen 
of the Movies," hit. 

IMPERIAL (Joseph Pilgrim. mgr.). -Rod- 
ney Runous and Marie Nelson In "Mary Jane's 
Pa " 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr). Pic- 
tures. 

NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.). -Eugenia 
Blair In "Madame X." 



OLYMPIC (Oeorge C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Twin Beds," new comedy drawing well. 

POWERS' (Harry J .Powers, mgr.).— Ruth 
Chatterton. big hit In "Daddy Long-Legs." 

PRINCESS (Frank Phelps, mgr.).— "The 
Third Party," giving satisfaction. 

3TUDEBAKER (Sam Lederer, mgr.). - 
Pictures. 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.). ^Pic- 
tures. 

ZIEOFELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 
Pictures. 

FINE ARTS (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.). 
Opened 'Sunday with pictures. 

RIVERVIEW- -Summer attractions. 

WHITE CITY.— Vaudeville and rides. 



W. H. Crane will open next season at the 
RIackstone, Oct. 5. 

Frederick Donaghcy Is doing the press work 
for the film at the Auditorium. 



Vivian Dutton has gone to St. Louis to take 
a part In the pageant of St. Louis. 

"Joseph and His Brethren" I* to be the 
opening attraction at the Auditorium In 
August. 



Mrs. Harold F. McCormlck has offered a 

Jrixe of $4,000 for the- best grand opera by an 
tallan. 



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Hazel Courtney and Flo Ellnore Co. are 
now members of the Angle Musical Comedy 
aggregation. — 

It Is anounced the Misses Taliaferro will 
open the season next fall at Powers' In a play 
yet to be made public. 

Opal Flynn, a Chicago actress once with 
Zlegfelds '•Follies," has Joined "The Third 
I'arty" at the Princess. 

Knights of Columbus purchased the lower 
floor ol the Princess to witness "The Third 
Party" last Friday night. 

An all star gambol was given at the Pekln 
theatre Friday. May 15, In which prominent 
negro vaudeville stars appeared. 

There Is a large advance sale of tickets for 
the Lambs' gambol which Is to be held at the 
Auditorium May 26, matinee and night. 

Aaron J. Jones, who for nine years has been 
secretary and treasurer of White City, has 
been elected to the office of vice-president 

Den Anderson, for several years ticket 
taker at the Orpheum In State street has been 
made assistant manager of the Studebaker 
theatre. 

Mary Moncure Parker, author, was In- 
jured last Saturday when alighting from a 
street car. The Injuries are not considered 
serious. 

Julius Rhode, who operates a penny arcade 
at 917 Belmont avenue, has been fined $100 
and costs by Judge Ooodenow for showing ob- 
jectionable slides. 

Plans are being perfected to put William 
Anthony McGulre's "Three Wise Men" In 
vaudeville shortly. Walter McCullough will 
have the principal role. 

Billie Burke's stay at the Blackstone has 
been lengthened a week, which will put the 
premier of "The Call of Youth" at that house 
back that length of time. 



Harry LeiBhear, in the box office at the 
Oarrick, has been transferred to the Princess 
to take the place of Harry Benson. Jean 
Braconler is at the Oarrick In Leishear's 
place. 

Katherlne Emmett Joined "Help Wanted" 
at the Cort last Sunday night, taking the 
place of Alice Baxter. Edith Barker was the 
first to play the role, and she was followed by 
Rose Winter. 



It is anounced that "The Picture Oirl," by 
Miss Frelda Hall, is to be produced here In 
the not far away future. A. C. Campbell, who 
has had experience in Chicago productions, 
is said to be behind the deal. 



Jack Yco, until recently assistant manager 
and press representative of the Empress, Mil- 
waukee, has hied himself to Fontaine Ferry 
Purk in Louisville as assistant manager at 
that institution under Harry H. Bllger. 

Frank Crulckshank has organized a Monday 
Night club at White City, which will be com- 
posed of newspaper men and publicity agents. 
He has devised a neat button, which admits 
members to the park and grants other privi- 
leges. 

IT. A. Orundllng is the new manager of the 
Bryn Mawr theatre, with C. W. Smith as as- 
sistant. Leslie Sparr, formerly manager, Is 
now In the picture business with Koe Kop- 
pel, who wan manager of the North Shore the- 
atre for a time. 



Zella Call Is not in the rast of "Pock O" 
Pickles." She had some difficulty with the 
management, and her place was token in the 
middle of the week by May Gorham, her 
understudy, who will keep the role until an- 
other soubret may be found to take It. 

Summer shows In Chicago will comprise 
"The Whirl of the World" at Cohan's Grand*; 
'Peek O" Pickles" at the American, and it Is 
thought that "Queen of the Movies" will re- 
main at the Illinois for some time. "The 



Call of Youth" may possibly remain lor a 
summer run at the Blackstone. 



Reese Blondln, the wire performer, is re- 
covering at the American Hospital. He was 
given up to die at 8t. Luke's Hospital, and 
after his money run out, an appeal was made 
to the American Hospital, where he was 
taken at once and put under the care of Dr. 
Max Thorek. His father and wife are in at- 
tendance at his bedside. 

O. M. Anderson, the "Broncho Billy" of 
the Essanay film company, Is expected in 
Chicago the latter part of this week to look 
over some new theatrical propositions. It Is 
said that his "Candy Shop" will open the 
season at the American Music Hall next fall. 
The Rock A Fulton edition of the piece will 
be used. The cast has not been announced. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

JACK JOSEPHS 

VARIETY'S 
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 

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Phone, Dovglaas 1111 



Much has been said about Chicago's ten 
percenter's pro and con, but what wouldst 
think of a percenter who carries scented busi- 
ness cards? - Ed Livingston of the Sam Baer- 
wlts Arm has his monaoker engraved on a 
perfumed pasteboard carrying the sweet odor 
of lilacs, lillies, etc. 'Tis said the fumes of 
the milk-weed would be more appropriate. 
Verily ! 

John B. Simons of the Simon Agency left 
Chicago for the east early this week in search 
of new material for next season. During his 
absence the office business will be handled by 
his brother, Irvin Simons. Since the reor- 
ganization of the W. V. M. A. the Simon 
Agency has gradually developed Into Chi- 
cago's foremost representative headquarters, 
and with the U. B. O. established in Chicago 
next season, it looks as though the Simons 
concern will still be stronger. John B. will 
remain east three or four weeks. 

The W. V. M. A., although but eleven years 
of age, has already Introduced six prominent 
showmen to the Inner portals of its executive 
chambers, namely : J. J. Murdock, who open- 
ed the show and is still active (only more so) ; 
E. P. Churchhlll, who succeeded Murdock as 
general manager and retired to become a 
theatre ; Walter F. Keefe, general manager 
number three, who Is now booking the Miles 
Circuit and who will In all probability hold 
an Important executive position with the Loew 
Agency; C. E. Bray, who succeeded Keefe, 
brought the office from the second floor to the 
eleventh and Introduced some twentieth cen- 
tury business methods Into the organization ; 
C. E. Kohl, who was elevated at the demand 
of the circuit managers and who still retains 
the title of managing director ; and Mort 
Singer, now in active charge of the business, 
sharing the honors with Kohl. Six executives 
In eleven years, or an average of one every 
two seasons. 



EMPRESS.— Six Parisian Harmony Girls, 
classy ; Ryan Bros., opened, clever ; Al. Her- 
man, registered ; Williams and Segal, pass- 
able; Hartley Wonders, did well In closing 
position ; "Splegle's Daughter's Beau," unin- 
teresting; Clara Howard, singing comedienne, 
added. This young woman showed sufficient 
personality and ability to warrant her stick- 
ing around. She has unmistakable talent 
that Is bound to land her above the pop 
time. Her "single" went big here. 

ORPHEUM.— Blanche Bates was excellent 
In "Half An Hour," well received; Lillian 
Shaw, hit ; Henrlette De Serris and Co., good ; 
Horace Wright and Rene Dietrich, entertain- 
ing ; the Berrens, surprise finish, applauded ; 
Charles Nevln and Ada Gordon, liked ; Power 
Bros., appreciated In opening position ; Odlva, 
held over. 

PANTAOES.— Lottie Mayer's Diving Girls, 
good ; Lasky's Hoboes, scored ; Bohemian 
Quintet, pleased ; Cornalla and Wilbur, 
opened, were successful ; Rackett, Hoover and 
Markley, likable; Tom Leary In "Daddy's 
Day," unable to appear and school act sub- 
stituted. The latter was inclined to weak- 
ness but managed to give satisfaction. 

CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.). — "Pass- 
ing Show of i913" (second week). 

COLUMBIA (Gottlob, Marx A Co.. mgrs.).— 
Pictures. 

ALCAZAR (Belasco A Mayer, mgrs.). — 
Mack -Ram beau stock (sixth week). 

GAIETY (T. O'Day, mgr.).— "Isle of Bong 
Bong" (first week). 

TIVOLI (Turner A Dahnken, mgrs.). — Pic- 
tures. 

SAVOY (W. A. Mackenzie, mgr.). — Dark. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.; agent, 
Levey). — Pop burlesque; pop vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee A mgr.; 
agent, Levey). — Pop vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC ( Ward Morris, mgr. ; agent, 
W. S. V. A.).— Pop vaudeville. 



Beth Taylor has Joined the Ye Liberty Play- 
ers In Oakland. 

Isabel Fletcher has Joined the Ed Redmond 
dramatic stock at Sacramento. 



Lillian Travers is rehearsing an act for 
vaudeville, in which she will use a chorus of 
six men. 



Aftermarthing on the recent U. B. O.-W. V. 
M. A. move, in last week's Variety, brings 
the following interesting statistics to the sur- 
face: The "Association's" vaudeville booking 
staff, with the retirement of Bert Cortelyou, 
who becomes exclusive representative of the 
Allardt Circuit In August, will be made up of 
Edward Shayne, Thomas Burchlll and Dick 
Hoffman. The circuits booking through the 
office have their Individual booking agents, 
but the Independent theatres will be handled 
by the aforementioned three bookers. Shayne 
needs no Introduction, having served his ap- 
prenticeship with the so-called "old-timers." 
Both Hoffman and Burchlll have come up 
through the "Assoclatloa" ranks, both start- 
ing as youngsters when the agency was In Its 
Infancy. George Van will continue to super- 
vise the cabarets and clubs for which there 
Is no better man In town nor In sight, and 
Kerry Meagher will, of course, continue to 
general-manage ^he booking department, al- 
though not becoming active In routing attrac- 
tions. 



Frank Harrington has returned to the Monte 
Carter company after playing a season with 
the Jim Post company. 



Jack McGee and a pop burlesque organiza- 
tion opened at the Wigwam following the 
Jack Golden company, which only lasted two 
weeks. 



Lillian Sieger completed her engagement at 
the Portolo-Louvre last week, and will re- 
turn east. Miss Sieger has played continually 
on this coast for two years. 



The Empress resumed Its former policy of 
three-a-day this week. The attendance at 
the continuous performance was very light, 
except at the matinee and night shows. 

Musette, the dancing violinist playing the 
Pantages Circuit, has had her time set back 
one week, and will take the much desired rest. 
She will resume her tour on next week's bill. 



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A regular hourly aerial service was started 
May 14 between San Francisco and Oakland. 
The flying ferry boat, built by 811as Christ- « 
offerson and driven by him on the Initial 
flights, is designed to carry four passengers 
In addition to the pilot 



At the request of the San Francisco Labor 
Council, the management of the Savoy, Pasa- 
dena, has promised not to show the moving 
pictures called "The Strike," which places 
the responsibility for the industrial war in 
Colorado on the striking miners. 

Lillian Sieger, for the past two seasons a 
feature at the Portola-Louvre, completed her 
engagement Friday, and opened Sunday for a 
short season of "pop" burlesque with Jack 
MeOee and Co. at the Wigwam. Miss Sieger 
is also booked for a tour of the Brennen- 
Fuller Circuit, and will sail for the Antipodes 
within the next two months. 



John Fuller, Jr., one of the directors of 
the Brennan-Fuller vaudeville circuit, is due 
to arrive here May 21, on the Ventura, from 
Australia. Mr. Fuller, Jr., looks after the 
moving picture end, and controls 30 picture 
houses throughout Australia and New Zea- 
land. He is at present touring the world and 
his stay in San Francisco will be brief. 



Tom O'Day, general manager of the Gaiety 
Co., was in Los Angeles, and as a result of his 
visit there "The Echo" will remain another 
week at the Morosco In that city before pre- 
senting "A Knight for a Day." The Gaiety 
theatre here was dark last week, owing to 
the "Isle of Bong Bong" not being in shape 
for production. Jack Raynes, musical di- 
rector of the "Girl Behind the Counter" com- 
pany, has terminated his engagement with 
the Gaiety company, and will open at Idora 
Park In Oakland. 



ATLANTA. 

By R. H. McCAW. 

FORSYTH (Hugh Cardoza, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O). — Frank Keenan, dramatic success 
of season ; George Brown, good ; Leona 
Stephens, does well ; John Gelger, fair ; Toney 
Norman, applause ; Lydell and Rogers, fair ; 
Bijouves, good. 

LTRIC (Jake Wells, mgr. ) .— LaVerne Stock, 
"The Escape," business only fair. 

GRAND (Jake Wells, mgr. ; agent, U. B. O.). 
Films, good business. 

BIJOU (Jake Wells, mgr.). — Olympla Comic 
Opera Co., "The Conspirators," not doing 
much. 

COLUMBIA (Gene Davis, mgr.). — Burlesque, 
business good. 

Keith Family vaudeville at the Grand fizzled 
out and films are there now. 



Comic opera is proving a failure at the 
BIJou and the Leo Adde troupe will move 
out after this week. The house will be dark 
a couple of weeks, when Jewell Kelley, who 
ran there for four months last fall and wln- 
tr, will open a season of dramatic stock. 

Movies are running Sundays now under the 
"benefit" system. No admission Is charged, 
hut contributions are asked for the benefit 
of some "Old Ladies' Home," or other. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. 

By LOUIS WILLIAMS. 

APOLLO (Fred. E. Moore, mgr.).— "Peg O' 
My Heart," with Elsa Ryan, all week. May 
2«. Ziegfeld's "Follies." 

KEITH'S (J. Isaac, resident mgr ) — 
"Telephono Tangle," . Nellie Nichols, Robbie 
Gordone, Stcpp, Goodrich and King and Mary 
Nash and Co. receive equal share pf ap- 
plause. Leipzig, big impression, although on 
early. Fred Rennello and Sister, hazardous 
feats on cycles. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr.). — Billy Wat- 
son and "Girls from Happyland" all week. 
Good burlesque. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER.— Dancing con- 
tests. 



Ernest Evans and Wylma Wynne are book- 
ed for the Car Builders' Convention in June 
at Million Dollar Pier. 



STEEL PIER (Jacob Botnwell. mgr.).- 
Vessello's Band. ' • ' 



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Lillian Russell and hsr husband, Alas. 
Moors. Pittsburgh nswspapsr owner, hare 
opened their cottage In Ventnor. 

BALTIMORE. 

By J. E. DOOLBY. 

MARYLAND (P. C. Schanbarger, mgr. ; 
sgent, U. B. O.). — Montgomery and Moore, 
songs of merit and good lively ohstter; Blckel 
and Watson, old musical act dressed over to a 
Blde-apllttlng novelty ; Russian Prldkowskys, 

Blcturesque lot ; Ray-Mond, mystery ; Helen 
[essler, takes desperate chances; Dorothy 
Brenner, acceptable but lacks personality; 
Bertba Creighton A Co., exceeding funny ; Mil- 
ler and Lyles, fair. 

VICTORIA (Pearce A Scheck, mgrs. ; agent. 
N.-N.).— "A Night In a Turkish Bath." good 
comedy ; Bob Warren, something different ; 
Price and Price, ordinary ; Nlckles and Dymes, 
up to date; Saraclna Band, blah class. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr.; agent, Ind.). 
— The Southerns, original ; Ernest, Worth and 
Weindlnger. above average; Dow and Dow, 
funny ; Jones and Walton, laughs ; Pauline 
Josef, splendid; Jacklln and Lang, well rer 
colvod* 

FORD'S O. H. (Charles B. Ford, mgr.),— 
Aborn Opera In "Carmen" (first half). The 
Impersonation of Bertha Shalek, In title role. 
Is carefully studied and consistent. Has 
beautiful voice and sings with taste and a 
good deal of charm. Others do wall and 
chorus Is excellent. "Tales of Hoffman (sec- 
ond half). Draws the largest house In olty. 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Tunis F. Dean, 
mgr.). — Farewell week of Webb's Talking and 
Singing Pictures. Falr-slied audiences. 

AUDITORIUM (Wedgewood Howell, mgr.). 
—Poll Players in "The Great Divide." Put 
"punch" into the gripping melodrama. Wil- 
liam Desmond, the new leading man, makes 
first appearance and deserves muoh credit. 
Plays on a slow, even plane when that is his 
cue, yet rises to splendid, dramatlo heights 
in a perfectly natural wsy when demanded. 
Grace Huff, splendid. Business good. 

GAYBTY (William L. Ballauf. mgr.).— 
Closing week. The "Belles of Beauty Row," 
creditable entertainment Houses up to the 
average. 

HOLLIDAY ST. (George W. Rife, mgr.).— 
"The Smart Set," colored organisation, in 
"The Wrong Mr. President." Plays to rather 
large crowds, composed mostly of their own 
race. 



In the cabaret, this week, at the Suburban 
are Flora Mollmor, Dan Emerson and the 
DeBellow Trio. 



The Orpheus Club, the newly organised 
choir of male singers, consisting of 18 picked 
tenors and baBsos, under the direction of 
Alfred R. Willard, save its first concert at 
Lehmann's Hall, Monday evening, to a large 
and fashionable audience. 



Dolores Parquette, a pretty little actress, 
who was with Blanche Ring this season, has 
made arrangements to appear with the Poll 
Players at toe Auditorium next week. 

Yvonne de Trevllle, a coloratura soprano, 
of Brussels, Belgium, and her mother, Mme. 
Cecilia le Gierse, stopped over In this city 
Monday night on the way to Boston, where 
the former has several engagements. 

BOSTON. 

By J. GOOLTZ. 

LOEWS ORPHEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — Vaudeville. 

LOEW'S ST. JAMES (William Lovey, mgr.; 
agent, Loew). — Vaudeville. 

NATIONAL (Agent, U. B. O.).— Dark. 

BOSTON (William Wood, mgr.).— Dancing 
Carnival with 17-act bill. Capacity. 

PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, mgr. ) .—"Under 
Cover," 22d week to $9,000 average. Will play 
into June at least 

CORT (John E. Cort, mgr.). — Opens Thurs- 
day night with premier of "Phyllis" with 
Grace Freeman starred. New musical comedy 
backed by Boston money. 

SHUBERT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— B. H. 
Sotbern in repertoire, last week to fair busi- 
ness Sails for London next week. 

MAJESTIC (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— "Within 
the Law." Last week. Big slump. 

WILBUR (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Doris 
Keane in "Romance." Last week. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.). — Dark. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The 
Misleading Lady." Good buslines. 

PARK (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Dark. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel, mgr.). — 
"Adele," third week with hopes of a summer 
run when prices are reduced probably next 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary-" 

GLOBE (Robert Jeannette, mgr.). — Picture. 

BOWDOIN (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). — 8. 
H. Dudley heading house bill. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). — 
Stock burlesque. Capacity. 

GRAND OPERA (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). 
—Dark. 

GAIETY (George T. Batcheller, mgr.). — 
Dark. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr. ) .—"Gold- 
en Crook." Excellent. 



Donald Meek, who recently closed with "The 
Reformers," In which he was given his first 
starring opportunity, will not return to the 
Castle Square stock next week In "Baby 
Mine" as planned. He asked for an extra 
week's rest and Craig will use next week 
"The Man of War's Man." with "Baby Mine" 
the week after. Craig's season will run 
almost until July. 

The Majestic benefit for the family of 
Louis Gold, a one-legged newsboy shot In a 
fight between two white slavers netted $1,200 
last Sunday evening. 



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O. Hepburn Wilson aided by Paul Swan 
and a score of instructors and pupils made a 
fair clean-up In the special dancing perfor- 
mance given Saturday afternoon and evening 
In Mechanics Hall with the Columbia Grapho- 
phone Band, much of the Interest mining 
through the fact that the public was allowed 
to dance after the professional performance. 



The Klnemacolor reels with a varied pro- 
gram opened this week in Tremont Temple 
for an indefinite run, and Judging from the 
opening performancee should make good. 

As predicted In Varibtt, the selection of 
a house for the Lambs' Gambol here May 80, 
where the tour will disband, will be the spa- 
cious Boston opera house. Instead of two 
performances here there will only be the 
night performance, as the matinee has been 
switched to Worcester, Mass. 

"Sari," the Savage opera, will open the 
Colonial here Aug. 24. 

The Tango Contests at the Bowdoln Square 
will be resumed this week under the direc- 
tion of Press Agent Fred Doherty of 'the 
Lothrop interests. 

William P. Carlton, second lead In the John 
Craig stock company, has gone to Toronto 
In stock for an indefinite engagement. 

BUFFALO. 

■y G. K. KUBOLPBL 

OLYMPIC (M. Slotkln, mgr.; Sun).— Beau- 
tiful new play house on Lafayette square 
opened Monday and was filled to the roof both 
afternoon and evening. One of the finest or- 
chestras In the city ; a screen unequaled In 
Buffalo. Most artistic design of decoration In 
all Buffalo's playhouses. Won instant admira- 
tion and promises to be the mecca of vaude- 
ville and picture enthusiasts. Opening bill 
assembled an all star cast of vaudeville en- 
tertainers. Featuring, The Alpha Sextet, 
scored ; Helen Carlos and the Fielding Bros., 
big ; Gilmore and Castle, hit ; Allle Leslie Has- 
san, real comedy. Feature pictures, first run. 
concluded excellent bill. Popular prices will 
prevail, performance continuous from 2 to 11. 
TECK (John R. Olshel, mgr.). — Aborn Eng- 
lish Grand Opera Co. present "Martha." first 
half, and "La Boehme," last half. Pleasing 
large crowds. 

SHBA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; U. B. O.).— 
Headlining, Joseph Stanley, bit hit ; Frederick 
V. Bowers A Co., pleased ; Ben Welch, enter- 
taining ; Hockney Co., novelty gymnasts ; 
Klein, Abe A Nicholson, good ; Lowell A Ester 
Drew, carried Interest ; Nonette, clever ; Three 
Travella Bros., went well. 

OAYETY (John M. Ward, mgr.).— "The 
Beauty Parade," capable cast, exceptional 
chorus, drew well. Next. "The Trocaderos." 

STRAND (Harold Eled, mgr.).— Picture, 
drawing well. 

LYRIC (H. Marcus, mgr.; Loew).— Whirl- 
wind De Forrests, good dancers, headlined ; 
Gertrude Van Dyck A Co., did well ; Kinzo, 
pleased ; McDermott A Wallace, took well ; 
Paul Stephens, fair. Big business. 

MAJESTIC (John Laughlln, mgr.).— "The 
College Hero," four nights, 19-22. Mammoth 
musical extravaganza produced by a cast of 
500, all local, for benefit of Homeopathic Hos- 
pital. Seat sale unusually heavy, promising 
record breaking attendance for local produc- 
tions. 

ACADEMY (M. B. Schleslnger, mgr.).— 
Gerard A Gardner, headlined ; Weston, pleased ; 
Louise De Foggl dainty ; Musical Craig, 
humorous ; Margaret Farrell, real fashion 
plate and clever ; Reo A Norman, took well ; 
pictures. 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.).— The Bon- 
stelle Players In "The Darling of the Gods." 
Drawing good houses dally. Lambs Gambol, 
matinee only, 29. 



CROWN (Geo. Butler, mgr.; agent. Griffin). 
— Ed Dunkhorst, amusing; Bert Hamilton, 
pleased. 

ORIOLE (Neff, mgr.; agent, Griffin). — Flo. 
Lynn, excellent; Bert. Hamilton, a hit; Laura 
Mortimer, fair; pictures. 

EMBLEM. — Some difficulty was experienced 
In the settlement between the management, O. 
Strauser, and two local vaudeville booking 
agencies, as to which agency was to furnish 
the house with eight acts each week. It was 
finally decided, however, by the management 
to exclude all vaudeville in the future and 
run feature pictures hereafter. McMahon A 
Dee acts appearing this week, which closes the 
vaudeville season, are : Albert A Leanore, fine ; 
Billy Ray, novel; May 21. Huegel Bros, and 
Trlxle Taylors. 

M. B. Schleslnger, manager of the Academy, 
has severed connection and will take over the 
management of the new Olympic beginning 
May 25. 

Barnum A Bailey here 25. 

Following this week's bill at the Majestic 
Manager Laughlln announces the theatre will 
be devoted entirely, for the summer season, 
to the showing of pictures. 

Crystal Beach, Buffalo's summer resort, will 
open May 28. Erie Beach will open Decoration 
Day. 

A draft presented to the aldennanlc ordi- 
nance committee by City Clerk Daniel J. 
Sweeney on Monday calls for a revision of the 
present billboard ordinance. 

With every seat In Shea's theatre occupied 
and others packed in to the doors, the Buffalo 
Press Club Frolic given Sunday evening proved 
a huge success. Never before has such an ag- 
gregation of theatrical stars appeared on one 
local program. The following were there: 
Geo. M. Cohan, William Collier, Raymond 
Hitchcock, Andrew Mack, Hap Ward, Paul 
Nicholson, Billy Gould, Bert Fltzglbbona, 
Ernest Ball and Maud Lambert, King and 
Comfort, Norton and Nicholson, Margaret Sul- 
livan, Jessie Bonstelle and Co., Aborn English 
Opera Co.'s principals. The Press club real- 
ised nearly $2,000, which will be used to pro- 
vide club rooms for the association of local 
newspaper writers. 

CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY MARTIN. 

KEITH'S (John Royal, mgr.; arent, U. B. 
O.). — George and Lily Garden opened; Hays 
and Fulton ; "How Dunn was Done ;" O'Brien 
and Brooks ; "The Girl in the Moon ;" Bert 
and Bess Draper ; Four Konerz Brothers ; 
pictures. 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.; 
Pantages; agent, J. R. Matthews). — Juggling 
Wilbur; Maurice and Ray Cole; the Natall 
Sisters; Adelyn Este ; Swain-Outman Trio. 

LYCEUM (Harry Hart, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesaue. 

ZOO (William Whltlock, mgr. ) .—Concert 
season. 



not start until May 24. The Schuster Players 
(amateurs) will present Shakespearean plays 
In the open air theatre, May 27 to 80, at 00 
cents to $1 admission. Including entranoe to 
the park. 

Further provision for the 12-story office 
building that Is to be built around Keith's 
theatre was made this week by the purchase 
of more adjacent property. 

Hans Schroeder, former grand opera singer 
In Germany, has been engaged as instructor 
at the local College of Music and will take 
up his new duties In the fall. Schroeder has 
been living In Chlcsgo tor the last few years. 

CLEVELAND. 

By CLYDE! B. ELLIOTT. 

OPERA HOUSE (George Gardiner, mgr.) — 
Pictures. Prices reduced from last week. 
Business not good. 

COLONIAL (Robert McLaughlin, mgr.).— 
Colonial stock in "The Tempermental Jour- 
ney." Business big and sood performances. 

HIPPODROME (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).— 
Pictures. Business very good. 

MILES (Frsnk Raymond, mgr.). — Pictures. 

CLEVELAND (Harry Zerksr. mgr.).— 
Holden Players in "The Sins of the Father." 
Business fair. Acting not good. 

PROSPECT (Geo. Lyons, mgr.).— Mary 
Servoss Players In "The Runaway." Busi- 
ness big and show pleasing. 

PRISCILLA (Proctor Seas, mgr.).— "Ward 
22," some good and some very poor comedy; 
Old Oak Quartet, good melody: Four Musi- 
cal Humtsons, new delights ; Mullen A Gil- 
lette, funny nonsense*; Nettle Oord, crack 
shot ; Three Clares, good novelty. 

DUCHESS (H. G. Buckley, mgr.).— Pic- 
tures. Business fair. 

METROPOLITAN (S. E. Johnson, mgr.).— 
Pictures. Business fair. 

STAR (C. J. Ktttc. mgr.).— "Bon Ton 
Girls." Good show and buslnes. 

EMPIRE (Geo. Scbenet, mgr. ) .—"Monte 
Carlo Girls." Business fair. 

KNICKERBOCKER (Emory Downs, mgr.). 
Pictures. Business big. 

OORDON SQUARE.— Pictures. Business 
big. 

Three stock companies are now holding 
forth in Cleveland. 



Luna Park Is offering n regular vaudeville 
entertainment. 



The Colonial management announces the 
advance sale of seats for the Colonial Stock 
company's engagement indicates that the sum- 
mer season will be a murh greater sucess 
than had been anticipated. 



Only one house In Cleveland has vaudeville 
-the Prlscllla. 



The Zoo's concert season opened Sunday. 
Weber's band gave concerts. The dally con- 
certs of the Cincinnati Summer Orcheutra do 



DETROIT. 

By JACOB SMITH. 

TEMPLE (C. O. Williams, mgr.; agent, 
U. B. O. ; Reh. Mon. 10).— Gutmsn A Miller, 
local dancers, hit; Mang A Snyder, splendid; 
Lightner A Jordan, good ; Alf James Holt, 
very good; "The Double Cross," capable; 



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Uurdella Patterson, novelty ; Ed Vinton A 
Dog, good ; Harry Cooper, big ; Charles 
Ahearn Troupe, clever and funny. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr. : agent, T. B. 
C. ; Reh. Mon. 10).— "In and Out" headline 
sketch ; Julie Ring, good ; Trlxle McCoy, 
< oon-shouter ; I^ex Neal, very goou ; Adam 
& Guhl, laughs ; Cruto Bros., pleased. 

FAMILY (J. H. McCarron. mgr.; agent. 
IT. B. O.) - Nlblo's Talking Birds, hit; Evans 
& Vldocq, laughs ; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ben- 
nett, good ; the Levolas, clever ; Mills & 
Moulton, good ; Rose Montalre, excellent : 
Hlackstone Quartette, big ; Rouble Slmms, 
good. 

WASHINGTON (Max Factkenhauer. mgr). 

Last week of "Martha." Next week, new 
musical stock company in "The Red Mill." 
Engagement indefinite. 



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Population of town 30,000 

Seating capacity 1400 

Size building 82x150 feet 

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DETROIT (Harry Parent, mgr.).— Hen- 
rietta Crosman in "The Tongues of Men." 
Next week, pictures. 

GARRICK (Richard H. Lawrence, mgr.).— 
"Blue Bird." Next week, pictures. 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warner, mgr). Vaughan 
Glaser in "The White Sister.' 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.).— "No 
Mother to Guide Her." Next week, "Rip 
Van Winkle." 

GAYETY (William Roche, ragr.). - "Tro- 
caderos." 

CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr). "Cadillac 
Girls." 

Max Faetkenhauer succeeds Frank Whlt- 
bei-k us manager of the Washington. 

Tlir rusi of principals for the musical sto< k 
to be inaugurated at the Washington starring 
Muy !'."• Includes Florence Mackle. Glenn Ellis, 
Eddie Morse. John Kearney. H. Poppen. 
Italph Newman, Charles Bowers and Felice 
Dreux. There will be a chorus of 24 girls 
and eight men. Charles H. Jones, stage di- 
rector of the grand opera company, will re- 
main in thai capacity. 



H. C Whitney, of the Detroit Opera House. 
bus given up his lease on the theatre in 
owohso. Mich., which he hat* had for the 
past seven years. 

Tiie Casino Amusement Co. will erect a 
SLTHumo theatre In the loop district of De- 
troit. Seating capacity will be 2.. r »00. De- 
void exclusively to pictures. Prices will be 
10. r» and 2Ti. Work will start shortly. 



The Detroit Motion Picture Exhibitors' 
League held a meeting May 14. A resolution 
was adopted which prohibits members from 
showing any films except those passed by 
the national board of censorship. The or- 
ganization also voted to keep a closer watch 
on reels that fall below the standard of de- 
cency. 



KANSAS CITY. 

B| H.E CROUSB. 

SHL'BERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— Nat 
(ioouwin in "Never Say Die," big. 

EMpKESS (Dan McCoy, mgi ).- Bartram 
Reeu ft Hamilton, big ; Mai a * Atkinson, 
goou; Mernan, Walteis ft Kiernan, ordinary; 
reditu Cilnord, wortn while. Picture. 

HiPPOOROME (lien *. btarr, mgr.). 
Fisk ft Fallen, Frankieno ft Violetta, Bono- 
mor Arabs, Rader brothers ft Co., Folette ft 
Wicks, Harry Mayer. 

GLOBE (<jy Jacobs, mgr.).— Madam Ma- 
rlon, good sketch ; Rice ft Morgan, acrobats ; 
Four Vanls, fair ; Murphy ft Cline, good ; 
Beebman ft Anderson, roller skaters ; Gladys 
Miduieton, good. 

AUDITORIUM (Meta Miller, mgr.).— 
Stock. "The Littlest Rebel." 

ELECTRIC PARK (Sam benjamin, mgr.).— 
Fernllls' Band. 

FAIRMOLNT PARK ( W. F. Smith, mgr.). 
-Myrtle Howard's international Trio. 

Grand and Gayety closed. Willis Wood 
and Orpheum, pictures. 

Blanche and Helen Paul and Owen Bartlett 
have Joined the Gallup Stock, opening in St. 
Joseph last week. 



W. A. Osborne has left the Crystal at 
(iirard, Kan., and Is managing the Mosart. 



Geraldlny Wright has Joined the Bessie 
Deno Co. ut Collinsvllle, Okla. 



Sam Curtis closed his stock at Jnpllu, Mo., 
last week. 



.loe Wlllams closed with the Delnier Stock 
at Springfield last week and has joined the 
Fisher "Ten Nights In a Bar Room." 

Jack Vivian and Cyril Scott have joined the 
Wolford Stock at Idabel, Okla. 



W. E. Dawes Is a new member or Murphy's 
Comedians, enlisting at Charleston. Mo. Billy 
and Ruby BaHlnger have lined up with the 
Karl Simpson Comedians at Delphos, Kan. 



Mrs. Lionel Morle will close with the Elwln 
Strong Co. and summer In Portland, Ore. 

Eugene Yarnell, former member of Jones ft 
Crane. Is now with the Bessie Deno Stock at 
Collinsvllle, Okla. Frank ' Richardson has 
been placed with the Marie Neilsen Co. at 
Chlllleothe. Mo. 



A. E. Hathaway, manager of a picture the- 
atre at Cumberland, la., died several weeks 
ugo as the result of a gas explosion. 

Harry Jackson has severed his connections 
with the Meta Miller Stock and joined the 
Hal Plumb Co. at Beloit, Kan. 



Royal Mitchell closed with Simpson's Come- 
dians a week ago. Rita Elliott Joined the 
John G. Rae company at Clinton. Mo., sev- 
eral days ago. 

Frank J. Moeller closed with the Broad- 
way Playerr, and is here. Richmond Roy has 
joined the May Roberts Co. at Pocotello, Ida. 

The Grooell Stock Co. closed a fifteen weeks' 
season at Waterloo, la., last week. 



William L. Tucker is In Kansas City pre- 
paring to take out a company over the air- 
dome time. G. E. Robin and wife closed with 
the Agnes DeVere Co. at Poole, Neb., recently 
and will summer at McCloud. Cal. 



The Gallup Stock will stay indefinitely at 
the alrdome In St. Joseph. They opened 
this week with the "Boss of Z Ranch." 



Tommy and Zoe Haskell joined the Lewis 
Stock In Belvldere. Neb. Goldle Gorrell closed 
In stock at Springfield. Mo., last week and is 
summering at Des Moines, la. 



Electric Park opened this week to the big- 
gest opening crowd of Its history. Fairmont 
Park has been opened a week. 

K. A. Klrby has opened a new airdome at 
Monroe City. Mo. and wants attractions. 



.1 H. Elliott, who has been in the hospitaj 
for some time. Is out again. 



LOS ANGELES. 

By OUT PBICB. 

ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr. : V. if. O. : 
rehearsal Monday 10). Week May 10, David 
Hlspham. big reception : Alice Els and Bert 
French, well received ; The Sheriff ol 



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Suasia" (with Theodore Roberts), very good; 
tlilua Thomas and Lou Hall, hit ; Johnny aim 
Emma Hay, scream ; Kartell!, alack wire, 
goou ; H. M. Zazelle and Co., fair. 

EMPRESS (Deane Worley, mgr.; S-C.). 
Week lo, Orvllle Stamm, Dig favorite ; Dick 
Bernard and Co., goou; 1 ne Four Qualm 
Q s, went big ; Tnornton and Corlew, enter- 
taining ; Will Morris, fair. 

PANTAGTES (Carl Walker, mgr. ; Pant- 
ages). — "Under Two Flags," heaullner, big 
bit; Harry Bulger, goou; Vera Berliner, 
violinist, well receiveu ; Hazel Allen and 
Meiklejohn (local), big ovation; Bruce anu 
Keane, poor comedy ; Toni and Stasia More, 
patter, old Btuti, poorly received. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr.; 
Western States). — Week 10. Juggling Wag- 
ners, hit ; Carter and Doraey, good ; Jessie 
Bell, scores heavily ; Ida Lewis, fair ; Mr. and 
Mrs. Carvelly, dancers, big hit ; Columbia 
Comedy Quartet, good voices ; Terry Troupe, 
skillful acrobats. 

REPUBLIC (Al Watson, mgr.; Bert Levey). 
Week 10, De Renee's Horses, very good ; 
Van, Hoffman and Van, excellent; Sam .\uss- 
baum, fair; Lewis and Zoeller, good; Cas- 
per and Clayton, pleasing ; Im. Don and 
Vlretta, good. 

William Garland, owner of the Garland 
building, has been exonerated In the suit 
brought by Mary M. Rockwell, an actress, tor 
damages in the sum of $l^.r»43.lM for injuries 
alleged to have been sustained by a fall on 
the stage of the Morosco theatre. 



Margye L. Farnell, a pretty actress, fur- 
nished a dramatic moment in court here when 
she burst into tears over the prospect of 
losing her little son in her suit for divorce 
against her husband, a picture actor. . The 
case was postponed. 

Harry Hammond Beall Is holding down the 
publicity desk for the Bert Levey circuit here. 

Jess Dandy will leave shortly for New York. 

Dave Martin, late of Lasky's Six Hoboes, 
has joined the James Spencer Co. playing 
Jewish comedy parts. 



Reece Gardner, producer for the Alphln, 
has arranged vaudeville booking for himself 
and "Babe" Lewis. 



Lorraine Thome is quite ill at San Diego. 

Mrs. Jay Davidson, wife of Jay Davidson, 
prominent Coast sport writer, was killed by a 
street car. 



The marriage or Alton M. St. Clair to 
Christine St. Clair has been annulled. Mrs. 
St. Clair is an actress. 



Daphne Pollard of "The Girl Behind the 
Counter," has been switched to "The Isle of 
Bong Bong" company by the Gaiety manage- 
ment. 



It Is now believed that Land rum Smith, the 
Whittier organist and former vaudevillian. 
who has been missing for several months, 
died In San Francisco. 



Pomona, Cal., Is to have a $7."»,000 theatre 
and hotel building. Work begins soon. 

Al Norton is doing the press work for the 
Auditorium. 



The Bentley Grand management is negoti- 
ating for a stock company for Long Beach. 

Otheman Stevens, local dramatic reviewer 
who went to Mexico as war correspondent, is 
bark. 



Vera Ransdale has returned to the Century 
company as soubret. 

Marie Dressier and Mabel Norm and are to 
race at Ascot Park In motor enrs next week. 



Henry Kolker. now starring In "Help 
Wanted" In Chicago, will return here this 
summer to create the loading role in a new 
play. "His Son." by Louis N. Anspacher 
Morosco will produce the piece. 

Richard Vivian will play a summer engage- 
ment at the Burbank. In the fall he returns 
to Salt Lake City. 



Jay Barnes. Morosco's western press repr«'- 
sentatlve. has been in Chicago for several 
weeks. It is announced he will not return 



Freddie Hoff. Gaiety musical director here, 
lias resigned. He Is now In 'Frisco. 



"A Knight for a Day" Is In rehearsal at 
the Morosco. Daphne Pollard and Alf Collid- 
ing have the leads. 



The Calety company plans to send "Tlie 
Candy Shop" on the road In August 



W. L. A. Robertson, the former musical 

comedy artist recently charged hy Minnie 

Brenner, a domestic. Is being hunted on a 
new charge of extortion. 



The Los Angeles hrawli Drama League of 
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DAVIDSON (Sherman Brown, mgr. ; agent, 
I nil.). —'The Call of Youth." Hlg houses. 
CiAYETY. -Liberty Girls.' 

This is the last week for the Davidson. Em- 
press and Gayety. The regular vaudeville 
season at the Majestic will probably cloae on 
June 7, giving way to pictures. Both the 
Crystal and Orpheum probably will run all 
summer, and summer stock already Is Installed 
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Ro. k and Fulton have been offered a con- 
tract to do their famous dances before the 
picture camera. 



CharU'H Itann Kennedy Is writing a drama 
for Edith Wynne Mattblson to use during 
her stay In Caifornla this summer. 



Reginald llarker, who produced several 
plays for Klaw & Erlanger, staged "Mr. Alla- 
dln," produced here last week. 

Leo Dale Ingraham Is convalescing at Long 
lieach after an Illness. 



HoreH Thomashefsky, the Yiddish actor, sup- 
ported by a big cast. Is booked for the Pabst 
lor May iT> In "The Eternal Wanderer." 

NEW ORLEANS. 

By O. ML SAMUBL. 

CRESCENT (Robert Lawrence, 
New York Opera Co. In "El Capltan. 

ORKENWALL (Harvey Oswald, mj 
Pictures. 

LAFAYETTK (H. C. Fourton. mgr. J 
tures. 

HIPPODROME (Lew Ro«e, mg; 
tures. 

ALAMO (Will Queringer, mgr), 



George I'pton Is now manager of the Boston 
theatre in Long Beach. 

Charles Mason has been reengaged by the 
r.pletv and will appear in "A Knight for a 
Day.' 



Herman Flchtcnberg haR opened 
theatre at Fensacola. 



John L. Lentant has taken over the lease of 
the Majestic. The present policy of pop vau- 
deville will be continued. 



(Mara Howard Is to go Into vaudeville with 
Ed. Scott. 



It is reported Emma Bunting will ettsay 
vaudeville In a sketch. 



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Though she divorced him lost week, the face 
of Mrs. Martha Willwcrth will always be be- 
fore Hcnjamin F. Willwerth, Jr. For Mrs. 
Willwerth 1b a picture star and Willwerth 
operates a picture theatre at the beach at 
which films of his wife are shown. 



Heine Auerbaeh, of the Universal, was call- 
ed to San Francisco last week on account of 
the death of his mother. 



Jerome Abrams, erstwhile manager of the 
Lyric, Is now representative of the Photo 
Drama Motion Picture Co. Abrams 1b pre- 
senting "The Houbo of Bondage" at the Hip- 
podrome this week. 

The name of the company at the Crescent 
has been changed to the New York Opera 
Co. Enough money has been deposited to In- 
sure the continuance of the company for an- 
other week. 



MILWAUKEE. 

By P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler, mgr.; agent, 
Orph.).- -Trlxle Friganza, big, headlining; 
Elphye Snowden, fair ; Henry Lewis, pleased ; 
Francis Dooley, excellent ; ••Barbarous Mexi- 
co," good ; Three Lyres, fine ; The Stanleys, 
entertaining; Pallenberg's Hears, good, clos- 
ing. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr.; agent. T. 
H. C). Olive Briscoe, big favorite in head- 
line spot ; Llnek & Robinson, excellent ; 
Schrock & Pereival, fine ; Delmore Hi I,ee. 
good ; Merrltt & DouglaH, plense. 

EMPRESS (William Raynor. mgr. ; agent, 
S-C). — Hayco, big; Neal & Neal, featured; 
Rowley & Reiner, good ; GUmore & La Tour . 
Sam Rowley, fine. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Took, mgr. ; agent. T. IV. 
C ). — Cora Anderson, held over. Pictures. 

SHUHERT (Charles ('. Newton, mgr.) 
Davidson Stock Co.. In "Is Matrimony a Fail- 
ure"'.' Good business. 



The ;)rpheum closed sine die Sunday even- 
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PHILADELPHIA. 

By J. J. BURNBS. 

KEOTH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr. ; agent, 
U .B. O.). -Show this week runs smoothly with 
laughs as the biggest part of the program. 
Billy B. Van and Fannie BTIce are the top 
features. Both acts register solid. Fannie 
Hrlce is making her first vaudeville appear- 
ance here. Unfortunately, Miss Brlce had 
songs heard here often before, but she had 
several oddities In grotesque clowning which 
scored well. Stuart Barnes had some new talk 
and songs, but the musical numbers were 
weak, the best being "I Wish I Wbb a Single 
Man," well received. Paul Conchas brought 
a lot of new effects Into his heavy juggling 
match, much of which was greatly appreci- 
ated. Froslnl never falls to win applause here 
with his accordion. The Brads, acrobats, went 
well. Erwln and Jane Connelly gave satis- 
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BOOKED SOLID 
Open for Pontage* June lit 

Direction, JAMES B. HcKOWEN 



John Bills did some dancing, which while not 
out of the ordinary, went well, and Apdale'a 
Animals were amusing. Good house Monday 
night 

NIXON (F. O. Nixon-Nlrdllnger, mgrs. ; 
agent, U. B. O.).— With one of the highest 
priced programs of the season the Nixon's 
show this week Is hilled as a Spring Vaude- 
ville Festival. The audience Monday after- 
noon filled only the lower floor and the first 
three rows of the balcony at 10 cents In any 
part of the house. The house was not overly 
appreciative, either, and even Will Rogers had 
to extend himself to the limit to bring the 
usual resulta for his dry humor and rope 
stunts. There Is not a serious moment in the 
entire show which opens with Uirard and West, 
singers and dancers, who worked hard to lit- 
tle effect Imhof, Conn and Coreene drew 
many laughs with their skit, "Surgeon Louder, 
U. 8. A., In which the character parts are 
excellently handled. The B. A. Rolfe musical 
spectacle. "Arcadia," with Its delightful in- 
strumental playing, dancing, singing and com- 
edy, waa received with favor. Kennedy and 
Hart have an excellent way of bringing ap- 
preciation, and that is by frankly aaking 
"Ain't we going to get any applause." But in 
spite of this their work is genuinely funny 
and went big. Palfrey, Bowen and Brown did 
well. 

WILLIAM PENN (William Miller, mgr. ; 
agent U. B. O.).— Bobby Heath is the head- 
liner along with Florrle MUlershlp in a com- 
edy sketch full of good melodies and hearty 
laughs. The act went with a great spirit. 
Bobby is a great little Josher and his work 
never lacks Interest A kiddle act, "On the 
School Playground," likewise scored with El 
Brandel and Muriel Morgan carrying the bulk 
of the work. A novelty waa the appearance 
of an Indian, Chief Tenderhoo, In a demon- 
stration of physical culture, a picturesque 
showing in a mild way. The merriment sec- 
tion was further contributed to by the Fern- 
Blgelow Trio, whose pantomime specialty won 
laughter and applause. James B. Donovan 
and Marie Lee have a clever comedy skit 
The De Michelle Brothers pleaaed with comedy 
musical stunts. 

BROADWAY (Joseph Cohen, mgr. ; agent 
U. B. O.).— "The Count Von Stromberg," Oreat 
Howard, John and Winnie Hennlngs, Mary 
Dorr, Lewis' Circus, Big City Four. 

NIXON'S GRAND (F. C. Nlxon-Nlrdlinger, 
mgrs.; agent. U. B. O.). — Boganny Bakers. 
Allen Miller and Co.. Irene and Bobby Smith, 
Harry Cutler. Iolen Sisters. Dafrell and Con- 
way. 

NIXON'S COLONIAL (F. O. Nixon-Nlrd- 
llnger, mgrs.; agent, U. B. O.).— "A Night In 
a Police Station," Barnes and Robinson. Fay 
and Minn, Steiner Trio. Meredith Sisters, Mur- 
ray Livingstone and Co. 

KBY8TONB.— EaHs Diving Nymphs^ Dooley 
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and Ireland, Crawford and Broderick. Nolan 
and Nolan. 

FAIRMOUNT.— Emmett Welch and Co., 
Tom Dingle and Oeorge Connor, Homan and 
Helm ; picture. 

LYRIC. — The Joan Sawyer dancing com- 
pany oponed week's engagement Tuesday. The 




only explanation given for the omission of 
Monday's performance was the "elaborate 
nature of Miss Sawyer's production." 

OARRICK.— Fourth week of Eugene Walter's 
"A Plain Woman," with Charlotte Walker. 
Byron Beasley and Virginia Pearson at the 
head of the cast. Show continues strong draw. 

WALNUT.— "The Blindness of Virtue," sat- 
isfactory returns in third week. 

CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE.— 
Orpheum Players in "The Typhoon." 

AMERICAN.— Stock production of "The 
Man-O'-Wars Man," brought up to date with 
some Mexican lines by Thomas E. Shea. 

ORPHEUM.— "The Dairy Farm" by the resi- 
dent company at popular prices. 

TROCADERO— Stock burlesque headed by 
Frank Wakefield in "The Panama Beauties." 

GTAYETY.— Two burlesques by the stock 
company. 

DUMONT'S.— Stock minstrels. 



The Annette Kellermann film, "Neptune's 
Daughter," opened Monday at the Forrest at 
25 and 50 cente and is doing well. 

"How Wild Animals Live" in pictures, which 
had a fair week at the Forrest, moved up to 
the Metropolitan this week. 

Lyman Howe's travel pictures are booked 
to follow "A Plain Woman" at the Garrlck. 



Nominations for officers for the ensuing year 
will be made at a meeting of the Moving Pic- 
ture Operators' Union at the headquarters, 
1233 Vine street, Sunday afternoon. In the 
evening an enteratlnment will be given to 
those operators who are not members of the 
union, at which It Is hoped to gain recruits 
to the union ranks. 



At the opening of Point Breeze Park by 
the Stetser Brothers Saturday afternoon the 
capture of Vera Cruz was reproduced by sev- 
eral regiments of the national guard and Cap- 
tain Harry Edwards's Zouaves. The feature 
proved a good draw. 

The Electric Feature Film Co. has opened 
headquarters in this city, with Robert Etris 
in charge. 



at the Forrest beginning Nor. 9 for a abort 
■tay. 

The Cambria theatre haa been sold to 
Sachsemmeler and Orel Is to a purchaser whose 
name Is withheld. Adolph Bonnen haa sold 
his picture house at Sixth and Pike streets 
to John Doyle. 

PITTSBURGH. . 

By GEORGE) H. 8 EL DBS. 

GRAND (Harry Davla. mgr.; agent, U. B. 
O.).— Schooler and Dickinson, big hit; Hyama 
ft Mclntyre, excellent; Hlggins ft Melville, 
scream ; the Millers, good ; Charles Thompson, 
pleased; Dolce Sisters, dainty: Burke ft Mo- 
Donald, good ; Cook, Hughes-Smith ft Bran- 
don, laugh ; Herman Tlmberg, soored ; Chung 
Hwa Comedy Four, comic; Leltsel ft Jean- 
nette, good. (May Festival Week.) 

HARRIS (C. R. Buchhelt, mgr.; agent. 
U. B. O.).— Paul Lacrolx ft Co., hit; "Fair 
Co- Eds," scored; Three Rlanos, scored; Mc- 
Oowan ft Gordon, laugh ; The Salvaggls, good ; 
Bickness ft Qlbney, big; the Hasletons, good. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tooker, 
mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).— Frankle Fay and 
"Four Sweethearts," hit; Clara Williams A 
Co., scored ; Caranis and Cleo, excellent ; Del- 
mar ft Delmar, good; Dorothy May, good. 

ALVIN (J. P. Reynolds, mgr.).— "Faust." 
best yet of the Aborn Company visit. 

NIXON (Thos. Kirk, mgr.).— Film. Howe's 
Festival, big house. Indefinite. 

OAYETY (Henry Kurtxman, mgr.).— Hast- 
ings "Big Show," drew well. Last week. 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

By F. D. RICHARDSON. 

HEILIO (W. T. Pangle, mgr.).— Pictures. 
Business big. 

BAKER (Geo. L. Baker, mgr.).— Baker 
Stock Co. In "A Romance of the Underworld." 
Business fair. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr. ) .— Three-a-day 
burlesque. Poor ^business. 

EMPRESS (H. W. Plerong, mgr.; agent, 
S.-C). — Week 18: Berry ft Berry, good; 
"Barefoot Boy," well received; "Salvation 
Sue," paased; Morrlssey and Hackett, hit; 
Plcchiam Troupe, good. 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofflnberg, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Week 18: Oterita, opening, did well; 
Lee Barth good; Robert J. Haines and Co., 
appreciated; Wheeler ft Wilson, registered; 
Bessie Wynn, hit; Matthews and Shane, big; 
Aerial Lloyds, closed. Good bill. Business 
fair. 

PANTAGES (J. A. Johnson, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Week 18: The Halklngs, open; Oer- 
hardt Sisters, fair; Torcat and Flor D'Aliia's 
Roosters, good ; Tracey, Goeti and Tracey, 
hit; Fields and Lewis, applause hit; Plcaro 
Troupe, registered; Vivian Marshall and Div- 
ing Girls, well received. 

At a meeting held recently the Theatre 
Managers' Association decided to discontinue 
the use of all one-sheet stands and lltho- 

? raphe. The association Is busy rehearsing 
or "The Follea," which will be staged May 
21 at the Hellig. 

« A LJ c . raua6 na * been ■••acted to succeed W. 
C. Christ as treasurer of the Orpheum. 

SPOKANE. 



»F Ji _ 

AUDITORIUM (Charles York, mgr.; agent, 

N «SiJ- A >-2*-». La»dw pictures. * 

ORPHEUM (Joseph Muller, mgr. ; agent, 8- 
C.).— Week 0, Mary Gray, local favorite; 
Onalp, took ; Town Nawn ft Co., laughs ; Rath- 
8k »] e JL T A r 25f 'S 041 •° n «»; Two Georges, fair. 

direct).— Week 10, McDevitt ft McDevitt, good ; 
Romano ft Carml, ragtime best; George Wil- 
son, unfunny; Kumry. Bush ft Robinson, ap- 
plause; Minnl Amato ft Co., elaborate panto- 
mime. 

SPOKANE (Sam W. B. Cohn. mgr.; agent. 
Fisher).— Week 10, first half, Zlmm ft Worley, 
Cycling Crane, Toledo; second half, J an Is A 
C1 ? r ^U^. arry * B *«T. Cycling Crane. 

AMERICAN (James McConahey. mgr.).— 
Pictures. 



Mayor Hlndley, Spokane's active theatre 
censor, has Issued an order that no more 
apache dances will be permitted here. He cut 
one out of the Mlnni Amatox act, "A Night 
In the Slums of Paris," at the Pantages. 

Sarah Tniax, who Is Mrs. C. S. Albert of 
Spokane, has come here to spend the summer 
She closed In Hartford at the head of "The 
Garden of Allah" company. 

Sam Lamberson, concert pianist, and Harry 
Q. Robinson, organist at the Casino, will leave 
Spokane June 1 for Europe. 

Plans of J. W. Witherop to convert the old 
Elks temple into a picture house have been 
abandoned and the building will be used for 
stores instead. 

The Frank Rich musical comedy company 
which played four weeks as a stock organi- 
zation at the Empress in tabs, left here to go 
on the road. It Is understood salaries got be- 
nt?, . ,e . tne com P a ny was here. Edith 
Wllma, leading woman with the troupe for 52 
weeks, she says, retired from the company and 
went to her home In Wallace, Idaho. Sylvia 
her sister, has been confined to the isolation 
hospital with smallpox. 



"Sari," the) Hungarian operetta produced 
by Henry W. Savage, is booked for this city 



Several members of the Harry B. Cleveland 
musical comedy company, which played a 
month at the American before going on the 
rocks, still are In the city and out of work. 

ST.~L0UIS. 

0y F. ANPENOER. 

GRAND (Harry Wallace, mgr.)— Hal 
Johnson and Co., tabloid and a hit, especially 
Johnson's female Impersonation ; O'Nell and 



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Wamaley ; Oraveta and LaVondra ; Leon 
Rogee ; Edgar Bergere. 

HIGHLANDS (Robert Hafferkamp, mgr.).— 
Gertrude Barnes, Canfleld and Ashley. Eddie 
Ross, Todeska and Todeska, and Floretta. 

Ethel Decameron Dawson, who according 
to dispatches Is to make her stage debut In a 
summer stock company with Adele Blood In 
Toronto, la well known here as a society girl 
and skilled motorist. 



ST. PAUL 

By C. J. BENHAM. 

The regular theatrical season is now almost 
a closed chapter In St. Paul, and from next 
week on theatre-goers will content .hem- 
selves with the stock company, which has 
made an enviable record, and the small time 
vaudeville bills and movies. For the last few 
weeks the Metropolitan has been switching be- 
tween pictures and legitimate. May Robeson In 
"The Clever Woman" Is here 21-23. An- 
other week of films follows. 

8HUBERT (Prank Priest, mgr.).— The 
Huntington Players, exceptionally good busi- 
ness. This week "Seven Days." 

EMPRESS (Gus S. Greening, mgr.). — Min- 
strel Kiddies, popular; Byron A Langdon, 
pleasing ; Joe , Cook, liked ; Sam Ash 
pleasing ; Cavana Duo, good. 

PRINCESS (Bert Goldman, mgr.).— The 
Princess has changed policy to split weeks and 
is now showing eight Instead of four acts each 
week. Moore's "Stage Door Johnnies," lively 
and well liked ; Marie Dreams, good ; Ed. A 
Minnie Foster, please ; Marie King Scott, 
good. 

GRAND.— "Beauty, Youth and Folly," last 
show of present season, opened to good house 
Sunday afternoon and pleased. 

TORONTO. 

By HARTLEY. 

PRINCES8 (O. B. Bheppard, mgr.). — Annie 
Russell In "The Lady in the Case" met with 
a good reception. Henrietta Crosman, 25. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.). — 
Bonshelle Players presented "Merely Mary 
Ann," with Catherine Proctor In the title role, 
and this talented actress scored a success. 
The company Is a strong one and the patron- 
age likewise. 

GRAND (A. J. Small, mgr.)— Flske Oflara 
In "The Rose of Klldare." "Love's Young 
Dresm." 25. 

SHEA'8 (J. 8hea, mgr.: agent, TJ. B. O.). — 
Harry Lauder, Singing-Talking Pictures, 
novelty; Lambert ft Ball, clever; Comfort ft 
King, good ; Norton ft Nicholson, pleased ; 
Hal ft Francis, a hit ; Three La Peers, good ; 
Bert Fltza-ibbon. entertaining; Kuplng's Ani- 
mals, well trained. This Is the last week 
of the regular season of this popular house. 
Adele Blood ft Co. open on 25th. 

LOEWS YONOE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mar. ; agent. Loew). — Olga Cook, scored; 
Schroeder and Chan#»11e, excellent ; Robert 
O'Connor A Co.. thrilled: "The Villain Still 
Pursued Her," pleased ; Ward. Bell ft Ward, 
clever; Murray Bennett, entertaining; Keeley 
Bros., Interested ; Bruce, Morgan ft Beppv, 
good : Montrose ft Sartell. up to the standard ; 
Murphr snd Foley, pleased. 

GAYETY (T. N. Henry, mgr.; Columbia). 
— Dave Marlon In "The Land of Impossible." 
"The Llbertv fllrls." 25. 

8HEA*S HIPPODROME (E. A. MeArdle. 
mgr.; agent, IT. B. O.). — "The Porch Party." 
went stron* ; Counsel ft Bettv. nearly human ■ 
Adam A Adamson Co. In Nlghthawks, Interest- 
ing; Morris Golden, funny; Fred A Mac, 
plessed ; Helen West, good ; Craig A WHHsms, 
ponular. 

MASSEY HALL (N. W. Wlthrow, mgr.).— 
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle A Co., two per- 
formances 19. 

M4.TESTTC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.; agent. 
Griffin). — The Roys, Anvil Duo, Holman, 
Bl own. 

STRAND (O. 8. Schleslnger, mgr.). — Miss 
Catslsno, soprano : Visions of Art, picture. 

PARK (D. A. Lochrle, mgr.; agents. Mc- 
Mathon A Dee). — The Jacksons, Blllle Burton. 
Don Romlno. Campbell and Connors, Mumhy 
A Burgess, Darrell, Slgman A Downing, Irene 
Gregr. 

CRYSTAL (C. Robson. mgr.: agent, Orlffln). 
— Johnson A Mercer, James Gallon, Williams 
A Lane, Zeno. 

LA PLAZA (C. Wellsman. mar.; agent. 
Orlffln). — Jordon Romaso, Waldo, Pepper 
Twins. H. Camp. 

CHTLDS (O. Maxwell mgr.; a*ent. Orlffln). 
— Hennessey A Marks. Lee snd 8tange. 

8CARBORO BEACH PARK (F. L. Hubbard, 
mgr.; agent. U. B. O.). — D'Urbano's Band. 
Rolando Bros., Lamaze A Mack. 

Still they come. Percy Haswell and oom- 
pany open at the Princess for the summer 
June 2. 



While blowing of trumpets is not in our line. 
Two folks of our calibre can't help but shine; 
Our act is refined, and we cannot be beat 
By any, for costumes, from head to our feet* 
So for two who dance nimbly, act well and sing, 
We call your attention to 

BRIERRE 
w KING 

Booked Solid This Season Until July 

Direction, IRVING COOPER 



Opening for 40 Consecutive Weeks on Loew Circuit 

Early in September 



Slayman Ali 

Presents "A Night in the Desert 

Now Open for Summer Engagements for Parks and Fairs 
Address, 348 W. 44th Street, New York 



9t 



JUST RETURNED FROM AUSTRALIA 



SENSATIONAL JUQQLINO 

AMERICAN MUSIC HALL THIS WEEK (May 18) 






3 LADIES SOMEWHAT. DIFFERENT ACROBATS 3 MEN 

CHICAGO 

DirestiM, Win. Herat "WHITE CITY" THIS WEEK (May II) Vict* Hon., CM«t|o, M. 



VANCOUVER, B. C. 

By CASPAR VAN. 






ORPHEUM (J. Pilling, mgr.).— Velsska 
Suratt, big ; James H. Cullen, laughs ; Irene 
Tlmmons A Co., pleased ; De Leon A Davles, 

Sood ; Eileen Stanley, applause ; S telling A 
levell, good ; Valveno A Lamora, ordinary. 
PANTAQES (B. Graham. Mgr.).— Ethel 
Davis and "Baby Dolls," headllner, In tab. 
"The Candy Ship." Miss Davis very popular 
here. "The First Law," good; Holllgan A 
Sykes, pleased ; Dotson A Cordon, colored, 
pleased ; De Anno, clever. 

IMPERIAL (P. Casey, Mgr.).— Ellis. Now- 
lan A Co., feature ; Bijou Russell ; Demarest 
A Doll ; Johnson ; Porter J. Whyte A Co. 

EMPRESS (Geo. Beattle, Mgr.).— Del Law- 
rence stock, feature; Maude Leone in "A 
Butterfly on the Wheel." Last week of Miss 
Leone. 



Nance O'Neil haa arrived In town and opens 
at the Empress in "Madga." She will stay 
six weeks. 



WINNIPEG. 

By CHAMP D'OS. 

ORPHEUM (E. J. Sullivan, mgr.).— Week 
11, corking good all round bill headed by 
"Wronged from the Start," a screaming bur- 
lesque. Flying Henrys, quick working, did 
big; Byrde Crowell, pleased; Doris Wilson A 
Co., much appreciated; Gardiner Trio, tango 
of course ; Julius Tannen, goes big ; Paul Gor- 
don, clever wire. Bill better than past few 
weeks. 

WINNIPEG (Doc Howden, mgr.).— Per- 
manent players. Fair night business. Mati- 
nees Jammed. This week, "Officer 666." 

PANTAQES (Walter Fogg, mgr.).— Week 
11, bill of average Pantage standard. Head- 
line "Hip," baby elephant and "Napoleon." 
chimp, usual ; Barnes A Barrow, hit of bill ; 
Galloway A Roberts, coon shouters, good 
songs, woman's clever octoroon make-up a 
hit; Gallerlnl Four, act with great possibili- 
ties, but creating bad Impression by ugly 
costuming sloppily worn ; small boy playing 
several Instruments save act ; Alpha Troupe, 
fair average hoop rolling. 

EMPRESS (Howard Bronson, mgr.). — 
Week 11, good all round bill well balanced. 
The sort of show Winnipeg likes. Five Violin 
Beauties, good act, went big ; Grant Gardner, 
fair, plays cornet well ; might play more 
cornet and less monolog ; Charles Bachmann 
in "Their Get Away," pleased ; crook act ; 
good company ; Oxford Trio, did well ; New- 
port A Sttrk In "A Barber's Busy Day," good 
comedy and went big. Weak vehicle spoils 
much opportunity for clever pair. 

VICTORIA (George B. Case, mgr.). — Zlnn 
A Welngardens musical comedy. Stock. 
Business falling away and house falls In 
policy. la changing handa again. Bobby 
Vail. Eddie Harris and France Grey work 
hard, but it seems to make no difference. 

STRAND (H. R. Winkler, mgr.).— Week 4. 
Billy Klncald heads neat little bill, doing 
well ; Berry A Wllhelml, clever costuming 
from woman and orchestra direction from 
man. Imitations of well known musicians 
good. Great Roclnl A Co., fair In magic ; 
Gardner A Revere, pleased. Pictures. 

PROVINCE (Helmer Jernberg, mgr.). — Pic- 
tures only. Does the biggest business in 
town. 



The Orpheum season comes to an end in 
June. The house will then be closed for sev- 
eral weeks and redecorated. E. J. Sullivan, 
the manager, and his wife will leave for the 
south on a holiday. 

The Victor** aa-ata changes hands. House 
really In bad luck. It now goes to the 
Allardt Interest, which now run the Strand 
with pop vaudeville. Name will be changed 
to "Strand No. 2." Commencing May 26 
vaudeville bill on Allardt circuit will be eeen 
at both houses, playing half week at each. 
The change will be watched with Interest as 
the Victoria has proved a real lemon eo far. 

Nothing further can be learned of the big 
house supposed to be shortly erected by Mar- 
cus Loew. Efforts to locate the site have 
failed. No disposition has yet been made of 
the former Empress. The official condemn- 
ation of this house has not yet been an- 
nounced. The case Is complex inssmuch as 
It Is leased from W. B. Lawrence for a pe- 
riod of Ave years at $20,000 a year and there 
are still two years to go. W. B. Lawrence 
Is one of the strong men in the world of West- 
em theatricals and Is not In the business for 
fun. It Is likely that there will be some- 
thing doing in this connection. Loew will 
not want to pay $40,000 for the last two years 
and Lawrence Is not In the market to give 
away anything on these lines.. 



IF YOU DONT 
ADVERTISE IN 



DONT ADVERTISE 

AT ALL 



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A BIG HIT at the NATIONAL and LINCOLN SQUARE THIS WEEK (May 18) 

SCHOEN'S ROUGH HOUSE KIDS 1 S£L A " 



Direction, IRVIN 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Players May Be Located 
Next Week (May 25) 



The routes or addresses given below 
department weekly, either at the theatres 
temporary address (which will be Insertd 
If name Is In bold face type. $10 yearly, 
burlesque are eligible to this department. 



are accurate. Players may be listed In this 

they are appearing in or at a permanent or 

when route Is not received) for $5 yearly, or, 

All players in vaudeville, legitimate stock or 



Adler * Arllne 661 E 175th St N Y 

Alpha Troupe I,yrl<: Calgary 

Amedlo Pantages Winnipeg 

Ambrose Mary Anderson Gaiety San Francisco 

American Newsboy 3 Pantages Edmonton 

Anthony * Koss Variety N Y 

Armstrong A Manley Unique Minneapolis 

Arnaut Bros Orpheum Brooklyn 

Ash Sam Empress Wlnnlprg 



Barnes * Crawford Variety N Y 

Barnold's Dog A Monkey Variety N Y 

Barnum Duchess Variety N Y 

Big Jim F Bernstein 1491 Bway NYC 

Bimbos The Variety N Y 

Bowers Fred V * Co Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters A Crooker Her Majesty's 

Melbourne Aus 
Brady * Mahoney 760 Lexington Ave Bklyn 
Branson a Baldwin Variety N Y 
Brooks Walllo Variety N Y 
Bruce A Calvert Wigwam Ban Francisco 
Bach Bros Commercial Hotel Chicago 
Busse Miss care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



Callaway A Roberts Lyric Calgary 
Carletta M 114 Livingston St Bklyn N Y 
Cavana Duo Empress Winnipeg 
Ceclle Eldrld ACarr Orpheum Ogtlen 
Ce dora 9 Riverside Ave Newark 
Clayton A Lennie Pantages Victoria B C 
Claudius A Scarlet Variety N Y 
Clifford Kathleen Brighton Brighton Beach 
r^oakland McBrlde A Mllo Empress Tacoma 
Cooper A Rlcardo Pantages Edmonton 
Cooper A Robinson Brighton Brighton Beach 
Cornallu A Wilbur Pantages Oakland 
Corradlnl F care Tauslg E 14 N Y C 
Cross A Josephine 903 Palace Bldg N Y 



D 



D'Arrtlle Jeanette Montreal Indef 

Davis Ethel A Co Pantages Tacoma 

De Armo Pantages Tacoma 

Demarest A Doll Empress Portland Ore 

De Vltt A De Vltt Pantages Vancouver B C 

De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 

Diaz's Monkeys Majestic Little Rock 

Dlckerson Rube Hammersteln's N Y 

Dorsch A Russell Orpheum Ogden 

Dotson & Gordon Pantages Tacoma 

Doyle John A Co, Orpheum Spokane 



An Adept la Jugglery 

WILFRID DU BOIS 

Playing for W. V. M. A. 



Fueling Trio 39 Hudson PI Hoboken N .1 
Emmet Grade 77 Avon 8t Somervllle Mass 
Enrico Palace Springfield Mass 
Ernie & Ernie Temple Detroit 
Krwood Mae & Co Pantages Seattle 



Fagan A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway N Y 
Ferry Wm (The Frog) Casino Kursaal Cairo 

Egypt 
Fields Teddy Variety N Y 
Francis Ruth Roche Ocean Peach N Y 



BESS FRANKLYN 

COMEDIENNE 
Direction, Anderson Gaiety Co. 



Frank J Herbert 1623 University Ave N Y C 
Frey Henry 1777 Madison Ave NYC 



Calhrlnl 4 Lyric Calgary 
Onrdner ("J rant Empress Butte 
Carjonls Five Pantages Victoria B <' 
tJeornes Two Imperial Vancouver H <" 
Ucrliaidt SiMrrs p. tillages San Kmnclsi o 



Gibson Jack & Jessie Pantage H Winnipeg 
<i|l»Min Hardy Variety N V 
Godfrey & Henderson Pantages Winnipeg 
(lordone Robbie Henderson's Coney Island 
Crnnat Louis Empress Los Angeles 
Grapo J Edwin A Co Pantages Portland On- 
Gray Mary Imperial Vancouver B C 
Graham * Dent New Amsterdam N Y 
Green Ethel Variety N Y 
Guerney Leona Pantagcn Spokane 
Gwynn A Oossett Empress Knnsiis City 
tiyai Ota Variety N Y 



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THIS LITTLE HOME FOR $10 | 




Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 



LOUISE 



BILLY 



Look upon this picture. It represents a little S-room Portable Cottage, front porch, 
back porch, a well of spring water, a small hennery and II chickens, a large plot of 
land 100 feet front by 100 feet deep, with a few shade trees, all for payment of 110 
down, then 9 monthly payments of 910 each, making a total of 9100, at which time yon 
can occupy the premises and pay $10 a month thereafter until 9460.00 Is paid, when ws 
will glvs you a free, clear deed. Where can you match it? When In your lifetime did 
you ever get such a chance? It means a Home for you on Long island among the 
pines, with enough of land to follow the chicken industry, which Is a profitable one. 
Besides there Is work for those who want work. Others are there doing well. 

CENTRAL ISLIP, LONG ISLAND 

About One Hour Out. Many Trains a Day. 8.000 People There. 
Near Village. Near the Depot. Near the Bay. 

Don't pass this by. Write or apply at once for this bargain. Ws furnish free tickets 
to and from Isllp. dally and Sunday. 

Only 5 Cottages 
at this price. 



HAMLIN and MACK 

Care Will CoUlna, Breadmead House, 
Panton St., London, England. 

Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 

Harrah Great 3747 Osgood 8t Chicago 

Havtlans The Variety New York 

Hayama 4 Variety N Y 

Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 

Haywards The White Rata N Y 

Hermann Adelaide Keiths Washington 

1 

Imperial Opera Co Pantages Winnipeg 

"In Old New York" Orpheum Ogden 

Ishlkawa Japs Variety N Y 

"I've Got It" Empress Kansas City 



W. H. M0FFITT REALTY COMPANY 

94th St. and Madison Ave., N. T. City. 



Jerome A Carson Pantages Los Angeles 
.lohnstons Musical Variety London 
.Tohnutone Great Kmpress Portland On- 

K 

Kammerer & Howland Variety N Y 
Kallnowski Bros Pantages Spokane 



Walter C. Kelly 

WINTER OABDEN. NEW YORK. Indef. 



Where will YOU be 

THIS SUMMER? 

Let your friends know through 

VARIETY'S 

Address Department 

Keep your name and address here, letting 
everybody know where you may be reached 
at all times. 

An address in this department may be 
changed weekly. 

$5 yearly, or $10 in bold face type. 

An order with a permanent summer 
address sent now will also include 
VARIETY sent free to you over the 



summer. 



Kelly Tom Pantages Los Angeles 
Kelly & Pollock Variety N Y 
K« nna Chas Pantages Spokatic 
Keullng Edgar Louts Variety N Y 
Kingston World Mlndell Orpheum Circuit 
Kumry Bush At RoblnBon Pantages Vancouver 
B C 



Lnmli'i Manikins Ferarl Carnival Indef 
La Dtodima Kmpress St Paul 
Lampe Wm A Co Empres St Paul 

FRANK LE DENT 

.HNE 1, EMPIRE, NEW CASTLE, 
ENGLAND 

Lelghtnn* Three Majestic Little Rock 
Leonard Bessie 229 Townscnd Ave New Haven 



Blanche Leslie 

PLAYING LOEW CIRCUIT. 



Leslie Bert A Co V C C New York 



l-E\A/IS 

Original "Rathskeller Trio" 
Care VARIETY, London 



Llttlejohn The Variety N Y 

Locket t & Waldron Henderson's Coney Lslund 

Lynch Dick Empress Seattle 

M 

Manny A Roberts Variety London 
Maye A Addis Variety N Y 
Mayo Louise Variety New York 
McCree Junle Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 
Meredith Ulster* 330 W Slst St N Y C 
Middleton & Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris & Beasloy Loew Circuit 
Musette 414 Central Park West N Y 

N 

Nainla .iap.s Pantages Portland Ore 

Nawn Tom Co Imperial Vancouver B C 

Newmans Three Empress Tacoma 

Newport & Stlrk Empress Butto 

Nlhl© A Spenser 363 12th St Bklyn 

Niehol Sisters care Delmar 1466 Bway N Y C 



Olivetti Troupe Empress Denver 
Onalp Imperial Vancouver B C 
Orville «fc Frank Majestic Little Rock 
Oxford Three Empress Butte 



"Parisian Olils" Empress Sacramento 
Plcchlanl Troupe Empress San Francisco 
Pollard Opera Co Pantages Spokane 
Pope A Unlo Empress Los Angeles 
Portia Sisters Pantages Tacoma 



Rellly Charlie Variety San Francisco 
Relsner & (lore Variety N Y 
Renards 3 Variety N Y 



W. E. Ritchie and Co, 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
PALACE, LONDON, ENG. 

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VAUDCVILLI 



The Best Small Time In the Far West. Stead? Consecutive Work for Novelty Feature Aets 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 

PLAYING THE BEST IN VAUDEVILLE 

THE WEBSTER VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

CHICAGO Suite 29 1*6 North La Salle St. JENNY WEBSTER, Prop. 

Affiliated with EDWARD J. FISHER, INC., Seattle, BERT LEVY CIRCUIT, San Francisco 

GEORGE H. WEBSTER, General Manager 



Rice Hazel 7000 State St Chicago 
Richmond Dorothy Hotel Wellington N Y 



W1L 



MAUD 



ROCK and FULTON 

Featured In "The Echo" 
Direction Anderson Gaiety Co. 



S 

Shean Al Variety New York 

Smith Cook A Brandon Orpheum Circuit 

Stafford A Stone Echo Farm Nauriet N Y 




Eddie Mack's 



HALL 

OF 

FAME 




Elmer Booth 

f Dear Eddie. 

It takes nine tailors to make a 
man but only one Mack. 

ELMER BOOTH. 

READY TO WEAR 
t MADE TO MEASURE 

morning evening 6~ 
Afternoon clothes 
for theatrical folk 

BROADWAY MEN 6^ 
THE CONSERVATIVE 

A CALL WILL 
CONVINCE YOU 




1582 1584 BROADWAY 

Between 47* i- 48> fc sts. 
OPPOSITE STRAND THEATRE 

NEW YORK CITY 



Stanley Stan Union Ave A Oak Lane Phlla 
Stanton Walter Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stevens Leo Variety N Y 
Sutton A Caprice Gayety Toronto 
Sutton Mclntyre * Sutton »04 Palace Bide 
NYC 



"The Pumpkin Girl" »04 Palace Bldg NYC 
Texlco Variety N Y 

"The Double Crow" Majestic Milwaukee 
"Their Getaway" Empress Butte 
"The Punch" Empress Los Angele* 
"The Truth" Pantages Victoria B c 
Thornton A Corlew Empress Salt Lako 
Thurston Howard 8 A M 1402 Bway N Y 
Torcat's Roosters Pant age* San Francisco 
Torelll's Circus Orpheum Spokane 
Tracey ttnets A Tracey Pant ages San Fran- 
cisco 
Trove to Morris A Fell 1493 Broadway N Y 



Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 
Vlollnsky Variety N Y 

W 

Waters Tom Empress St Paul 

White Porter J & Co Empress Portland Ore 

Williams A Segal Empress Sacramento 

Wilson A Batie Henderson's Coney Island 

Wilson George Pantages Vancouver B C 

Wood Brltt Orpheum Winnipeg 

Wood A Lawson Pantages Los Angeles 

Work Frank 1029 E 2vih Si Uklyn N V 



THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT 

THE HIDE-AWAY BIG TIME CIRCUIT 

Direct booking agent, PETER F. GRIFFIN, GrllBn Theatre Bldg., Toronto. Canada 
MONTREAL OFFICE, 41 St. Catherine St. East 
BUFFALO OFFICE, 121 Franklin St. 

Freeman Bernstein 



Manager, Promoter and Producer ef Vaudeville Aete 
5th Floor. PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT Cable, 

Phone, Barns* MM 



Freeborn." New York 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



HAKNUM-BAILEY— 25 Buffalo 26 Rochester 
2i Syracuse 2H Utlca 20 Schenectady 30 Al- 
bany Juno 1 Stamford, Conn. 2 Bridgeport :t 
New Haven 4 Water bury 5 Hartford 6 Holy- 
oke. Mass. 

HAGENBECK- WALLACE— 25 Youngstown. 
O, 26 Oil City, Pa. 27 Meadvllle 28 Warren, 
O 21) Ashland 30 Kenton 

101 RANCH— 25-30 Boston. Mass, June 1 
Providence 2 Taunton. Mass, 3 Pawtucket. 
R I. 4 Worcester 5 Plttsfleld 6 Springfield, 
Mass. 

RINGL1XG -25-2A Cleveland 27 Marlon 28 
Toledo 2JI-30 Detroit June 1 Grand Rapids 2 
Lansing ."• Flint 4 Port Huron, Mich, 5 Chat- 
ham. Ont, 6 St. Thomas. 

SELLS-PLOTO-25 Vancouver. B. C, 26 
Relllntfiam. Wash. 27 Everett 28-30 Seattle 
lune 1 North Yakima 2 Walla Walla 3 Pen- 
dleton. Ore. 4 Baker City 5 Payette, Idaho, 6 
Boise City. 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name. Utter la la 
Variety's Chicago ofBea. 

Where 8 F follows name, letter Is in 
Variety's Ban Franelsco ofBes. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not he listed. 

P following name Indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



A 

Adams Milt 
Adelaide & Hughes 



Allen Lee 
Anee Sue 
Anger Lou 



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BRENNAN- FULLER Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA AND NSW ZEALAND) , I 
AFFILIATIONS WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. 
BEN J FULLER, Governing Director 

A. R. SHEPARD 

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, 611 PANTAGES THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 



^av peg /"J/ ,,r ;il > performera sjoing to Kurope make thHr ateaiu'whlp arrangement! through 
LlK^vVA uk. The following have: 

S ,ri I** ONLAW TRIO. I'AHKOS BROS.. I'ASSIMHT. TIERCE A MAZZK. ARTHUR 

^ ^^ I'RINCE, PRE YOST A PRKVOST. THE PIROSt 'OFFIS. PATTY FRANK 

TROUPE, PESHKOFF'N RUSSIAN DANCERS. BOBBY P AMU K A CO., PERMANE BROS.. 
PAULTON * DOOLEY, PHIL * NETTIE PETERS. PICHIANM TROUPE, PAULA PIQUETTE. 

PAUL TAUSIG A SON, 104 E. 114th S., New York City. 
German Savings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuyveaant LtflO 



S to 1 WEEKS 
Writa as Wire 



J. H. ALOZ 

Booking Agency. 
Orpheum Theatre Bldg., 

MONTREAL, F. Q. 



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II 

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Maker Miss Pat 
Hanks Ed 
Barker Ethel Mae 
Barnes A Robinson 
Barry William (P) 
Beemer C. J. 
Beeson Mrs Dolly 
Bellclalr Benl 
Bellmontes The 
Bence William 
Bennett Patsy 
Berlin Hasel 
Bernard Dolly (C) 
Bernard Miss V (P) 
Bernard A Neal (C) 
Bennlson Louis 
Blondln P E 
Boston A Von 
Boyd Mrs Ernest 
Boyer Ethel 
Boyne Haiel G 
Bradley Wallle (C) 
Breakaway Barlows 

(C) 
Bristol Lew (C) 
Bulger Harry 



Cardnae Arthur 
Carle Grace 
Cate B J 
Chick A ChlckletR 
Chlnko Co 
Claire J Roy (C) 
Clark T J 
Clements Hazel 
Coccla 

Collins Tom (C) 
Conlin Miss Ray 
Coogan Jack 
Corbett John .1 (P) 
Cummlnga Florence 

(C) 
Cummlnga Roy 
Curtis A Hebbard 
Curzon J W 

1> 
Dalnton Leslie 



DeLacey Leigh 
Davenport Grace 
Davis Lionel (C) 
De Forest Fred (C) 
Denham Ammle 
De Poy Earl T 
De Veaux Chas 
Dixon Dorothy 
Donlta 
Dooley Bill 
Dorr A Monroe 
Doss Billy (C) 
Dudley Alice C (P) 
Du For Dinks 
Dyson Hal (C) 

E 
Karl Miss Dearent 
tigamar Enillle 
Elliote Billy (C) 
Krnt'st Harry 
Ksmayne Mile (C) 
Kvanw Claire 



Kay Coleys a Kay 
Kisher A Green 
Klynn a McLaughlin 

(P) 
Koy Ed A Family 
Krancis A De Mar 
Francis Milt 
Krank William J (P) 
Kranklyn KldH (C) 
Kreeman Buch ((') 
Krench Sisters 
Krevoll Fred 

G 
dale Miss F (C> 
darner Grace (C) 
Oerhardt George 
tlermalne Miss (C) 
Golden MIsh O raced' I 
Holding A KeatingJC) 
Holding & Keating 
Goldsmith Johnny 
Oonne Lillian 
Gonzalez Julia 
Gordon Steve 
Grady Mrs Lee (C) 
Graham Grade 
drazers The 
droHH Louise 
drundy Emllle 



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VARIETY 

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erally. 

All eommunleatlons to Martta C. Brennan, 
tM Castlereagh St* Sydaey. 



H 

Hamilton Jack (C) 
Hamylton ft Dean (C) 
Hardy Adele 
Hart Billy 
Haas Chuck 
Hays Katberine 
Heinz Freda 
Henry Catherine 
Henrys Flying 
Herbert ft Germain 3 
Herzog L 
Mines ft Fez 



Hodge ft Lowell 
Hood Jans F 
Howard Joe 
Howard Leslie 
Howard Sisters (0) 
Hoyt Will C 
Hutchinson Chas 
Hylands Etta 



'Imperial Pekinese 
Troupe 



^ACK OF THE NAME 




Another reason for you to nae 
the TAYLOR XX WARDROBE 
TRUNK Is the fact that It Is the 
Strongest constructed Wardrobe 
Trunk on the market. 

For more reasons— Send for 1014 
Catalogue. 

C.A. TAYLOR TRUNK WORKS 

* CHICAGO; 3 * E. Randolph St. 
NEW YORK: 131 W 38th St. 



OR EURO 



NIBLO ani RILE, 

MAY 26 
After being a big hit with Manchester's "CRACKER JACKS" two seasons. 
Just a short stay in London for 7 weeks, returning to play vaudeville October 1. 

Address care VARIETY, 18 Charing Cross Road, London. 



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A few from Basil Scott: — 

An act on the state Is worth two In the 
street.. 

He who hesitates Is— a bad raonologtst. 

If at first you don't succeed, try another act. 

Live and let other people's acts alone. 

It's a wise man who knows his own act 
after the choosers get busy. 

Early to bed and early to rise If you open 
the show. 

Make them laugh and the managers are 
with you— don't and they will leave you alone. 
Ansosayallofusly Yours, 

Vardon, Perry and Wilber 

VARIETY. LONDON 




GAVIN and PLATT 
The PEACHES 

TOUBINO 

Phone 1381-M Passaic 

7 Hawthorne Ave., Clifton, N. J. 

ALFREDO 

VARIETY, LONDON 



WATCH US 



WE DO IT 



WARDELL "» HOYT 



"The Italian and the Boss 

Vaudeville's Laugh Creators 



»» 



Direction, FRANK BOHM 



Playing LOEW TIME 



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FRANK EMILY 

Jerome and Carson 

Touring Pantageo Circuit. 

DAISY 
HARCOURT 



BOOKED SOLID 



Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves 

PLAYIN G PANTAOE8 NOW. 

•AMI J. OURTIS 

In "OOOD BYE BOYS" 

By Junle MeCree 
Direction, UABBY SHEA. 

Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 

Six Chinese Wonders 
Lately Featured with Anna 
Held Jubilee Co. 
Watch for Announcement of the Coming to 
America of 

MY SECOND TROUPE 
All Communications to 

LONG TACK BAM 
Bole Owner and Prop. Variety, New York 




3 BLONDYS 




While City, Chicago, This Week 

Direction, 

KING LEE KRAUS 



Italian Troubadours 

J (C) 
Jenkins & Parker 
Johnson Billy (C) 
Johnson Honey 
Jordan Dolly 
Jordan Leslie 



Kel Men Yung 
Keller Marjorle 
Kelly Eugene 
Kelly t Nadel (C) 
Kelso Boys 



Kennedy Thomas (C) 
Kimball Maud Co (C) 
King Robert 
Kasfman Beth 
Kolllng King 
Kwallwaaser S 

L 

Langford Myrtle 
Lane Henrietta (C) 
La Rose Ned 
Latell Alfred 
Lawrence Effle 
Le Beall Cbas (C) 



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Leland Georgette 

Leon Anna 

Le Roy 

Le Roy Paul (C) 

Lewis Al 

Lewis Dave (C) 

Llnney Horace J 

Linton Tom (P) 

Lorraine A Cameron 

Loudon Janette 

Lucler Paul 

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AMY LESLIE 

in 
Chicago "New." 

Felix Adler itemed the one absolutely 
novel and spontaneously uplifting actor In 
the east. Adler comet oat of the burlesque, 
eeems to me, though perhape not. Wher- 
ever bo came from, ho la a rattling rood 
entertainer and nne actor. He sings splend- 
idly and hie comedy, quick wit, serious de- 
livery and uproariously funny results are 
things to bo welcomed. He Is a handsome 
follow, with great unction and a breesy force, 
delightful and welcome. 



ASHTON STEVENS 

in 
Chicago "Examiner" 

There's Stella Hoban, Jeanette Horton, 
Felix Adler, and— 

But there Is no "and" after Foils Adlsr. 
He Is one of those hits that automatically 
move the writing* machine to a new para- 
graph. I think It was In ISM that I last 
promised my parents never to laugh at a 
stuttering comedian That promise went Into 
a hundred pieces last night Tou could 
hear It and similar promises falling all 
over the place. Mr. Adler made riots of us. 

There were times when he mads riots 
of himself, when he almost overdid. But 
then, this was his "home town." and he 
was coming back In a success long since 
noised here, and he was doubtless overkeyed 
In a few of his moments before the movie 
camera. Otherwise he was Irresistibly 
comical. 

Tou mustn't miss this stuttering director 
of a movie etudlo Instructing Valll Vallt 
to turn on more agony, to work up the 
misery, to sob. to heave. 

For this scsne, as they play It. Is the 
very fine art of burlesque. 






THE OPTIMIST 



Chicago "Ameri< 

Adler accomplishes the impossible. Hs 
makes of the stuttering comedian something 
really funny. His faltering and furious 
directions to Valll Valll In the scene before 
the movie camera as he orders her to torn 
on more agony, or less, are riotous and rich. 
And Mr. Adlsr can sing, with the stutter 
or without 






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THEATRE 

For A Run 



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Chicago "Journal" 

And Into this play with songs st cetera 
comes Felix Adler. of the varieties, to 
prove himself a capital comedian with the 
second best baritone throat In musical com- 
edy — the best Is George MacFarlane'a Ad- 
ler plays a stammering director of the pic- 
ture company with a speech that stalls, 
skids and ricochets as If It were an afflic- 
tion Instead of an accomplishment He Is a 
weloomo addition to the musical comedy 
fold. 



JAS. O'DONNELL BENNETT 

in 
Chicago "Record-Herald" 

The rehearsal, with Its groups of generals 
"wearing as many medals as a successful 
marmalade." Is conducted by Felix Adler 
who plays, really plays, the part of a 
motion picture director. His way of flinging 
at Miss Valll unsmotlonal Instructions to 
"suffer." "bo shocked." "bo pleased." "read 
the banker's letter." and so on. and her 
routine depletion of those emotions and acts 
make good travesty. 

Mr. Adler, whom the copious programme 
described aa "a young Chlcagoan,'* may 
also be Identified here as the hit of "The 
Queen of the Movies." Excepting Mr. 
Sothern as Lord Dundreary, hs Is the only 
comedian at present on view who can play 
a stuttering part all the evening and not 
become a bitter bore. Hs Is a born comic, 
alert, good-natured, cheeky, full of gusto 
and aplomb, and endowed with the precious 
faculty of knowing when to stop. The audi- 
ence gave him Its cordial approval, and 
some spectators thought thsy discerned In 
him a good deal more than a buffoon. 






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UNITED BOOKING BROADWAY 

AGAINST LOEWS AMERICAN 






E. F. Albee'i Booking Agency Takes Steps to Offset Loew 
Circuit's Aggressiveness. Three Shows Daily in Broad- 
way, With Palace Theatre Headiiner at Popular 
Prices* Same U. B. O. Policy Possibly Extending 
to Keith's Colonial, Alhambra and Bronx, 
New York, Next Season. 



The United Booking Offices, headed 
by E. F. Albee, will book vaudeville 
into the Broa4way theatre, New York, 
commencing next season, when the U. 
B. O. will place a program, playing 
three shows daily, on the Broadway's 
stage, with a headiiner that has previ- 
ously appeared at the Palace to top the 
bill. 

This move will be directly in opposi- 
tion to Loew's American, two blocks 
away, and has been likely taken to off- 
set the aggressiveness of the Loew 
Circuit in its operations against "Keith 
Vaudeville." The Broadway is now 
controlled by the Earle-Mastbaum 
vaudeville combination of Philadelphia. 
The U. B. Q or some of its members, 
particularly Albee and Mike Shea of 
Buffalo, are said to have "bought in" 
on the Broadway, with the booking 
privilege reserved for the U. B. O. 
The Earle people expected to reopen 
the new season at the Broadway with 
vaudeville. For 20 months the Loew 
Circuit played pictures at the same 
theatre, giving the house up May 1, 
on the expiration of a sub-lease. 

The U. B. O. policy of three-a-day 
with a feature act on top may also be 
extended next season to the other three 
big B. F. Keith theatres in New York 
—Colonial, Alhambra and Bronx — all 
of which are said to have lost money 
playing vaudeville twice daily during 
the two seasons just ending that they 
have been under the Albee direction. 

Popular prices will be charged at the 
Broadway, not over 50 cents to any 
seat in the house, and if the change in 
the other three theatres goes into ef- 
fect the same admission scale will be 
in vogue. 

The Colonial would oppose Loew's 



Lincoln Square with pop vaudeville 
(three shows daily), the Alhambra, 
Loew's Seventh Avenue, and the 
Bronx, Loew's National. It would 
also be an admission of failure to 
maintain the "big time" standard in 
the largest group of first class vaude- 
ville houses in America, that was es- 
tablished in them by Percy G. Wil- 
liams before disposing of the proper- 
ties to the Keith corporation. 

The information regarding the con- 
templated changes and the Broadway 
theatre booking which comes from 
the inside of the United Booking Of- 
fices, and may be accepted as fairly 
reliable, says it is not certain Percy G. 
Williams would consent to the lapse 
of big time into a cheaper priced show 
in his former theatres, a condition of 
the transfer having reserved this right 
to him, according to Variety's inform- 
ant. But it is unlikely Mr. Williams 
wants his theatres back, and he is now 
in a safe position as regards the value 
of the theatrical properties through 
payments made according to the terms 
of the mortgage given by the Keith 
company. 

Mike Shea of Buffalo is said to have 
been brought into the Broadway the- 
atre deal, through argument brought to 
bear upon him that Loew. in invading 
Toronto against Shea there, should 
have a lesson taught in return. Loew's 
Toronto has been one of the circuit's 
biggest money makers since opening. 

The U. B. O. booking of the Broad- 
way would mean another competitor to 
Hammerstein's from the same booking 
agency now giving bills to that house 
and the Palace. 

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"COOKS' 9 SHOW IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, May 27. 

"Too Many Cooks" with Frank 
Craven, the author, in the principal 
role, will open at the Garrick June 8, 
following the departure of "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith" from that house the Saturday 
before. 

Mr. Craven will leave the New York 
production, now playing, but will be 
the sole member of the original cast 
to come west in the second company. 
It is not known here who will replace 
him in the New York show. 



CANDLER FIRST SHOW PICKED 

The first $2 attraction to play the 
new Candler theatre on 42nd street 
will probably be Cohan & Harris' "It 
Pays to Advertise." The firm will 
book the house for legit., and the regu- 
lar season is to open in the fall. 



PICTURES AS SECONDARY AID. 

Cincinnati, May 27. 
Cincinnati friends of Theodore 
Mitchell, press representative for Oliv- 
er Morosco, have been let in on a new 
venture by Morosco. The innovation 
consists of a play that will be pre- 
sented at Morosco's Burbank theatre 
in Los Angeles, wherein the descrip- 
tion of events will be enhanced by 
motion pictures. Certain scenes that 
cannot be reproduced on the stage will 
be shown between acts, the pictures, 
of course, having for their actors the 
players in the oral production. 



E. D. PRICE ILL IN BED. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 

E. D. Price is confined to his bed at 
the Hotel Northern here, very ill. The 
attending physician states he may be 
able to join- his wife, Catherine Coun- 
tiss, at Denver, in about four weeks. 

Mr. Price has been ahead of the Rob- 
ert Hilliard show. 



CHICAGO'S LONGEST RUN. 

Chicago, May 27. 

"Help Wanted" celebrated its 200th 

performance at the Cort, May 22. This 

beats all records for the season and 

goes a week over the run of William 
Hodge in "The Road to Happiness," 
and is 75 performances ahead of 
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" and over 
100 performances ahead of "Daddy 
Long-Legs," also making a record run. 



HILLIARD ON HONEYMOON. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 

Despite good business at the Mason 
opera house and fervent persuasion by 
the management to remain another 
week, Robert Hilliard closed his season 

ere Saturday, leaving Monday for 
iscw York, commencing his honey- 
moon with his recent bride. Upon ar- 
rival in the metropolis, they will sail 
for Europe. 



LOEW LEASES PULTON. 

Marcus Loew took over the Fulton 
theatre, Brooklyn, this week, on a 
lease for 15 years. The house, which 
has been playing the Loew bookings 
for some time, will pass to the Loew 
Circuit's direct operation June 8. 

Arthur Lighton, the Fulton's man- 
ager, will be retained on the circuit, 
in charge of the Shubert, Brooklyn, 
while Willie Sheehan, from the latter 
house, will go to the Fulton. 



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BUTT SYNDICATE PAYS $330,000 
FOR QUEEN'S AND G LOBE, LONDON 

Alfred Butt's Backers, Reported Headed By Solly Joel, Take 

Over Leases of Two English Houses. Queen's May 

Become Home of Mr. Butt's Revues. 



i special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Alfred Butt, now managing several 
London theatres, has purchased by 
what is known as "The Butt Syndi- 
cate" (hacked by Solly Joel), the leases 
of the Queen's and Globe theatres. 

$330,000 is the sum paid for the 
houses. The Globe will likely be se- 
lected by Mr. Butt as the home for his 
revue productions. 



BURLESQUE DEAL THROUGH. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

The burlesque deal, reported by 
cable to Variktv last week as on the 
tapis between Americans and English 
managers, is practically consummated. 
There will be 30 houses opening by 
February or before, that will play the 
American type of a burlesque perform- 
ance. Some of the shows will be 
brought over while others will be or- 
ganized here, probably however with 
the principal players imported. 



B0N1TA AND HEARN SPLIT. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Bonita and Lew Hearn have separ- 
ated as a team. Their bank account 
has been equally divided and Hearn 
leaves this week for New York. He 
will return in time to open next August 
in a new revue Ned Wayburn will 
produce. 

From an act of no especial notice 
in the U. S., Bonita and Lew Hearn 
reached a $750 weekly salary mark in 
England, after Mr. Hearn had landed 
an unqualified success in a London 
Hippodrome revue through his rube 
constable character. The couple are 
husband and wife. 



MELODRAMA AT OPERA HOUSE. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

E. A. Stanley will again tempt the 
theatrical fates at the London Opera 
house, producing a melodrama there 
in the fall. Mr. Stanley purchased the 
opera house when it was put up at 
auction, first having leased it for re- 
vues, which returned no revenue to 
him. 

While his losses are said to have been 
considerable in the opera house ven- 
ture, they were not sufficient to cause 
him financial uneasiness, as 'he is re- 
ported in receipt of an immensely 
large income. 



MARINELLI'S PICTURE RIGHTS. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 27. 
The American booking rights to 
"Fantomo" have been purchased for 
a reported large sum from F. J. Gold- 
soil, who owns the world's booking 
rights to the novelty picture. 

It is a plastic, said to excel and be 
more perfect than either "Alabastra" 



or "Plastikon." The picture is thrown 
upon the stage without a sheet. 



TRENTINI NOT UNTIL FALL 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

London will not see Emma Trentini 
in "The Firefly" until next fall. This 
is the decision of George Blumenthal 
who came over here with the operatic 
star, to seek a house for a summer en- 
gagement. After looking the ground 
over, Mr. Blumenthal reached another 
conclusion. 

The success of Trentini here will 
largely bear, it is said, on whether the 
Shuberts, who have an option upon her 
future services, will exercise it to star 
Trentini next season in America in 
Lehar's opera, "Endlich Alleine." 



17 WEEKS IN FAR EAST. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

The Bandman Circuit in India, which 
now gives contracts to vaudeville acts 
for eight weeks in that country, con- 
templates extending the time to 17 
weeks, through additions to be made in 
the bookings at the Phillipines and 
Japan, taking turns that first appear on 
the Rickards Circuit in Australia. 



CHINA GIVING MAUD MONEY. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Maud Allan, the classical dancer, who 
is touring the Orient, got $6,800 as her 
share of the proceeds of three perform- 
ances at Hong Kong. 



ZANGWILL'S PREACHMENT. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 23. 

"The Plaster Saints" by Israel Zang- 

will, presented at the Comedy May 23 

as a drama, is more of a preachment, 

and reads badly through that. 



IN CHARMING CLASS. 

(8pecial Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

The Jerome comedy at the Haymar- 
ket, "The Great Gamble," after revi- 
sion following its premiere was shown 
in the revised form May 21, and is 
now a charming play. 



Pierce and Roslyn Score. 

{Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Pierce and Roslyn. opening at the 
Victoria Palace Monday, scored nice- 
ly. 



Moore and Haager Return. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 
George Austin Moore and Cordelia 
Haager, who "walked out" of the prin- 
cipal roles in "Red Heads" at the Coli 
seum last week, returned Monday. 

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AGENTS' WORKING ALLIANCE. 

(Special cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

The working alliance between Leo 

Maase, here, and Maurice Rose, of New 
York, as reported last week, for an 
agency international exchange, has been 
extended to include Charles Bornhaupt 
of Brussells, Jean Chariot of Paris, and 
A. Armandei of Berlin. 



PARIS REVUE DOES NICELY. 

(Special cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 27. 

Another of the usual series of reVues 
entitled "Cache ton nu," was present- 
ed at the Moulin Rouge on May 21. 
It did nicely. 

There is enough of the nude to suit 
the house, but the naughtiness of the 
Red Mill is overrated. The lighting 
effects are good and the revue is well 
mounted. 

Carmelita Ferrer and Marguerite 
Dolcey, formerly announced to appear, 
were not on view at the opening. 



MRS. PATS SALARY OFFER. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Mrs. Pat Campbell has had an offer 
of $1,500 weekly from the Shuberts, 
besides a percentage of the gross re- 
ceipts, to tour America next season 
under their management. The Shu- 
berts want Mrs. Pat to play "Pygma- 
lion." 

The American offer would also en- 
tail upon the management the pay- 
ment of royalty to Bernard Shaw. His 
end starts at 12 per cent, of the gross. 



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population of |o,000,000. 



SAILINGS. 

Reported through Paul Tausig & 
Sons, 104 East 14th street, New York: 

May 23, Billy Le Bran (Oceanic), 
Abbey Dancers ( Rochambeau) ; 

May 26, Will Rogers (Vaderland), 
Van and Schenck (Rotterdam); 

Melville Rofenau (Mauretania); 

May 30, Trovato, Sam Goldfish 
(Olympic); 

June 2, Chris Richards, Grace Hall, 
Chas. and Fannie Van (Kr. Wlhlm 

ID; 

June 5, Fred G. Rover (St Louis); 

June 6, Mr. and Mrs. Nate Leipzig 
(Imperator). 

May 30, Evelyn Nesbit, Marie 
Lloyd, Mrs. "Lefty" Flynn, Fred Mace, 
Jack Clifford, Bernard Dillon (Olymp- 
ic); 

June 5, Luce and Luce (Celtic); 

May 27, Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Pal- 
mer (France). 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, «Vlay 27. 
May 28, Albert de Courville, Lew 
Hearn (Imperator); 

May 30, Hugh Emmett, Harry 
Bloom (Aquitania); 

(For South Africa), Hall and Earl, 
J. Wakefield, Ina Lorimer, Kate Op- 
perman. 

Paris, May 18. 
May 15 (For South America), Susie 
Dorritt, Felix Brunner, Robert De 
Mont Trio. 



NOTHING FOR NORWORTH. 

(Special cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Jack Norworth reported at the Hip- 
podrome to appear in the revue, but 
found no role open for him. 

He will go into the show next Mon- 
day, creating a specially written part 
and also doing his specialty. 



ENGAGES ENGLISH WOMAN. 

(8 pedal Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 

Genevieve Lestrange, an English 
actress noted for her beauty, has been 
engaged by John Cort to take the lead 
in "The Marriage Game" when it re- 
opens around New York in the late 
summer. A tour of the big cities to 
the Coast is the arrangement under- 
stood Miss Lestrange has consented 
to for the American tour. 



Alhambra Revue June 5. 
(Special cable to Variety.) 

Paris, May 27. 
Judging from present conditions the 
Alhambra revue will not be ready for 
its presentment until June 5. 



Dillingham Improved. 

(Special cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 
Charles B. Billingham has improved 
and will take a motor trip to Carlsbad 
for treatment. 



Connor Insures Bernhardt. 
(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 
Before leaving for the States last 
Saturday, William Connor insured with 
the Lloyds against Bernhardt's Amer- 
ican farewell tour, to commence again 
next season. 



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NOTHING NEW AT "THE ISLAND"; 
SIDE SHOW G ETTING MOST MONEY 

Season Gets Big Start and Big Crowds but no Spenders. 

Everything Leaning Toward Dancing. "Castles' Summer 

Home" Charging $1 a Couple. Gumpertz Dreamland 

Circus Cleaning Up. 



They're gypping them again all over 
the place at Coney. The only new 
laugh on the Island is Zuary's "Wreck 
of the Titanic" in the enclosure last 
year used in Luna to house the diving 
girls. Anyone who can't laugh at 
Zuary's version of the great sea disas- 
ter must think Raymond Hitchcock 
a wholesale undertaker. A faded 
blue sky drop, a small slice of profile 
with five rows of gimlet holes to show 
for the lighted portholes of the ill-fated 
steamer, a spiel delivered by a deep- 
high voiced lecturer who seems to be 
spouting alternately from a red hot 
stove and a cake of ice — he shifts his 
voice keys so and Zuaty, the Armen- 
ian, is cleaning up, with the name of 

the Titanic his only excuse. Last 
Sunday he got over $300. The audi- 
ence is kept from throwing things by 
the lecturer's spiel before the curtains 
are drawn, asking the audience to be 
indulgent, not to move about in their 
seats, and not to interrupt the per- 
formance with remarks. 

The water chutes is the park man- 
agement's only concession this year. 
The buy-in concessionaires^ are expect- 
ing something in the old Fire and 
Sword space, but there's to be nothing 
doing there by the park. 

There's almost a laugh in the Cas- 
tles' Summer Home concession. Of 
course the Castles aren't there, but 
Sterling Pile is and so is Mrs. John 
Corbin. This concession gives its pub- 
lic everything the Castles could in the 
way of exhibition dancing, but a dol- 
lar a couple admision weekdays and 
a charge of 50 cents per couple for 
Saturday and Sunday keep the Coney 
visitors that do want to take a look 
gaping at the wonder of the gate fees. 

Tilyou's is the same as last year, 
only less so. You don't even get a 
single pony ride now for the quarter 
you've got to hand over at the en- 
trance. Tilyou is on record for saying 
that he has to invest one dollar now 
at Coney to get back a quarter, which 
may explain his lack of innovation this 
year. 

The clean-up show of Surf avenue 
this year is the Gumpertz hold-over 
from last year, the Dreamland Circus. 
This freak museum show draws 'em 
in like flies at a dime a throw, and 
gives bulging value, some in Amalie, 
the 7-foot giantess, and her taller hus- 
band, Baptiste Huguenot, and some in 
other abnormalities. 

Martin Tobin's famous Seventh Ave- 
nue Coney Iggorrotes, who were 
taught by Martin to salute him every 
morning with a Somali gibberish, to 
convince listening patrons of their 
alien genesis, have a modified reincar- 
nation in a new Somali troupe on Co- 
ney's main street. This is another 
Gumpertz concession and should make 
some money if the weather holds good 



and the blacks don't kick on the ra- 
tions. 

All the fortune tellers are gone from 
the Bowery, and most of the picture 
shows from Coney. The old Japanese 
ball game has given way to the older 
French plate-dropping gyp. A new 
form of it is manifest on Surf avenue. 
They put the red spot right under your 
hand here and give you five plates. It 
looks easy, but it's a chess game, and 
is making money. "Get a baby" is 
the gift stands' principal ballyhoo this 
year — babies of all sizes, shapes and 
colors, baiting the desirous. 

The Palace — old Sea Beach — has a 
dancing sign up, but 'cept Saturdays 
and Sundays remains closed. The 
roller skating concessions alongside 
ditto. 

Practically everybody's got a space 
cleared for "modern dancing." Louis 
Stauch, who doesn't care any more for 
money than Stair & Havlin, is having 
continuous headspins trying to figure 
out a way to win his old crowds back 
onto the Stauch floor. Despite the 
splendid weather and the big crowds 
so far, no money is being passed. 
They're just lookers. Even the rides, 
always a draught, are suffering a 66 
per cent, drop from the old-time regu- 
lar thing. 

And Barney Knobloch is dead, the 
Coney Island Business Men's Citizens' 
Committee gone out of business, and 
Fred Thompson in Frisco. 



WALTER KEEFE, BOOKING MGR. 

Chicago, May 27. 

Marcus Loew and Jos. M. Schenck 

reached Chicago Tuesday. They will 

remain a few days. It is not exactly 

known why they are here, but report 
says to settle upon the Loew booking 
office branch. 

The same reports- say that Walter 
F. Keefe will be the booking manager 
of it, as indicated in Variety last week, 
and that Aaron Jones (Jones, Linick 
& Schaeffer) will he the office man- 
ager. 

There is a rumor about that Messrs. 
Loew and Schenck will see some im- 
portant middle western vaudeville 
managers before returning to New 
York. 



Harry Fox Drawing *Em In. 

The debut of Harry Fox as a lone 
star and act amidst all the films of the 
daily change at the New York theatre 
started off with every mark of suc- 
cess, despite the warm weather the 
early part of the week. 

Mr. Fox drew the people in at the 
matinee far better than they have at- 
tended the afternoon sessions at the 
New York in the past, and had a cou- 
ple of high marks to his credit for the 
night shows up to Wednesday. 



ALBEE IS GROUCHY. 

The staff and the managers attached 
to the United Booking Offices are walk- 
ing about on their tip-toes. E. F. Al- 
bee is "grouchy," so they say, a condi- 
tion he has been in for the past three 
or four weeks. 

What is making Mr. Albee so petu- 
lant no one dare guess, and no one 
around the U. B. O. would mention a 
word about it if they knew. 

Outside the booking offices it is said 
that since Mr. Albee became half owner 
of the late B. F. Keith theatres, he feels 
the loss they have incurred this season 
more keenly than when merely as B. F. 
Keith's general manager, he could sur- 
vey a loss without a personal feeling. 
But in those days the old timers claim 
the Keith houses with vaudeville made 
money, something that hasn't been such 
a regular happening of late. 

The old timers also make mention 
that if Mr. Albee isn't satisfied with a 
gift of between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 
in one season, he must be very piggish 
to "get a grouch" over a little affair like 
profit, although of course the vaudeville 
people realize that if the Keith-houses 
aren't making money, their values are 
depreciating, and the losses are also an 
indent that might have been handed 
along with the half-interest, even if un- 
foreseen. 

The U. B. O. forces are thinking of 
getting up a round robin petition ask- 
ing Albee to lose his grouch during of- 
fice hours. 



CASTLES' TOTAL GROSS, $85,000. 

The total gross of the four weeks' 
tour of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle 
was around $85,000. The trip ended 
last Saturday at the Madison Square 
Garden, New York, where a dancing 
tournament brought in about $5,800 on 
the day— $1,700 at the matinee, with 
$4,100 at night, when box seats were 
$5 each. 

The Garden night crowd was disap- 
pointing. Each of the 40 couples con- 
tending in the main event, the one-step 
and waltz and amateur national cham- 
pionship had some friends in the 
house, those residing nearer New York 
having the most. 

The best stands for the Castles on 
tour were Boston, Philadelphia and 
Chicago, in that order, the gross in 
each, respectively, having been $7,500, 
$6,400 and $5,000. The poorest receipts 
were at Milwaukee and Columbus, the 
first named city not responding with 
over $1,900. while Columbus kept Its 
receipts $100 below that amount. 

The Castles' tour is estimated to 
have made for its promoters $15,000 
out of the $85,000, the Castles receiv- 
ing $30,000 on their percentage ar- 
rangement of 35 per cent, of the gross. 
and the weekly expenses of the trip 
reaching between $9,000 and $10,000 
besides. The rent of the Garden for 
the day was $1,800, the house paying 
for the advertising, as it was also the 
opening of the new "Danseland" there. 



SAWYER TAKES OVER SHOW. 

The Joan Sawyer dancing road show 
passed into the hands of the star last 
Saturday night at Philadelphia, where 
the show ended a run of five days at the 
Lyric to what are reported as very 
light receipts. 

Miss Sawyer is said to have been rep- 
resented in the transfer by Olin Finney, 
a New Yorker who was interested in 
the Sawyer road trip from its inception. 
Mr. Finney may have settled for the 
deficiencies up to the time the show 

passed to him. These are said to have 
been about $4,500, including around $2,- 
000 for the preliminary expense. 

The Sawyer show is traveling at the 
rate of about $3,000 expenses weekly, 
without Miss Sawyer's remuneration in- 
cluded in that amount, she being con- 
tent with a division of the net profit 
when there is any. 

This week the company is at the Shu- 
bert, Boston, and next week plays the 
Apollo, Atlantic City, with no further 
route laid out for the troupe up to 
date. 

Boston, May 27. 

Joan Sawyer's Dancing Carnival is 
not yet in good shape. Itsiour days in 
Philadelphia revealed its shortcomings 
and when it opened the Shubert here to 
a well papered house, which was then 
only half full, many spots in it were 
crude and revealed a number of acts ap- 
parently not drawing more than a mil- 
lion dollars a week. 

The biggest hit of the evening was 
accorded by an act not on the program. 
Billed as Bee Barrie and Bennie Dixon 
on a special placard, they offered a semi* 
classical dance to the music of "In the 
Shadows;" their multi-colored lighting 
specialty being strikingly effective in the 
pictures and poses taken from "The 
Storm." The scheduled dances by Sen- 
orita La Sevilla were substituted by an 
eleventh hour act by Mme. Valkyrien 
who did the hunting dance and the Dan- 
ish dance rather poorly, appearing to be 
suffering from a combination of stage 
fright and lack of training. 

The big draw of the carnival before 
the end of the week will be Dan Kil- 
dare's Cleff Club Orchestra of colored 
musicians who furnished some of the 
few demonstrations seen here this 
season of the real charm of syncopation 
properly done. 

The bill as it stands has 19 numbers 
and a ballet of twelve, six men and 
six women. 

Miss Sawyer has as partners Quentin 
Tod and Olin Finney, the real charming 
dance of the evening in Miss Sawyer's 
repertory being "The Aeroplane" with 
Tod, although the popular appeal was 
won by the Maxixe with Finney. Little 
interest is being displayed in the ama- 
teurs other than by the contestants and 
the week here will be unprofitable from 
present indications despite the apparent 
small cost of the company. 



Tango Under Canvas. 
A Mr. and Mrs. Cristle, out near 
Chicago, are featuring the tango with 
a tent outfit. 



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Hoboken Trying Better Grade. 
Hoboken, N. J., May 27. 

The Empire may try the better grade 
of Loew's vaudeville over the summer. 
A. M. Bruggemann, owner of the 
theatre, will manage it. 

The Lyric here plays Loew's pro* 
grams, but mostly "try-outs.* 



VARIETY 



DEMAND FOR AMERICAN ACTS 

IN THE LAND OF AUSTRALIA 



Hugh Mcintosh, of RickardV Circuit, Over Here Once More to 

Gather in Turns for His Time. Says He Will Book More 

This Trip Than Before. Will Have Own Office in 

New York, Reaching Here Shortly. 



San Francisco, May 27. 

Hugh Mcintosh, who has arrived 
here from Australia, will leave San 
Francisco for Chicago May 27, stop- 
ping in Los Angeles and Kansas City. 
He will remain in Chicago a week, 
then go to New York City, arriving 
there June 12, and sail for London July 
7, on the Vaterland. 

While in New York City Mr. Mc- 
intosh says he will engage offices and 
not make his headquarters with any 
agency. 

Mr. Mcintosh stated that on his last 
visit to the States, he booked many 
acts for the Rickard's Circuit and ex- 
pects to book more this trip. Mrs. 
Mcintosh is at present touring the 
Orient in the interest of the circuit. 
According to Mcintosh he will some 
day have a .string of houses there. He 
is also considering building in Hono- 
lulu, which would break the journey 
to Australia, playing an act two weeks 
on the Island. 

Mr. Mcintosh reports that the the- 
atre now in course of construction in 
Brisbane will be completed in about 
eight months, and will cost $300,000. 
It will seat 1,600 in the theatre and 
1,200 on the roof. 

Of all the acts playing Australia Mr. 
Mcintosh states that Ada Reeve broke 
all records at the box office. 

The Rickard Circuit offers an act 
from 12 to 16 weeks and can play 
some acts 36 weeks, which includes 
six weeks in India and another six 
in Africa. 

Mr. Mcintosh will not apomt an 
American representative, but says he 
will negotiate for an affiliation while 
in this country. He was surprised to 
learn of the rapid growth and strength 
of the Loew Circuit and inquired if 
that wQuhThave a tendency to increase 
the artists' salary. 

Mr. Mcintosh will return to Aus- 
tralia in November. 



HOW SHE WAS DETAINED. 

The dailies reported the detention 
of Katherine Dunn at Chicago late 
last week as the arrest of the ambi- 
tions of a stage-struck girl from Long 
Island. 

That's all wrong, according to Joe 
Wood, who had engaged Miss Dunn, 
age 18, to join his "Minstrel Kiddies" 
act at St. Paul. Miss Dunn is a sis- 
ter to Jimmy Dunn and a sister-in- 
law of Blanche Baird, having played 
with Miss Baird in her show on the 
Progressive Wheel last season. 

Wood's story is that to save one- 
half fare between here and St. Paul, 
he instructed the girl to wear a short 
skirt, say she was 11, if asked, and 
change cars at Chicago. When the 
change of cars became necessary, Miss 
Dunn, says Wood, requested proper 
direction of a policeman who ques- 



tioned her, then detained the girl un- 
der the belief she had run away from 
home. 

Wood admits a saving of something 
like $20 on the transportation and said 
Mrs. Oliver of the act traveled to 
Chicago last Sunday, taking Miss Dunn 
out of custody. 



HOSPITAL BENEFIT NETS $4,000. 

Chicago, May 27. 

The benefit given at the Auditorium 
Sunday by the American Theatrical 
Hospital Association netted that in- 
stitution about $4,000 over all ex- 
penses, perhaps the most successful 
event of its kind during the present 
season. 

Considering the competition and na- 
tural circumstances the affair was a 
decided hit. 

Among the acts who appeared were 
the Baltus Trio, Etta Mae Free, Ray 
Samuels, Cams and Randall, Primrose 
Four, Cabaret Revue, Johnny Fogar- 
ty's Tango-maniacs, Harry Breen, The 
Zanoigs, Libonatti, Sophie Tucker, Six 
Abdallahs, LaVeen and Cross, La 
Petite Duo, Sig. Bosley Trio and Dave 
Lewis. The performance ran from two 
to six p. m. 



SHEEDYS WIN FROM LOEWS 

The Loew booking office baseball 
nine ordered new hearts for all mem- 
bers Sunday afternoon after suffering 
defeat by the Sheedy office team by 

21-7. Considerable money was wager- 
ed on the match, and the side bet was 
about $100. 

Jim Kennedy pitched for the 
Sheedys, allowing no hits until the 
seventh inning when three of the 
Loews skipped across the plate. The 
Sheedys gathered in five tallies when 
opening the baseball show, and the 
Loews seemed discouraged after that, 
although Moe Schenck (who didn't 
get a hit) says their pitcher, Reynolds, 
had been sitting around in the sun 
since early morning, and a strong wind 
as the game started wore him out. 
The Loews used up four pitchers, Abe 
Feinberg leaving the box when it com- 
menced to look like rain for his curves, 
thereby earning the most distinction 
among the defeated. 

Benny Pierpont had to retire from 
the field after the sixth inning, a 
sprained ankle the cause. Benny tried 
to do fancy acrobatics over a suit- 
case without rehearsing. 

Harold Cole and Harry Weiss, of 
the Varietys, helped out the Sheedys, 
hitting when the hitting was needed. 
Jim Sheedy got the cup on the day, 
however, he securing three hits, all 
on the level. 



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PALACE OPEN ALL SUMMER? 

From stories around the United 
Booking Offices crowd hopes to keep 
the Palace on Broadway open all sum- 
mer with big time vaudeville. With the 
other Keith New York theatres playing 
moving pictures, and only Hammer- 
stein's and the American roofs around 
Times square offering opposition in the 
vaudeville way, the Palace bunch thinks 
the house can be made to pay, if the 
actors will cut their salaries to the ex- 
tent that they are requested. The most 

the Palace acts playing in the hot 
weather will receive will be promises of 
"long consecutive contracts" for next 
season. 

As the Palace charges rent but 40 
weeks to the year, this item taken off 
the summer term of three months will 
further the chances of the Palace show- 
ing a slight profit, if the acts are agree- 
able to the slash in their salary figure, 
which will probably be used against 
them as ever by the big time bookers 
when the moment arrives for the sign- 
ing of the "consecutive agreement." 

Acts have learned to be .careful about 
cutting salaries in a "Keith theatre" 
through past and costly experience. If 
the U. B. O. bookers after some "feel- 
ing out" of turns wanted find they can 
not be coerced into giving away their 
services during the hottest spell, the all- 
summer scheme for the Palace may be 
abandoned. 

The Palace will be in difficulty about 
securing the feature acts weekly its pol- 
icy has called for so far, but the Albee- 
Murdock combination sees an opportu- 
nity to "cut in" on some of the Ham- 
merstein business. It doesn't want to 
allow the chance to slip by, having little 
faith that the Palace could get any 
money with pictures during July and 
August. 



SHANLEY'S NEW QUARTET. 

Shanley's restaurant, at Broadway 
and 43rd street, now has a quartet, 
increased to that strength last week 
by the return of Jim Reilly, formerly 
of the Shanley trio composed of him- 
self, Bill Halley and Eddie Sheehan. 

During Mr. Reilly's absence, Tom 
Penfold replaced him, and upon Reil- 
ly's return Tommy Shanley decided 
his cabaret could use the four en- 
tertainers as well as three. 

The singers have been offered an 
engagement at Hammerstin's and may 
accept it. Bill Halley could have play- 
ed the Palace as'' a "single" during the 
past few weeks, but wouldn't "cut" his 
salary "to show," having been tipped 
off to the big time booking tactics. 

It is said the Shanley Quartet is ask- 
ing $500 for its first week in vaude- 
ville. 



Huston's Animals Poisoned. 

Elmira, N. Y., May 27. 

While playing at the Colonial last 
week Arthur Huston lost four ani- 
mals, two dogs and two monkeys, one 
of the latter called "Frisco." It had 
been in Huston's act for eight years. 

The animals were poisoned, Mr. 
Huston charges, but has no one under 
suspicion. He has been obliged to 
cancel all time until securing other 
animals for the turn. 



ADA REEVE TAKING RECORDS. 

Sydney, May 1. 
Ada Reeve, the English artiste, was 
brought over here by the Rickards Cir- 
cuit in opposition to Harry Lauder. 
They both opened the same day, April 
11, and each is under contract for 20 
weeks in this country. 

The Melbourne Argus commented 
upon Miss Reeve as follows: 

It does not fall to the lot of 
many vaudeville artists to break 
records in the takings of the thea- 
tres in which they appear. In this 
respect, however, Ada Reeve, dur- 
ing her short stay in Australia, 
has been remarkably successful. To 
begin with, her opening night was 
a few pounds better than the best 
house known at the Tivoli theatre. 
On her second appearance — Eas- 
ter Monday night — she broke the 
newly-established record by nearly 
£30, and when the end of the week 
came it was found that the takings 
for the six days were far ahead of 
any others for a similar period. 
This remarkable success of Miss 
Reeve has more than justified the 
enterprise of Mr. Hugh D. Mc- 
intosh in bringing this charming 
artiste to Australia. 



LIKE MOST ADVERTISERS. 

Cleveland, May 27. 

A Cleveland paper dared to print 
the truth about Proctor Seas, man- 
ager of the Priscilla, and his domestic 
troubles, wjjich had an airing in court. 

Manager Seas immediately rose in 
his wrath and stopped all his adver- 
tising in that publication. 

The News is the paper. The Leader 
is published by the same company that 
owns the News, so Seas stopped all 
advertising in both papers. 

Seas is the man recently sued by a 
show girl on the charge of assault. 
He also is the man who last fall is 
alleged to have assaulted a young 
chorus girl. 



DOLLYS' ROOF SALARY. 

The Dolly Sisters, Rosie and Jennie, 

dancing nightly on the New York 

Roof, were greatly shocked to see their 
salary for the aerial pirouetting set .U 
the meagre sum of $600 weekly. 

The girls claim William Morris pays 
them $1,000 a week up there, and have 
a contract to back up the statement, 
besides leaving it to Mr. Morris for 
further substantiation. 



Poli's Third in Hartford. 

Hartford, May 27. 

Poli's Palace, the third Poli house in 
Hartford, opened May 25 with six acts 
and pictures. The house seats 2,500. 
There are no reserved seats. A. D. 
Ascough will manage both Poli the- 
atres, with an assistant to be named 
shortly. 

James Clancy books the acts for the 
Palace. 



Vaud at Palisades Park. 
Vaudeville opens at Palisades Park, 
in Jersey, this Saturday. A five-act 
bill will be booked through the Loew 
office. 



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RINGUNG BROS.' $100,000 

FIR E LOSS I N CLEVELAND 

Forty-one Circus Cars in Path of Blaze. Other Cars Sent on 

from Winter Quarters and Show Misses But One Day. 

Cleveland Night Audience Under Tent Dismissed. 

Total Damage Over $1,500,000. 



Cleveland, May 27. 

Ringling Brothers' circus suffered a 
loss of $100,000 Monday in the great- 
est fire Cleveland has seen in 30 years. 
The blaze started in the immense lum- 
ber yard of Fisher & Wilson and 
spread rapidly through the surround- 
ing territory, burning the huge cen- 
tral viaduct and destroying property 
of the Big Four railroad, on which 41 
of the Ringling Brothers' cars were lo- 
cated. 

The total loss was over $1,500,000. 

The Ringlings ordered other cars 
dispatched from Baraboo, Wis., and 
these were hurried forth Monday 
night, reaching Cleveland in time 
Tuesday to assist in moving the show 
to Marion, Ind., where performances 
were given Wednesday. 

Because of the blaze, which was a 
mile from the circus grounds, the night 
show was dismissed, this action fol- 
lowing a consultation of Are marshals 
and circus managers. A strong wind, 
carrying thousands of blazing brands, 
saved the circus tents, blowing the 
sticks away from the show grounds. 

Austin A. Williams, a member of the 
Ringling Brothers canvas crew, and 
foreman for the last two years, became 
insane during the big fire, and, rush- 
ing out on the Central viaduct, jumped 
to his death in the flames below. Cir- 
cus companions of Williams declare 
that he must have had some of his per- 
sonal belongings in one of the cars that 
was burned, and lost his mind when he 
learned that the property had been de- 
stroyed. 



ORPHEUM LEAVING EDMONTON. 

Edmonton, Can., May 27. 
Persistent rumors have been current 
that the Orpheum Circuit shows will 
be withdrawn from the city at the 
close of the season if not sooner. The 
venture has proved most unsuccessful, 
financially, and report has been rife 
locally for some time regarding the 
Empire where the Orpheum bills play- 
ed a split week. The Circuit here 
opened Sept. 8, 1912, and despite the 
untiring efforts of W. D. Bugge (form- 
erly connected with the Orpheum at 
Denver and Winnipeg) and owing to 
the advent of cheaper priced vaude- 
ville and the fact that Edmonton au- 
diences do not appear to relish Beck's 
vaudeville at Beck's prices, namely, 
$1 top, this season has been a dis- 
astrous one. 



EVELYN NESBIT COMING BACK. 

Evelyn Nesbit and Jack Clifford, 
who are leaving tomorrow on the 
Olympic for Europe, will, it is said, 
return to New York about Aug. 1 to 
again appear at Hammerstein's in their 
dances. 

Miss Nesbit may appear next season 
over here under the management of 



the Shuberts, according to report, in 
a play to be selected for her. Mr. 
Clifford will also be included in that 
engagement. 

Contrary to stories around, Miss 
Nesbit has not placed herself under 
contract to appear in a feature picture. 
This, it is said, she will not do until 
after June 4, the date when her con- 
tract with Comstock & Gest expires, 
the firm having claimed all rights to 
her theatrical movements up to that 
time. Fred Mace, the Pacific Coast 
picture maker, has been negotiating 
with Miss Nesbit for a series of films, 
and she has had other offers. 

While here this week Miss Nesbit 
purchased the exclusive stage rights to 
a rag song, "If I Could Only Dance," 
written by Ted D. Ward, a young man 
from Ironton, O., discovered by Max 
Lowe of the H. B. Marinelli New York 
Offices. Richard Morganstern wrote 
the lyrics. 



EUGENIA BLAIR IN SKETCH. 

Chicago, May 27. 
Eugenia Blair, who has been starring 
in "Madame X" in the smaller cities 
for the past season or so will go into 
vaudeville, opening at the Palace Mu- 
sic Hall, Chicago, next week in a 
sketch called "The House on 46th 
Street." This title, it is said, does not 
just suit the powers that be, and may 
be changed. A. R. Sanders, her pres- 
ent manager, will be assisted by W. C. 
Elmendorf. 



CHRIS BROWN ON VACATION. 

Chris O. Brown is going on a vaca- 
tion, south, until about July 1, when 
he will return to New York, his official 
connection with the Sullivan-Considine 
Circuit not terminating until August 1. 

Mr. Brown is said to be in receipt of 
a proposition involving a guaranteed 
income from the picture business that 
has a prepossessing sound. 



Joe Goodwin with Snyder's. 

The Ted Snyder music concern got a 
fresh writer this week. He is Joe 
Goodwin, not "fresh" in the vernacular 
sense, but fresh from Feist's, where 
Goodwin has been delivering songs for 
four years. 



Shannon's Circus on East Side. 

Shannon's Circus, which played for 
ten days in the Bronx, is now exhibit- 
ing downtown on the East Side, New 
York. 



Authors Walk for Week. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, May 27. 
Bernard Shaw, J. M. Barrie and 
Granville Barker have returned from a 
week's walk, a motor following them 
during the time. 



SOL LOWENTHAL DIES. 

Chicago, May 27. 

Sol Lowenthal, Chicago's legal rep- 
resntative of the White Rats and per- 
haps the best known theatrical at- 
torney in the country, was laid at rest 

Monday afternoon in Mount Green- 
wood cemetery. The Masonic order 
of which he was a member took charge 
of the funeral services, the funeral be- 
ing attended by many prominent the- 
atrical people from all branches of the 
profession. 

Sol Lowenthal was 46 years of age at 
his death, had been a member of the 
39th Assembly of this state and was 
in a large way responsible for all the 
reforms of the present theatrical con- 
tracts being issued out of Chicago, hav- 
ing drawn the original "pay or play" 
agreement for the Rats. The entire 
theatrical colony of Chicago mourns 
his death as one man. He left noth- 
ing but friends behind. 

The S. L. & Fred Lowenthal law 
firm will continue with Fred Lowen- 
thal in charge. Since Sol ailed for the 
past several months, precautions had 
been taken to keep the business affairs 
in such a condition his loss would not 
cause any interruption. For the past 
few years Fred Lowenthal, ably sec- 
onded by Harry Munns, has been 
handling the active interests of the 
firm, consequently the loss of the 
senior member will have no direct ef- 
fect upon his office. 

A widow and two children survive. 



Mazie King Divorced. 

San Francisco, May*27. 
Mazie King, with "The Passing Show 
of 1913," has been granted a divorce on 
the ground of desertion, from her hus- 
band, Floyd H. Nourse. 



Philly's Summer Moves. 

Philadelphia, May 27. 
The Washington is playing split 
week vaudeville bill now. This is the 
final week for the regular season of 
the Keystone and Liberty. 



Big Time Male Quartet Sailors. 

The party for a foreign visit June 
10 originally arranged by Eddie Dar- 
ling himself, has now been enlarged 
to a quartet. Mr. Darling will be sur- 
rounded when the Aquitania sails out 
of New York for her first trip to the 
other side by Joe Pincus, Walter J. 
Kinsley and Jack Wilson. "Ikey" Sam- 
uels, at one time supposed to be a sort 
of valet to Darling, but who later be- 
came chief of <he U. B. O. "stools," 
has not been included in the European 
party. 

Jenie Jacobs leaves on the same 
boat to meet Rose Stahl over there. 



SCRUB QUARTET TRIES OUT. 

Ralph and Basil Lynn, Andrew 
Tombes and Lewis Hooper "went 
on" as "an act" at the Odeon Wednes- 
day night, their identities unknown to 
the manager of the house or booking 
agent. 

Sam Kenney did the booking for 
the turn with Sol Schwartz. The 
scrub quartet wanted to see what they 
could do. 



SINGING JUVENILES FIGHT. 

Chicago, May 27. 

It has leaked that a couple of singing 

juveniles fought last week in a dressing 
room at the American theatre where 
Kolb and Dill are starring in "A Peck 
O' Pickles." 

The account says that Jack Gardner 
was engaged to replace Earl Benham, 
and that the transaction went through 
without Mr. Benham's knowledge. It 
angered the original holder of the role, 
more especially upon learning Gardner 
had signed for less than he (Benham) 
was receiving. This led to Benham vis- 
iting Gardner in the theatre and intro- 
ducing himself through delivering a hur- 
ried punch on the end of Gardner's 
nose, without giving advance informa- 
tion of his intent. The German come- 
dians were present and stopped further 
casualities. Benham returned to New 
York and Gardner took up the part. 



GEORGE PRIMROSE RETIRES. 

Edmonton, Can., May 27. 

George Primrose, the veteran min- 
strel man, informed a Varibtt cor- 
respondent he had permanently re- 
tired from the stage and with' the clos- 
ing of the Primrose and TDockstader 
show at Meriden, Conn., May 2, bade 
goodby to the ranks of minstrelsy. 

"Yes, I'm through," said Mr. Prim- 
rose. "I've made enough to retire. 
My health has been none too good this 
last while and I will spend the sum- 
mer in the interior of British Colum- 
bia under canvas, and following that 
leave for Los Angeles for the win- 
ter." 



FIRST PARK ACCIDENT. 

Cincinnati, May 27. 

The first accident of this season at a 
summer resort occurred at Chester Park 
yesterday. 

One of the cars on the "Gee Whiz," 
device bumped into another car. Four 
persons, were injured, but not seriously. 

According to Herwig one of the cars 
was derailed after an axle broke. 



OPPOSITION TAKES AN ACT. 

Chicago, May 27. 

Jenny Dufau, once, in the Chicago 
grand opera company, has decided to 
go into vaudeville. She was announced 
for next week at the Majestic, but 
through some clever work, was in- 
duced to join the Jones, Linick & 
Schaeffer contingent and will make her 
debut in vaudeville at McVicker's lat- 
er, meantime filling some concert en- 
gagements. 



Three-a-Day at 14th St. 
The 14th Street theatre, for the first 
time in many moons, will play three 
shows a day, starting next week. It 
has been playing four shows daily. 



Trying to Recover. 

Suit may be brought against William 
Fox by Mr. Middleton, of Middleton 
and Spellmyer, who lost $800 worth of 
jewelry from his dressing room at 
Fox's Jamaica theatre. Other acts 
playing there arc said to have also 
suffered at the hands of the thief or 
thieves. 



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FITTING FINISH FOR FINE FAIR; 
[f ANOTHER CARNIVA L NEXT YEAR 

White Rats Organization Satisfied With Results in Hottest 
May Week in Years. Profits Somewhat Below Early 
Estimates but no Complaints. Actors' Fair 
Brought to Success By Hard Work of * 

Volunteers. 



General rejoicing among the White 
Rats. The eight-day Actors' Fair 
that ended in a blaze of glory last Sat- 
urday has put the organization's club- 
house emphatically on the New York 
map. The plan to extend the fete into 
a second week was revoked after an- 
nouncements had been sent out, be- 
cause of notification from building in- 
spectors the crowds were sagging the 
main floor and Speedy's 98-foot dive 
on the roof throwing the concrete up- 
per floor supports out of alignment. 
Members living in the clubhouse also 
furthered a last minute decision to 
recall the extension plans, complaining 
that the exposition cut in on their 
conveniences and sleep. The commit- 
tees had decided to hold another car- 
nival of some sort next year. 

Thanks for everyone and every- 
thing that went toward making the 
Fair what it turned out to be. When 
the costs and profits were counted, 
though not quite as high a sum as 
anticipated in the rough estimates at 
first, the proceeds represent a big wad 
of money to take in one lump at the 
end of a season in the hottest May 
week known in Broadway history. 

Frankie Bailey won the affection of 
every Rat for her indefatigable de- 
votion to the best interests of the 
Fair, arriving, as a rule, first, and stay- 
ing until the last. Lillian McNeill, of 
the Associated Actresses of America, 
also came in for endorsement. Fran- 
ces Starr, Lillian Russell, Elizabeth 
Murray, and more especially, Stella 
Mayhew, won the honor medals from 
the committees for the most substan- 
tial support from the ranks of unat- 
tached outside feminine players. 

Of the enrolled men of the profes- 
sion, Otto Hauerbach came first in the 
committees' tender of appreciation for 
his help. Club members specially 
thanked for their services included 
Billy Waldron, William Huehn, Dixon 
Peters, Jimmie McDonald, Bert Ford, 
Potts Bros., Kearney Speedy, Tom 
Lewis, Hugh Bradley, The Nosses, 
Irving Hay, Alf. Grant, Andy Rice, 
Wm. Cale, Louis Piotti, Joe Kelcey, 
Ben and Ivan Black, Pat Parks, George 
^inns, Johnnie Gilroy, Tim Cronin, 
Larry Corbctt, Jack McLallen, Moonie 
La Mairc, Corse Payton, Johnnie Stan- 
ley, Fred Tollman, Chas. Warner, Bert 
Byron, Jimmie Rome, Joe Cusack, Col- 
lie Lorella, Fred Cole, Col. Sam Holds- 
worth and others. 



OLD FRIENDS' NEW OFFICERS. 

Chicago, May 27. 
At last week's meeting of the Old 
Friends' Club, the entire staff of of- 
ficers resigned and was immediately 
replaced by a temporary roster which 
will in turn make way for the perma- 



nent staff June 25, when another elec- 
tion takes place. The officers elected 
temporarily are Ed Rowland, presi- 
dent; Chas. Ellis, secretary; E. P. 
Simpson, vice-president, and Frank E. 
Davidson, treasurer. 

Joseph Callahan also introduced the 
following resolutions: 1st. That a spe- 
cial grade of membership and title be 
and the same is hereby created, viz, 
that of Founder. 2nd. That in recog- 
nition of his untiring efforts to make 
the club a great and lasting success, 
the special title of Founder be and the 
same is hereby conferred upon Mr. 
Henry Myers, and that he be elected 
to life membership of the club. 

Another resolution electing James 
Hutton to life membership was intro- 
duced and passed unanimously by the 
club. 



SPELLMAN CIRCUS ATTACHED. 

Cleveland, May 27. 

Mine. Marietta Correia, rider, and 
her daughter, Mile. Amelia Correia, 
put Constable Frank Temple of Ak- 
ron, O., in the circus business last 
week — at least, they turned over to his 
keeping two Saharan camels, several 
bears, three elephants, horses and 
mules, the property of the Frank P. 
Spellman Combined Shows, Inc. An 
attachment was served for these wom- 
en for salary which they claimed was 
due them. The circus was due to ap- 
pear in Newcastle, Pa., but the attach- 
ment prevented departure, and it looks 
as though the shows would not be able 
to get out for some time to come. 

The Correia women had been with 
the Spellman circus since the opening 
of the present season. No money could 
they get for salaries, and they reported 
they did not have a cent when they 
filed suit for their pay. Several other 
attachment suits were about to be filed 
by other performers when Mme. Cor- 
reia went to law. 

Just now Constable Temple is feed- 
ing the animals at the city's expense. 



Please Communicate. 

Will Hyatt and Lenore please com- 
municate with Messrs. S. L & Fred 
Lowenthal, 109 N. Dearborn street, 
Chicago, 111.? 




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"COOCH" DANCERS WORKING. 

The "cooch" dancers are having 
their innings these days on 14th street. 
The burlesque at the Olympic has add- 
ed attractions — generally a dancer. 

Choocheeta and Princess Verona, 
two wigglers, have had their chance 
and this week with the inauguration 
of the stock policy "The Girl in Red" 
is there. 



Too Hot for Burlesque. 

Cincinnati, May 27. 

The hot weather caused the closing 
of the Lyceum, where Manager Harry 
Hart tried pop burlesque for several 
weeks. The Lyceum is a pretty torrid 
place, even in the fall or early spring. 

Manager Hart will reopen his house 
in August. He will take another shy at 
cheap burlesque. 



"Grogan's" Stock Burlesque. 

Chicago, May 27. 
Stock burlesque at the Haymarket is 
being attended to by Billy Spencer 
Grogan, who is also looking after the 
stock company at the Englewood. 



Louis Epstein Has Show. 

Louis Epstein, a former manager for 
Gordon & North, who handled a Co- 
lumbia Wheel show last season, is to 
have his own show on the Progressive 
Circuit next season. He gets the 
Levey franchise for the Detroit house. 



RESOLUTION OF CONDOLENCE. 

The Good Lord in his infinite wisdom has called to his side one 
of our most beloved brothers, 

SOL. L. LOWENTHAL. 

His years of material life were not spent in vain, for the world 
waa made better by his presence. 

He was a good father, a noble husband and a genuine man. 

Our sincerest sympathy is extended to his family. 

Our tears are, indeed, a small toll for the loss of so beloved a 



man. 



(Signed) 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
White Rats. 



SHOOTING ACCIDENT FATAL 

Lynn, Mass., May 27. 

Completely unnerved by her acciden- 
tal killing of 20-year-old Michael Henry 
Garvin, an usher, while he was balanc- 
ing a potato on his head during her 
William Tell sharpshooting act at Cen- 
tral Square theatre last week, Princess 
Neta and her husband Lieut. Robert W. 
Griffin, U. S. A. (retired), have decided 
to permanently leave the stage. 

Mrs. Griffin pleaded not guilty to a 
charge of manslaughter in the Lynn 
police court Saturday, and was held for 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 

Regular monthly meeting of the 

White Rata Actors' Union 

will be held 

Tuesday, June 2nd, 

in the White Rats' Building, 

227 West 46th Street, 

New York City, at 11 p. m. sharp. 



trial in the Superior court in $500. 

The judge, after listening to the evi- 
dence, ordered the Chief of Police to 
;>wear out complaints against Col. Wil- 
lard G. Staton, manager of the theatre, 
and Lieut. Griffin, charging them with 
manslaughter. Col. Stanton was also 
charged with violation of the city ordi- 
nance prohibiting such exhibitions of 
sharpshooting in theatres. 

The Garvin boy, with a 22 calibre bul- 
let imbedded in his brain so deep spe- 
cialists were unable to remove it, sur- 
vived in an unconscious condition two 
days after the accident. One explana- 
tion is that not being accustomed to 
smoking, he became dizzy after puffing 
a cigar to produce ashes for a target 
and his head fell forward just as the 
bullet sped towards the potato. The 
management declares he volunteered his 
services. In union circles it is declared 
the incident would never have happened 
had a union stage hand been in charge 
at the time. 

Lieut. Griffin has accepted a position 
as railroad policeman on one of the 
local railroad lines and his wife will 
leave the stage for good. She is a full 
blooded Comanche Indian and well edu- 
cated. 



AFTER BALTIMORE PALACE. 

Baltimore, May 27. 

A deal is contemplated by which the 
Palace theatre, originally built for the 
Empire Circuit, may again be used for 
burlesque. At present the playhouse 
is leased by the United Booking Of- 
fices of New York, for 10 years, at 
a yearly rental of $30,000. The Colum- 
bia Amusement Co. is also under con- 
tract to pay the stockholders of the 
theatre $8,000 a year for a number of 
years to keep burlesque out of the 
house. The deal now pending involves 
the Columbia which is anxious to se- 
cure the Palace to produce burlesque 
attractions for its No. 2 circuit. 

It is understood from good authority 
that the officers of the United Booking 
Offices have been approached and ask- 
ed if they will transfer the lease. The 
United Booking has paid the rent on 
the theatre for May, but it is said 
they have asked a reduction in future. 
This, it is said, is not agreeable to the 
stockholders of the theatre, so it is 
possible that some definite action will 
be taken by the first of next montk. 



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Vol. XXXIV. May 29, 1914. No. 13 
Will H. Fox sails June 5 for England. 

"The County Sheriff" opens a tour 
of Long Island today under O. E. 
Wee's management. 

Devereaux and Clark have dissolved 
vaudeville partnership. 

Loew's Yorkville, playing pictures, 
closes its season Sunday night. 

Walter Betts is manager of Keeney's 
Empire, Bridgeport, now playing pic- 
tures. 

"September Morn," the Rowland- 
Clifford piece, is now being booked for 
an eastern tour next season. 



Chris Maxwell, who was operated 
upon for appendicitis, is out and 
around, with the aid of a cane. 



Luce and Luce are sailing June 5 
on the Celtic for three months of va- 
cation on the other side. 

Fannie Brice is billed to play both 
the Palace and Hammerstein's next 
week. 

Archie Colby sailed for London via 
Boston May 21 to absorb some new 
writing atmsophere. 

Mrs. Victor Pedersen was success- 
fully operated upon for appendicitis 
at Letds, England. . 

Phyl W. Riley, who has been in Chi- 
cago, returned to New York Thursday 
to get his second company of "The 
Queen of the Movies" under way. 

Geraldine Griffith of the May Robson 
company in "A Clever Woman," leaves 
the stage this week, with the close of 
the show's season, to marry, and will 
reside in Indianapolis. 



Gaston Palmar (Five Piroscoffis) and 
Louise Athletaa (Athletas Sisters) were 
married last week. They left Wednes- 
day for Europe. 

Hugh Mcintosh, due to arrive here 
early next month, has arranged to leave 
New York on the Vaterland July 7, for 
England. 

Don Francesco Creatora's Band, an- 
nounced to open at the New York 
theatre Monday, will not appear there, 
it is now said until next week. 

Benny Piermont is laid up with a 
sprained ankle as a memento of the 
Sheedy-Loew baseball game last Sun- 
day. 

The Julia Sanderson- Donald Brian- 
Joseph Cawthorn company in a new 
play under Charles Frohman's man- 
agement, starts rehearsals in July. 

"The Price She Paid" the renamed 
"The Call of the Heart" sent out on a 
spring tour by John Nicholson, re- 
mained out three weeks. 



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The Shepherd of the Hills" has 
been leased by Edwin Percival from 
Gaskill-McVitty Co. for a summer 
tour with Gertrude Ritchie featured 

Emma Bunting, whose stock com- 
pany recently closed in the south, has 
entered vaudeville with a sketch under 
Ed. Schiller's management. 

Dave Lewis and wife started from 
Chicago for New York, Tuesday, for 
an overland trip in Dave's machine. 
They are due on Broadway June 1. 

The Orpheum, Jersey City, closes 
for the season Saturday. Frank A. 
Keeney's theatre in Newark expects to 
remain open all summer. Both houses 
play vaudeville, booked by Harry A. 
Shea. 

The engagement reception of Fran- 
ces Rose Fields to Charles Lionel Mar- 
cus will be held at Delmonico's, from 
four until six p.m., Sunday, June 7. 

The young woman is the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Fields. 

Fred DeBondy has cut loose from the 
United Booking Office and, upon the 
severance of his connections there this 
Saturday, will leave for Philadelphia, 
where he becomes allied with the Earl- 
Mastbaum forces. 

The executors of the late Timothy 
D. Sullivan's estate have admitted in 
court that William Fox's claim for 
$31,554.79 is bona fide, and that it will 
be settled in full. Loans ranging from 
$2,000 to $10,000 are said to have been 
made Sullivan by Fox. 

It's rumored the parties who have 
obtained an option on the old Graves- 
end race track plan the making of a 
motordome if the present negotiations 
pan out according to schedule. The 
race track people give up the park July 
1. The track comprises about 400 acres 
on Ocean avenue, Neck Road and Je- 
rome Lane. 



Arrangements have been made by 
Harrington Reynolds, now in Sydney, 
Australia, to bring out three new plays 
during his engagement in the Anti- 
podes. Harrington went to Australia 
to produce "The Rosary" and following 
its presentation will offer "Taps," "May 
and December" and "The Great Light" 
("Das Grosse Licht"). English adapta- 
tions having been made by Charles 
Swickard. These plays will be offered 
in Melbourne and Sydney. 



RELEASED. 

Man — As a shopper I'm some wise 

guy. 

Woman — How's that ? 

Man — I went to the drugstore for 
some talcum powder for my wife and 
the clerk got smart and said "Men- 
nen'i?" And I got right back and 
said, "No, women's, you big boob." 

First Woman — Our cow does not 
give milk. 

Second Woman — You don't tell me. 

First Woman — No, we have to take 
it from her. 

Monologist — Maloney is suing the 
railroad for damages. An engine came 
along and killed a nany-goat belonging 
to him. But what makes Maloney 
mad is that his neighbors say that the 
railroad people have Maloney's goat. 



Man — Can't you take a joke? 
Woman — Sure, I'm looking at one 
now. 



Comedy — Where are you going? 
Straight — To get a hair cut. 
Comedy — Why don't you wait and 
get 'em all cut. 



Monologist — This is the age of mira- 
cles. A blind man in Cohoes picked 
up a cup and saucer (saw, sir), while 
a dumb inmate of a New York institu- 
tion picked up a hub and spoke. 



Straight — There's no patriotism in 
your family. 

Comedy — Oh, yes there is. 

Straight — Does* it come natural? 

Comedy — Sure. When war broke 
out with Spain, my brother was one 
of the first to go to the front— win- 
dow and look at the soldiers as they 
passed by. 



Comedy — That was too bad about 
Cohen, eh? 

Straight—What was that? 

Comedy — He was out swimming in a 
little lake when a policeman ran up 
and hollered 'Hey, don't you know 
there's five dollars fine for swimming 
in there?' Cohen threw up both hands 
and said 'I von't pay id' and sank. 

Comedy — I told you that guy Levey 
was a bird. 

Straight— What's on your mind, 
now? 

Comedy — Why he started across the 
ocean and when about half way over 
the boat started to sink he went 
around and tried to sell his gold watch 
for a dollar and a quarter. 

Woman — How did you come to pro- 
pose? 

Man — I came to borrow a hammer 
and she nailed me. 



BERNSTEIN'S GLAD ITS OVER. 

"Maybe I ain't glad show business 
is through until next fall," Freeman 
Bernstein remarked, while trying to 
clean his last summer's straw hat with 
a piece of lemon peel. "Look at this. 
Ain't it tough when I've got to dig 
out my old bonnet and make it look 
like new myself? 

"That tells the story, don't it? I 
ain't done a thing all this season but 
pay out, all the time paying out and 
1 ain't seen much coming in. Why, 
kid, this season has been so bad that 
I couldn't get any money because no- 
body had any. Everybody is broke, 
ain't they? Well, I haven't struck a 
guy yet who said he had any coin. 
Yes, maybe because he was afraid I 
would touch, but I don't touch, bo, I 
get away clean. 

"When you borrow they expect you 
to pay, but when you can make them 
believe you are doing something you 
don't do and then get some coin on 
the strength of it they don't go look- 
ing for you afterward. 

"I don't mean gyping, for I wouldn't 
stand to see anyone gyped, but you 
know my stuff, the easy work that 
brings out the sugar without any hard 
words and no bad feelings. 

"Monday morning when I came in 
here there was actors hanging around 
waiting to get $315. I hit the desk 
without a sou. There wasn't a thing 
on me worth a cent for I wasn't wear- 
ing the silk hat that day. Well, I got 
it over. Paid them all before noon 
without leaving the chair, and made 
'em all think I was doing 'em a favor. 
I don't know how I done it, but it had 
to be done, that's all and when you've 
got to, you've got to, kid. 

"But what is going to become of me 
this summer? No easy money in 
sight, all the houses closed up and 
nothing but pictures. It wouldn't bo 
so bad if some of those actors in the 
pictures could talk, for I could ease 
them for ready coin every now and 
then on promises, but you can't get to 
those guys. I saw a swell-looking ac- 
tor on the sheet one day. Not a bit 
of dirt on his clothes and he looked as 
though he had just got paid. I framed 
up a speech and then to make sure I 
put my hand on him when he came out 
the next time, but there was nothing 
there, just a picture. I felt bad about 
that. Those picture actors, they tell 
me, work steady all the time and get 
good money. Who books them? 
Wonder if they wouldn't want a cute, 
little guy like myself to boost their 
salaries? I would go 60-40 and give 
them the big end at that. 

"Guess I'll go up to the ball game. 
You can bet there by holding up your 
linger, and when I lose I drop througii 
the scats. Want to go along? You 
can't fall down the way I'm doing 
it." Sime. 



Straight— If you were out in a boat 
with your wife and mother-in-law and 
struck a snag, which would you savef 

Comedy — The snag. 

Straight — You're crazy, man. 

Comedy— Oh, no! You can get an- 
other wife and mother-in-law, but 
where under this blue canopy of heaven 
•■an you find another good, kind snag? 



10 



VARIETY 



THEATRES CAN'T FIGHT SUN ; 

SHO W BUSIN ESS DRIES UP 

Theatricals Around New York Come to Dead Stop With 

Warm Weather. Picture Houses Suffering With Others. 

Season Ending Early, With Nothing Certain Over the 

Summer. Dancing Expected to Wane Before Fall. 



Old Sol made a clean sweep around 
New York early this week. He started 
the campaign against theatres last 
week, when the show business dried 
up, and similar reports came into the 
metropolis from all over the country. 
Picture houses that were expected 
would survive the weather through low 
prices suffered along with the rest, 
with the result there was practically 
no patronage at any of the Greater 
New York houses. 

The warmth ended the theatrical 
season very early. While there are 
many houses still open, it is only in 
hope that weather conditions will 
switch about to give them a play. 

Showmen say there is no entertain- 
ment certain of drawing over this sum- 
mer; that the business has been so 
split up the past season between danc- 
ing, cabarets, pictures, small and big 
time vaudeville, high and low legit 
productions that there is no line left 
on any form of pleasure inside theatre 
walls. 

The same men express an opinion 
that the summer at least will clear up 
the dancing entanglement of the show 
business, and appear to be unanimously 
of the opinion that the fall will sec 
the dancing craze subsiding to a sane 
level. This they profess to believe 
will be accomplished as much by the 
many dance places that can accommo- 
date all the crowds that wish to dance 
day and night, as through the public 
naturally tiring of the continuous step- 
ping. 

Pictures will settle down also, say 
the theatrical people, into a staple 
groove that will give the best pictures 
a draw, something the showmen opine 
is now happening, placing the pictures 
in the same category that a play gets 
into; if the picture is good it will pay, 
and if not the people don't want it at 
any price. The show people don't 
claim the picture business is overdone, 
but that the films have grown to be 
like anything else that sells its worth 
through the box office. 

Picture manufacturers do not agree 
with this view, repeating the picture 
industry is in its infancy with the 
greatest developments yet to arrive. 
A number of New York theatres are 
shutting down. Saturday Laurette Tay- 
lor closes at the Cort, the house taking 
up a picture policy Monday. Grace 
George closed her engagement in "The 
Truth" at the Little theatre Saturday. 
The Winter Garden became dark Wed- 
nesday night when the farewell per- 
formance of "The Whirl of the World" 
was given. The Julian Eltinge show 
closes Saturday night and Monday pic- 
tures take possession of the Knicker- 
bocker. "Moselle" at the Shubcrt 
closes Saturday night. 

"Sari" winds up at the Amsterdam to- 
morrow night and the new Ziegfeld 



"Follies" opens there Monday. The 
John Drew-Ethel Barrymore engage- 
ment at the Empire is slated to close 
June 6. Margaret Anglin closes at 
the Liberty to-morrow. 



"PHYLLIS" NOISILY WEAK. 

Boston, May 27. 

If noise constitutes class in musical 
productions, "Phyllis" would have 
scored an instataneous success at the 
Cort where it was given its first per- 
formance on any stage this week. A 
charming title waltz, an interpolated so- 
ciety dancing act and noise seem to be 
the principal assets ofthe new produc- 
tion, although Allen * K. Foster, the 
peppery little stage director, is working 
with indefatigable energy endeavoring 
to find a few life preservers to keep 
"Phyllis" from sinking. 

The star is Grace Freeman. The 
music is by Harold Vicars and the book 
attributed to James Cunningham Gray 
of Boston, husband of Miss Freeman. 

The backing is local money although 
rumor has it Charley Phillips, the press 
agent and manager of a number of 
shows that have played here has sunk 
an abundance of goodly shekels in the 
proposition. 

The first act is snappy and the pro- 
duction as a whole seems to be half 
light opera, half burlesque with a sea- 
soning of tango, turkey trot and 
maxixe. 

The plot was characterized by the 
Journal as uninteresting, and the cast 
is in need of many changes according 
to the Herald. The company includes 
Richard Hall, John H. Goldsworthy, 
Annette Tyler, Harold Crane, Edwin 
Martin, Nelson Ryley, Cyril Biddulph, 
Frank Ellis, Margery Gateson and Ma- 
zie Gay whose work was accorded ex- 
ceptional credit by the audience. The 
plot concerns Phyllis who is in love 
with her father's chauffeur, a poor, but 
worthy inventor of a flying machine. 



ALMA YOULIN AT SUBURBAN. 

St. Louis, May 27. 

Alma Youlin has been signed as 
prima donna of the Suburban Park 
musical stock company, of which Joe 
Howard and Mabel McCane will be 
first stars. The opening bill will be 
"Love and Politics," followed by "The 
Flower of the Ranch." 

When the Park Theatre comic opera 
company opened Monday night here 
in "The French Maid," John E. Young 
received an ovation. There was a five 
minutes' demonstration at the begin- 
ning of the performance for the com- 
pany. 

Maud Williams, Carl Hayden and 
others of the Park company did splen- 
did work, but the vehicle did not give 
them much of an opportunity to shine. 
The next bill will be "The Time, the 
Place and the Girl." 



WEBER AND FIELD'S BIG SALE. 

Boston, May 27. 

Weber and Fields in their revival 
of "Hokey-Pokey" with a company of 
60 at a top price of $1 with three spe- 
cial matinees with the front row at 
50 cents will make a clean-up at the 
Boston. • 

Monday night they brought the big- 
gest window sale in the history of the 
big house. 

The engagement is limited for two 
weeks and will more than make up 
the deficit caused by the dancing car- 
nival of last week, which started off 
with a boom and took a terrific slump 
in mid-week which apparently augurs 
poorly for any further dancing which 
may come in. 



GAIETY'S "ISLE BONG BONG". 

San Francisco, May 27. 

The local press gave very good no- 
tices to "The Isle of Bong Bong," open- 
ing at the Gaiety Monday to capacity. 

William Sloane replaced Al Shean in 
the cast, the latter refusing to appear 
through prominence given in the billing 
to other names ahead of his own. 



CHICAGO'S SUMMER SHOWS. 

Chicago, May 27. 

Indications point to a summer run 
of "The Call of Youth," which is to 
open at the Blackstone, June 1. "The 
Whirl of the World" will be at Cohan's 
Grand for the summer, and it is pos- 
sible that "Peck o' Pickles" may re- 
main at the American Music Hall for 
some time to come. Kitty Gordon 
will close June 6 in "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith"; "The Third Party" will run 
into June and it is not likely "Twin 
Beds" will last very long at the 
Olympic. 



Alcazar's New Piece. 

San Francisco, May 27. 
Willard Mack appears to have a suc- 
cess in his new play, "Miracle Mary," 
the first production having been given 
here, at the Alcazar, this week. 



Jolson's Show Ending Tour. 

Chicago, May 27. 
The Al Jolson "Passing Show" is due 
to close its tour June 3 at St. Paul. 
The managerial staff of the company 
will be transferred to "The Whirl of 
the World," opening at Cohan's Grand 
here Sunday. 



Making Good on His Name. 
Los Angeles, May 27. 
Mrs. Arlee Hammer has asked for 
a divorce from Charles Hammer, 
claiming he lived up to his name by 
knocking her down. Hammer is a 
former actor. 



Divorced from Actress-Wife. 

Baltimore, May 27. 
William Woods, who is in the belt- 
ing business, was granted an absolute 
divorce Monday in the Circuit Court 
from Mrs. Lulu May Spiegel Woods, 
who, he said, left him Sept. 7, 1908, to 
go on the stage. They were married 
March 4, 1900, and lived at Sewickley, 
near Pittsburgh, until the separation. 
Then Mr. Woods came to Baltimore. 



ZIEGFELD "FOLLIES" OPENS. 

Atlantic City, May 27. 

"The Follies of 1914," Flo Ziegfeld's 
annual summer show, opened here last 
night at the Apollo for its first time 
out. It registered an immense local 
hit and looks like the best thing in the 
revue line ever devised by Mr. Zieg- 
feld. 

Leon Errol, who staged the num- 
bers, scored unmistakably. Ed Wynn, 
a vaudeville recruit, however, took the 
top honors of the first performance. 
Bert Williams hasn't many opportuni- 
ties. A novelty comedy scene between 
Errol and Williams with an actual sky- 
scraper in view got a large laughing 
reception. It seems as though Wil- 
liams is mostly employed as foil for 
Errol. The colored comedian sang 
some songs. 

The show opened with a "Hell" 
scene. Other settings were a Peach 
Orchard, Futurist Room, House of 
Dreams, "Prunella," and "The Garden 
of Love," the latter artistic to a de- 
gree. 

The finale of the first act has a clev- 
erly arranged tableaux of Washington 
and other generals leading the army 
to Mexico, with a plentitude of mar- 
tial strains. It was an immediate hit. 

Herbert Clifton singing Tolsoi's 
"Good-Bye" in a soprano voice, scor- 
ed. Other principals to register were 
Vera Michelena, George McKay, 
Louise Meyers, Ann Pennington, Ar- 
thur Deagon, Rita Gould, Cecilia 
Wright, Gertrude Vanderbilt and Mor- 
ton Home. 

A burlesque on the Tango by Errol 
was a scream. The music is good, 
be ik above the average, with clever 
lyrics. Messrs. Hubbel and Stamper 
composed the melodies and George V. 
Hobart and Gene Buck wrote the 
words. 

In the Futurist scene the women are 
in colored wigs, with the men wearing 
colored wigs and beards. 

A real beauty chorus has been gath- 
ered. The girls can dance and have 
been gorgeously costumed. The color 
schemes throughout the performance 
display an excellent taste. 

"The Follies" played to a packed 
house the opening night. The show 
remains here for the remainder lT the 
week, opening at the Amsterdam, New 
York, next Monday for the usual 
metropolitan hot weather run. 



If you don't auvertlee In VARIETY donT 
advertise at all. 



OPEN-AIR FESTIVALS LIGHT. 

Weather and other things mitigated 
against the results of the gross re- 
ceipts Leon Mooser hoped for at his 
open-air one-week festivals of local 
play-acting in Washington, D. C, and 
Memphis. 

The Washingtonians presented "Fire 
Regained," and did around $10,000 on 
the week there, letting Mr. Mooser out 
with a loss of not over $3,000. 

At Memphis the town had kindly 
guaranteed that the promoters would 
not financially suffer. It was rather 
a fortunate foresight of the city's fath- 
ers, as out of the week only three 
days were clear of rain. The show, 
"The Mystery of Thanatus," drew in 
around $8,000 and the local auditors 
are still at work to ascertain the net 
deficit. 



VARIETY 



11 



CALL FOR MANAGERS' MEETING; 
GENERAL OR GANIZAT ION PLANNED 

Postponed Meeting to be Held at Hotel Attor Tomorrow 

Morning. Call Signed by Representative Managers from 

All Theatrical Branches. Nothing Officially 

Given Out 



Following a couple of conferences 
between a few representatives of the 
leading theatrical interests in New 
York, a general call was sent out for 
a meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Astor. 
This was later postponed until tomor- 
row (Saturday) morning at the same 
place, to be held at eleven o'clock. 

The call was signed by A. L. Er- 
langer, Lee Shubert, Charles Frohman, 
£. F. Albee, David Belasco, Marcus 
Loew, William Fox, Sam Scribner, 
Milton Aborn, E. D. Stair, the signa- 
tures representing all theatrical 
branches. 

No purpose of the meeting has been 
officially given out. The object is re- 
ported to be a general organization of 
theatrical managers. It may be that 
more members are desired in the pres- 
ent Theatre Managers' Association. 
About 300 invitations to attend were 
sent out. 



7,000 PLAYERS ON STAGE. 

St. Louis, May 27. 

Beginning Thursday for a four- 
night stand St. Louis will play the 
biggest show in numbers in the his- 
tory of the stage probably. More than 
7,000 players will appear in the Masque 
and Pageant of St. Louis on the big- 
gest stage ever built. It is in a natural 
ampitheatre in Forest Park with a la- 
goon on three sides of it 

Thomas Stevens arranged the pa- 
geant and Percy Mackaye wrote the 
masque. The stage has more than 
100,000 square feet, measuring 520 x 200 
feet. It has a sounding board 45 feet 
high and 250 feet long at the back 
and will be lighted by a special plant 
installed in Forest Park of a capacity 
large enough to supply a city of 5,000 
population. 

The seating capacity of the stands 
on Art Hill is 44,000, half of which 
will be free and the other half re- 
served. 



"MOSELLE" ON THE SHELF. 

A week is enough for "Mme. Mo- 
selle" at the Shubert. It is the Chase 
& Everall production, brought into 
New York on a chance, but failing to 
make it. 

The show will be retired for the 
summer after Saturday night, it having 
opened on the same evening last week. 
Though booked for Boston next week, 
it is unlikely the piece will go there. 



BALTIMORE'S OPERA CO. 

Baltimore, May 27. 

For the first time in the history of 
the musical work in Baltimore, this 
city is having an opera company of 
its own this week and if the venture 
proves a success the aggregation may 
prove one of the city's greatest assets. 

Tt is t he MclaiiK't Opera Class, com- 
posed of a group of ambitious Balti- 



more singers, many of whom are in 
the principal choirs of the churches. 
They are producing two operas, 
"Faust" and "Traviata" at the New 
Academy of Music. 



GAIETY CO. LOSES STARS. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 

William Rock and Maude Fulton have 
left the Gaiety Theatre Co. manage- 
ment and threaten suit to recover salary 
alleged to be overdue. Their contract 
was to have run for several more 
months. The couple may barnstorm in 
"The Candy Shop" on their own. 

Sam Rork, who had "The Merry 
Countess" when it stranded, is to have 
charge of the local house, succeeding 
Louis Lissner, deposed. 



"PAIR SIXES" BREAKING WELL. 

They are breaking well for "A Pair 
of Sixes" at the Longacre, so good the 
management looks for an uninterrupted 
summer run. The show can live on a 
gross of $5,500. Last week with a drop 
from the average receipts, the play still 
pulled $8,000. 



'HANKY'S" DANCING CARNIVAL. 

When Edward L. Bloom launches his 
newest edition of "Hanky Panky" next 
season with a selected cast of tried and 
true players, he will carry in the ball- 
room scene of the production a 
Dancing Carnival with fancy steppers 
taken from the lists at the Jardin de 
Danse, New York (with permission of 
William Morris). 

Mr. Bloom says that he will go the 
touring dancing carnivals one better 
and throw in the entertainment along 
with the remainder of the show at the 
usual box office scale. 



Producing "The Elopers." 

Chicago, May 27. 
"The Elopers" will be produced at 
the Comedy June 21. It is a musical 
comedy by the late Arthur Gillespie, 
Frederick Stoddard and Hugo Frey. 

Nella McCoy is sought for one of 
the roles. Will Phillips has been en- 
gaged. 



Sam Bernard Complains. 

(Special Cable to Varibtt.) 

London, May 27. 
Sam Bernard is a bit disgruntled 
through Ina Claire having been allotted 
anything she wanted for her role in 
"The Belle of Bond Street," to open at 
the Adelphi. Rehearsals have been in 
progress since Mr. Bernard's arrival. 
He has yielded several points that he is 
not entirely satisfied over. 



Summer Stock at Denver. 

Chicago, May 27. 
T. C. Gleason. a Chicago producer, 
is gathering a stock company for the 
theatre at Lakeside Park, in Denver. 



SHUBERTS' NEW PRESS REP. 

A report says the Shuberts may dele- 
gate Ben Atwell to be their general 
press representative, assigning A. 
Toxin Worm, who has held the post 
since H. Whitman Bennett left the job, 
to a minor position in the press de- 
partment. 

Mr. Atwell has been in charge of 
the Hippodrome's publicity over the 
winter, getting a high mark for "free 
space." The Shuberts, from a general 
publicity point of view, haven't been 
receiving much recognition in the New 
York papers since Mr. Bennett stopped 
sending copy to the dramatic editors. 



SUMMER SHOW CALLED OFF. 

"The Merry Lunatics," the Columbia 
University play which the Pope 
Amusement Co. or Theatrical Produc- 
tions Co. has had in rehearsal for the 
past fortnight, is not going out, the 
promoters having gotten cold feet on 
the proposition. 

May Vokes, Robert Pitkin and Dolly 
Castles had been engaged as princi- 
pals. 



"PINAFORE" AT AUDITORIUM. 

According to the Shuberts' dope, 
"Pinafore," which they had on at the 
Hippodrome, is to play five big cities 
next fall, starting at the Auditorium, 
Chicago. 

It's not fully settled whether this 
revival will open the new fall season 
at the Hip, the Shuberts having sev- 
eral foreign propositions under consid- 
eration for the house. 



"SLOPING PATH" IN SHOW. 

A "Sloping Path" to be placed in the 
new Winter Garden show, may delay 
the opening beyond the announced 
date, June 6. 

The "Path" was secured by Lee 
Shubert from a London production. 
It calls for a hole to be bored in the 
ground beneath the Garden's stage. 
The "Path" is an illusionary mirror ef- 
fect, with people presumably dancing 
on top of one another. 



All Cleveland Houses Open. 

Cleveland, May 27. 
For the first time in years, during 
the summer, Cleveland is suporting 
every theatre in the city. Five stock 
companies are filling the regular 
houses, and movies have the boards 
at the other theatres. 



Byron Chandler Back in Bqston. 

Boston, May 27. 

Byron Chandler, husband of Grace 
LaRue, is again on the scene locally as 
a first nighter in the noisiest looking 
limousine ever seen in Boston. 

He is in company of a Back Bay mo- 
diste, who according to rumor, will 
some day be another Mrs. Chandler, if 
a divorce is granted. 



"Uncle Tom" Touring Brooklyn. 

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" has been fram- 
ed for a tour of Brooklyn, two nights' 
stands being played under canvas on 
different lots across the river. It will 
be styled Grant's U. T. C. Co. and will 
open May 29 at 24th street and Fourth 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

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nrivertliM> ut nil. 



MARRIES A MILLIONAIRE. 

On the Vaterland, sailing Tuesday, 
were Mr. and Mrs. John E. Liggitt, 
starting on a honeymoon to be of three 
months' duration in Europe. Mr. Lig- 
gitt, a Boston millionaire, became the 
husband of Violet Colby May 7 at 
Bellevue, N. J. Mrs. Jack Mason was 
the bride's attendant at the ceremony. 

Mrs. Liggett was formerly Mrs. Clar- 
ence Harvey. She recently secured a 
divorce. Mr. Harvey was married last 
Friday to Lida Carlisle. He opened 
in the Winter Garden show Monday 
night, with his new wife returning to 
"The Third Party," playing in Chicago. 



SOTHERN-MARLOWE SAIL. 

E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe 
sailed Tuesday on the Mauretania to 
spend the summer abroad. 

Miss Marlowe has not accepted any 
propositions for movie work although 
an effort is afoot to have her photoplay 
"When Knighthood Was in Flower" 
during her stay abroad. 



GORDON SHOW CLOSING. 

Chicago, May 27. 

The Kitty Gordon show, "Pretty 
Mrs. Smith," at the Garrick will end 
its season June 6. Business has drop- 
ped below $9,000 to which the piece 
started off. 

The company will rest until reopen- 
ing Aug. 17th at the Shubert, New 
York, though Miss Gordon will likely 
play some vaudeville engagements be- 
fore going on vacation. 



PEGGY O'NEILL QUITE ILL. 

Florence Martin left this week for 
the Coast, shipped there by George 
Mooser at the behest of Oliver Mo- 
rosco, who reported that Peggy O'Neill, 
how playing along the Pacific in "Peg 
O' My Heart," was quite ill, and might 
have to give up the title role in the 
piece. 

The "Peg" show did $12,400 at Oak- 
land last week, and played during two 
weeks at the Cort, San Francisco, to 
$27,000. 



"Passing Show" Drops Off. 

San Francisco, May 27. 
Business slumped at the Cort last 
week where "The Passing Show of 
1913" was on the second lap. It did 
about $10,000. This week, its third and 
final here, started very badly. 



Southern "Dingbat" Rights Sold. 

The southern rights for "The Ding- 
bat Family" have been purchased from 
Leffler-Bratton by Mrs. Isabel Weiner 
who will send out a company about 
Aug. 31. Jesse Weil will have charge 
for her. A chorus of 20 will be car- 
ried. 



BENJ. GOLDREYER MARRIED. 

Baltimore, May 27. 
^)News "leaked out" a few days ago 
that Benjamin Goldreyer, connected 
with the Shuberts, was married about 
ten days ago. to Antoinette Lowe, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Lowe, of 
Lynbrook avenue, this city. The cere- 
mony was performed by Rabbi Zinsler, 
at his home in New York. 

The marriage, it is said, was kept 
secret owing to family reasons, al- 
though there had been no family ob- 
jection to the ceremony. 



12 



VARIETY 



WITH THE PRESS AGENTS 



Prank Winch drove into New York Tueaday, 
after a roundabout trip from Michigan in hit) 
car. It was two years since Winch left 
Broadway and Hhow business to promote pub- 
licity for commercial interests centred at 
Jackson, Mich. He has gone up to Rosco<>, 
N. Y., for a month to catch speckled trout, 
after which he will return to his old pro- 
fusion, of handing out new Ideas In the prtHB 
agency line. 

Young Mr. Klynn, of the liammcrstein Vic- 
toria press staff, who Is looking after the 
"High Jinks" publicity, got some splendid 
notices on his baseball excursion of the Cu- 
slno chorus girls to the Yankees-Cleveland 
game last week. Hey wood Broun, of the 
Tribune, gave the "High Jinks" girls a 
playup in his notice of the game the follow- 
ing day. 

Burns Mantle, dramatic critic of the Eve- 
ning Mall, is in Europe on a vacation. The 
theatrical news In the Mail is being looked 
after by Garrett Cupp. 

At the New York Elks' meeting Sunday 
night there were 35 applications for member- 
ship as a result of the $100 membership fee 
being cut half In two. The Elks are talking 
of giving a minstrel show In the near future. 

George H. (Alabama) Florida has gone out 
with a "Napoleon" picture show. 



Frank Mahara Is slated for the advance of 
The Divorce Question" next season. 

Harry Spanuth has been engaged by the 
Central Film Co. to look after picture book- 
ings. 

A tent show, under the management of 
Perkins A Berg, opened In Missouri May 14. 
Vaudeville and Alms will be offered. 

"The Girl from Over There," piloted by 
a theatrical man named McDonald, traveling 
In a car and carrying a band, has a summer 
tour booked up under canvas In the west. 

"Ten Nights In a Barroom" Is playing the 
middle west under canvas, the show traveling 
overland by wagon. 

E. M. Nichols will spend the summer on 
the coast. 



M. Franks, an advance agent, has allied 
himself with the Felix Isman picture forces. 

Grant Luce Intends to stick close to New 
York and Brooklyn this summer, having the- 
atrical Interests hereabouts that will keep blm 
away from Dannies and the like. 

Frank Chapman has gone out ahead of 
"The Great Diamond Robbery" picture. 

Al. Brandt is one of the Managers-Agents 
Club who has quit Broadway to go ahead of 
a Kellerman movie outfit. He went to New 
Haven, v Conn., Monday. 

Six companies of "To Day" out next sea- 
son, maybe. 

A minstrel troupe Is being formed by Wil- 
liam Bllllngsley to open for a road tour 
Decoration Day. 

Ivy Troutman will return to her role In "A 
Pair of Sixes" Monday night, at which time the 
pleoe will start its fourth month at the Long- 
acre. 



The Castles received considerable space 
Wednesday when It was announced that Mrs. 
Castle had undergone an operation for ap- 
pendicitis the day before. 

Edwin Arden has left "To-day." 

Frank Drew, the Detroit theatre manager, 
has returned to the home of the Ford ma- 
chine, after a trip to New York. 

During the absence of Jnhn C. Fisher from 
New York his theatrical Interests are being 
looked after by Paul Wllstach and Harry 
Sloans. 



Harry Frasee Is getting another company 
together to play "A Pair of Sixes" In Chi- 
cago early In August. 

Walter Duggan. ahead of "The Traffic" In 
the west, has returned to New York. Dug- 
gan reports dally at the new Managers- 
Agents' club, which has become the New York 
rendesvous of the road agents. 

John E. Coutts has already lined up a long 
route for the first company of "When Dreams 
Come True." 



The Zlegfeld "Follies" for this summer, 
opening next Monday at the Amsterdam, will 
have two arts and 18 scenes. Mr. Zlegfeld 
personally directed the staging of the show 
and Leon Errol attended to the number pro- 
ducing. George V. Hobort wrote the hook 
nnd lyrics with nddltlonal lyrics bv Gene 
Iluck. Ravmond Hubbell and Dave Stamper 
provided the muRlr. The show opened Mny 
20 nt Atlantic City. In the caRt are Bert 
Williams. Mr. Erroll. Vera Mlchelenn. Ar- 
thur Deagon. Louise Movers. Cfrllln Wright. 
P!d Wynn C. Morton Home, Gertrude Van- 
rferbllt. Georne McKay. Stella Chnttelalno. 
Rltn Gnuld, Cora Trnccy, Anna Pennington, 



J. Bernard Dyllyn, Herbert Clifton, Ottle Ar- 
dlne, Kay Laurel, Gladys Feldman, May Les- 
lie, Lillian Rice. Eleanor St. Claire. Lottie 
Veronon. Wednesday and Saturday matinees 
will be given at the Amsterdam. 

Louis Macloon Is no longer press agent for 
the Palace Music Hall, Chicago, but Is devot- 
ing his energies to the motion picture busi- 
ness. 



Anthony Dale, formerly with the Chicago 
Journal, Is doing the publicity for Forest 
Park out there. 



Stuart Ives DeKraft, who has been getting 
stuff In the Chicago papers for "The Queen 
of the Movies," has severed his connection 
with that organisation. 



Arrangements were made last week for the 
presentation of "A Pair of Sixes" In Austra- 
lia by H. H. Fracee and J. C. Williamson Co. 



Hoi brook Bllnn, who sailed Tuesday on the 
Mauritania, announced the Princess theatre 
will continue Its policy of one-act plays next 
season, the company is to remain the same 
and will open about Sept 20. 



John C. Fisher Is to produce a new play by 
Albert Price in the fall. 



The annual meeting and election of officers 
of the Friars will take place Friday, June 5, 
at 4 P. M. The regular ticket has for Abbot. 
Ralph Trier; Dean, James F. GUlroy ; Cor. 
Sec., J. Victor Wilson ; Rec. Sec, S. Oood- 
frlend ; Treaa., Richard J. Hatzel ; for Gover- 
nors, Mike Simons, Fred Block, George -i. 
Murray, Arthur Barney, Robert Campbell. 



"Step Lively," a farce by Robert Baker 
and John Emerson, will have Its tryout at the 
Apollo, Atlantic City, June 15 with Emerson 
In the title role. 



The dallies reported the return of Martin 
Beck from his European trip. 



Douglass Fairbanks and Patricia Collinge 
changed their offering last week at the Palace 
from "All at Sea" to "A Regular Business 
Man." 



Neal Harper is looking after the press work 
for the stock. Grand O. H., Canton, O. 



S. W. Combs, under the care of a Phila- 
delphia physician, expects to get back In the 
managerial harness next season. 



Elizabeth Esher will- be the prlncl^il woman 
with Harry Green's "Town Fool" next sea- 
son. 



Richard Broughton Is making arrangements 
to take out "The Marriage of Molly" next 
season. 



W. P. Derner. an Iowa man, has the Cardiff 
Giant on tour this summer. 



CLEVELAND'S 2 BURLESQUES. 

Cleveland, May 27. 

Cleveland now has five stock com- 
panies, two of which are burlesque. 
The Star and Empire both opened 
Monday afternoon for the summer 
season with their own companies. The 
Star organization includes John Han- 
son and Glady Sears as leads, with 
Lou Christy, Willi;. m Deery, Alf. 
Bonner, Harry Smyth, Kathryn Pearl, 
Jennie Gladstone, Anna Meek, Billy 
Leonard and Pearl Brown as princi- 
pals. 

At the Empire Marie Bucher and 
Eddie Dale ate the stars. The com- 
pany includes Tom Beeson, Anna Kel- 
ly, Harry Patterson, Al Lippman, Joe 
Dolan. and Lillian Blanford. Mile. 
Fanti is an added attraction for this 
week. 

The Cleveland. Colonial and Pros- 
pect dramatic stocks continue to big 
business. 



POSTERS IN CITY HALL. 

Cleveland, May 27. 
Cleveland's City Hall served to ad- 
vertise burlesque shows for more than 
a week before the director of public 
Service, Henry Sidlo. discovered that 
posters of the Star and Empire were 
hanging in the windows of the big build- 
ing, and had them removed. 



DECISION ON COMMISSION. 

A decision has been rendered by 
Commissioner of Licenses George H.- 
Bell on commission contracts entered 
into by the artists and booking agen- 
cies. Jess Sydney was placed with one 
of Gus Hill's "Mutt and Jeff" compa- 
nies by the Matt Grau agency. Syd- 
ney went out a second season with the 
same company, and when it was over 
Grau put in a claim for $22.50 for com- 
mission which the Hill office is said to 
have deducted from Sydney's salary. 
Sydney took the matter up with the 
Commissioner of Licenses here, and 
after looking the case over carefully 
Commissioner Bell ruled Sydney's con- 
tract with Grau was inequitable and 
that Grau was not entitled to the 
money. 

Bell says that Grau would have been 
entitled to the money had he been in- 
strumental in placing Sydney with Hill 
direct for the second season. Bell says 
that a commission contract expires at 
the end of a season and has no bearing 
on a man's services with a company 
for all time or any time after the full 
season, unless said agent is instru- 
mental in arranging the following sea- 
son's work. 

The case means that hereafter any 
dramatic agent cannot place a man or 
woman with a company and expect to 
collect commission each season there- 
after he or she remains, if the manager 
or some outside agency is responsible 
for the company's contract being con- 
tinued beyond one season. 



ANDY LEWIS' ALL NEW SHOW 

Andy Lewis says he doesn't want to 
talk about his show now in process 
of preliminary preparation for the 
Progressive Wheel next season, but 
that it will be all new, from the slip- 
pers worn by the chorus girls to the 
scenery. "Not a second-hand thing in 
Andy Lewis and His 'International 
Girls'," says Andy. "This show is go- 
ing to surprise you. Absolutely all 
new excepting the two principals' 
names, Andy Lewis and Vera George. 

Mr. Lewis for several years was first 
fun-maker in the Al Reeves "Beauty 
Show," writing the books for the sev- 
eral productions and staging them. He 
has won a big sized reputation for 
himself in burlesque, both as a come- 
dian and stager. This is his first sea- 
son as a star and under his own man- 
agement. 

The Lewis show will carry 39 peo- 
ple in all, opening around Aug. 15. 



Offering People's for Sale. 

Cincinnati, May 27. 

The People's theatre, formerly one 
of the nation's leading burlesque houses, 
is for sale. C. Hubert Heuck, president 
of the Heuck Opera House Co.. in put- 
ting the old theatre on the market, ad- 
vertises that he will let it go at reason- 
able terms. 

People's is running pictures. It was 
abandoned for burlesque after the mer- 
ger of the two Wheels last year. 



The Playhouse Passnlc. N. J., was openpd 
Monrlny night With "The Family Cupboard " 
Stork Is to be continued through the summer 
with Wlllard Blackmore playing the leads. 



PROGRESSIVES TALKING IT OVER. 

The Progressive Circuit heads and 
managers or stockholders held a meet- 
ing yesterday. One was scheduled at 
the Times Square headquarters, when 
a final effort, it was said, would be 
made to reach an understanding on the 
proposed merger of the Progressive 
with the Columbia Circuit. 

Many Progressive managers are re- 
ported in favor of the affiliation, whilst 
others strenuously object to parting 
with 51 per cent of the Progressive 
stock to the Columbia, giving that .cir- 
cuit the controlling power. 

Monday the Columbia people are said 
to have given up hope of reaching an 
agreement with its opposition, and were 
preparing to construct its "No. 2" 
Wheel for next season, as announced 
some time ago. Work on it was stopped 
when the negotiations with the Pro- 
gressive Circuit opened. 

The Progressive men or a few have 
the opinion the Columbia may induce 
some of their producers to desert the 
Progressive for the "No. 2" Columbia. 
Other Progressives say that there are 
as good fish, etc., and let 'em go if they 
want to. Neither the attempt to take 
houses nor managers away from the 
Progressive visibly affects the opposi- 
tion in certain quarters, while in others, 
mostly with house managers, the desire 
to see a circuit of shows is upper- 
most, and these are willing to compro- 
mise with the Columbia on the terms 
submitted. 

To take the reported steps in the 
weakening of the Progressive Wheel 
would cost the Columbia a pot of 
money, as bonuses and also as advances 
to producers to put out the new shows, 
besides which there would still remain 
the Progressive Circuit with the same 
field before it that the Progressive had 
when starting last season. It is claimed 
the poor season the Columbia managers 
have just gone through, poor as com- 
pared with other seasons on that Wheel, 
was partially caused at least by the op- 
position in the form of the Progres- 
sive. A Progressive manager said this 
week that, no matter how the show- 
men on his side ended the season, they 
cost the Columbia a big bunch of money 
in reduced receipts and could do it 
again next season. 

The consensus of opinion appears to 
be, however, among burlesque men not 
so intensely prejudiced as are some of 
the executives, that the two Wheels 
will reach some sort of an understand- 
ing before the time arrives to com- 
mence laying out shows and routes. 



PLAYED OUT GUARANTEE. 

New Orleans, May 27. 

The comic opera company at the 
Crescent closes Saturday evening, after 
an engagement of four weeks. Local 
capitalists behind the project deposited 
enough money in bank to insure the 
run for that length of time. 

The engagement has been conspicu- 
ously unsuccessful, due to the inferior- 
ity of the company. Four different and 
distinct press agents were hired and 
fired during the month. 



Gordon K.1ward«». director of Rtoek at th 
Academy. .W York, for four year" sails fo 
Europe Jun« f>. He will return to the Acad 
rmy next September. n 



e 
for 



rnSl-S T nc S* c \ thp « to 'k lead, fa under 
contract to play picture* this summer Ber- 
gen ha» played photoplay leads before 



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13 



ARTISTS' FORUM 



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Anonymous communication* will not be printed. Name of writer must be aimed 
and will be held In atrict confidence. If desired. 

Letters to be published In tbla column must be written exclusively to VARIETY. 
Duplicated letters will not be printed. The writer who duplicates a letter to the 
Forum, either before or after It appears here, will not be again permitted the priv- 
ileges of It. 



New York, May 25. 
Editor Variety: 

Kindly publish this to correct the 
blunders that are happening to us. 
We are at Keeney's, Newark, this 
week. Upon arriving at the theatre 
I found we were billed as "De Lessos." 

There is an act using the name we 

had for the past 15 years, The Lessos. 

We have never heard the same name 

in vaudeville before, and believe 't 

would only be right for the other act 

to take a different one from ours. 

The Leaaoa. 



London, May 11. 
Editor Variety: 

I believe it was the late Robert G. 
Ingersoll who said "As soon as I reply 
to one who attacks me, I raise him to 
my level" and for that reason I feel 
rather reluctant to reply to the article 
headed, "A Loyal American" in 
Variety May 1. 

I have been in England now for 
one year and have seen nearly all the 
good comedians as well as some of 
the bad ones, and played on the same 
bills with a great many, but as com- 
parisons are odious shall pass this sub- 
ject, as the English artist does not 
enter into this discussion at all. 

But this American (?) "never was 
it" and "never will be," arouses in me 
the spirit of antagonism. If I am not 
mistaken the best job he ever had was 
with the "Eight Bells." Then some 
one tried to make a one-night stand 
star out of him in a piece called "Our 
Cellar Door," or something like that, 
and played him over what the advance 
man usually calls the "chamber cir- 
cuit" (Pottstown, Pottsville, Cham- 
bersburg, etc.) with such remarkable 
success he is now doing three and five 
a day. 

He also said in his article "the pic- 
ture houses in England are better than 
the best time over here" (America). 
Well, if I knew him at all I would call 
him a liar, but not knowing him (and 
not wanting to) I will simply say 
Baron Munchausen has nothing on 
him. And he is going to retire in 
Bangor, Michigan. How proud that 
village will be to welcome such a 
"staunch" American (?). 

I doubt seriously if any good Eng- 
lishman after having read this article 
will want to know him. All good 
Englishmen love fairness and if history 
is correct this "good" American (?) 
may be treated as one Benedict Ar- 
nold was. 

Why should Bangor suffer when 
there is such a place as Barren Is- 
land? 

Howevc, I am disposed to be char- 
itable toward this individual and will 
give him an oportunity to retrieve. He 
must realize he has offended the Amer- 
ican artist and I am sure if he 



will offer some apology for his action 

we shall be prone to forgive his rash 

statementi and my advice to him is 

that the most manly thing he can do 

is to offer his most abject and humble 

apology to the American artists. 

Sam Sidman. 

(Mr. Sidman refers to a letter writ- 
ten by Archie Royer and published in 
the English "Performer." It was re- 
printed in Variety under the heading 
of "A Loyal American.") 



Chicago, May 25. 
Editor Variety: 

The first instance in which an actor 
has won from a surety company as 
far as I know was my case against 
the Southwestern Surety Insurance 
Co., a bonding company with branch 
offices in Denver, and Frint George, 
representative of the W. V. M. A., in 
which the jury of the District Court 
of Judge Teller awarded me a unani- 
mous judgment against the above and 
damages to the amount of $625 and 
costs. 

Frint George gave me a contract 
in which the cancellation clause was 
struck out and then cancelled the same 
without cause. I sought to recover 
from him, being willing to accept other 
work instead. He could not give me 
any, according to his own statement, 
urging he had no right in the first 
place to offer me $125 weekly to go 
down through Arizona and New Mex- 
ico. I started suit against George, but 
later brought in the bonding company 
as the principal. He was bonded un- 
der the state labor law. 

Lota Stnnonnc Pauliach. 



Editor Variety: 

I wish to draw attention to the fact 
that Haviland and Thornton are using 
the bathing suit make up originated 
by me over four years ago in company 
with my former partner, Edna Dor- 
man (now P. O'Malley Jennings and 
Edna Dorman) and which I am still 
using in my present act (Lyndon and 
Robinson). 

Some two years ago it was neces- 
sary for me to inflict slight punish- 
ment on Jack Haskell of Haskell and 
Renaud for borrowing this make up 
and a notice of the encounter appeared 
in Variety. I am not mentioning this 
in a spirit of bravado, but merely to 
prove I have already done something 
towards protecting my ideas. 

I would like to stale that I hold the 
copyright on all the dialogue, business 
and make-up in my act and to point 
out that Haviland and Thornton are 
infringing on this copyright. I must 
request that they kindly eliminate my 
ideas from their act immediately and 
thus 1 save themselves trouble, as I 
shall take the necessary steps to stop 
them unless they do this. 

Cecil F.xndnn. % 



NEW BUDDINGS 



Baltimore, May 27. 

A sum of money approaching a million dol- 
lars is being invested in sites and new bulld- 
.5" C 0T tne amusement of the people of this 
city by three theatrical organisations. 

An application has been filed for a permit 
to build the Club theatre, at Light and Ger- 
man streets, at a coat of $100,000, and the 
total Investment Is estimated at $285,000. 

The Hippodrome Co. let the contract some 

S w £Sr!LJK2. for d, M ,n * the foundations of a 
226.000 'theatre on part of the site of the old 
•utaw House, Eutaw and Baltimore street*, 
and the price the company paid for the land Is 
placed at $200,000. 

It has lust been announced that the Garden 
Theatre Co. has purchased the Stewart Cen- 
tral Stables. Park avenue and Clay street, and 
the store at 114 West Lexington street as a 
site for a popular-priced vaudeville and pic- 
ture house. This Investment is expected to 
approach $150.000— which makes $860,000 for 
sites and buildings alone. 

The contractors for the Club Theatre Co (a 
subsldary of the Progressive Burlesque Cir- 
cuit) are the Singer-Pent* Co., and the build- 
ing Is expected to be completed by early 
autumn. Work was begun on digging the 
foundations last week, but before the permit 
had been obtained, Building Inspector Stubbs 
learned of this, appeared on the scene and 
threatened to arrest the entire working force. 
Work stopped until the permit was obtained. 

The Hippodrome Co., In which Pearce A 
Scheck are chiefly interested, had planned to 
°P«" Oct. 5. The opening will be delayed 
probably a month on account of an old sewer 
main being struck in digging the foundations. 

These two theatres are assured, the one 
for burlesque and the other for vaudeville and 
pictures. As for the ofner, Charles E. Whlte- 
hurst, president of the Garden Theatre Co 
has said that no plans could yet be announced! 
because the deal for the property was not 
finished. 

But these Investments of hundreds of thou- 
sands of dollars In low-priced amusement 
places are with the general trend In the 
amusement world. The reported prosperity 
of the picture theatres Is one of tne causes 
and the fact that there are now In Baltimore 
114 moving picture and vaudeville theatres 
dl'l not deter the promoters. 

The Edmondson Amusement Co. will build 
n two-fttory moving cloture theatre at Edmond- 
son avenue and Pulaski street Otto O. 
Slmonson Is the architect. 

Plans for the enlargement of the Waverly 
Amusement Company's theatre at 3206-8212 
Gre»nmount avenue, are being prepared by 
Architect Henry J. Tlnley. The addition will 
be erected at the rear of the main structure 
nnd is to be 16.6 bv 08.2 feet. It will be of 
brick, one story high and Is to cost $2,000. 

«».*.. ... .- Spokane, May 27. 

With the aid of local capital, the Montana 
Amusement Co. of Butte Is planning to con- 
struct a $800,000 movie house here. The 
site selected Is on Riverside avenue between 
Post and Wall streets. In the best business 
square In the city. Leases on the property 
have been secured, It Is announced. The pres- 
ent buildings will be torn down. Work Is to 
start Jttlv 1 and the building Is to be ready 
In the fall. The Trustee company has prac- 
tically abandoned Its plans to place a movie 
theatre in the Eagle block, a Riverside avenue 
oir.ee building. 



_ 4V JA Hartford, May 27. 

?. n th , e J" ,te of th0 Historic Fourth Congre- 
gational Church, with part of the lumber of 
the edifice, the Grand theatre, to play bur- 
lesque. Is being erected. Goldberg Brothers 
purchased the church when the congregation 
removed to Its new place of worship last win- 
ter. This will be the first burlesque theatre 
to be built here and some of the Puritanical 
conservatives are already beginning to con- 
coct a good form of public penance. 

mv W1 Atlanta, May 27. 

Tne Mlon Amusement Co.. headed by P. 
Mlon. Is building In Peachtree street what 
will be Atlanta's biggest movie houae. Tt will 
be called the Strand, and coat above $20,000. 
being a remodeled business block. 

. A , , . Philadelphia, May 27. 

Activity In the picture theatre market dur- 
ing the last few daya haa resulted in numerous 
changes of ownership In houses in all parts 
of the city. Plans for new houses arc also 
being filed with frequency. The most notable 
of these Is a new studio to be erected on the 
Lubln farm at Betzwood. Pa. The building 
will be two storlea high. 50x70 feet. William 
Eckhold Sons are preparing plana for a movie 
to seat 500 for GMrard avenue, west of Seventh 
street. The Tioga Realty Co. will soon start 
work on a moving picture theatre, store and 
apartment building on the west aide of Seven- 
teenth street, north of Atlantic street. Fran- 
cis E. HenneBsy has sold to William Cohen 
in old hotel property on the ennt aide of Sec- 
ond street, north of Poplar, which moasuren 
105 feet by ISO fi-et. 4 inchen. On this nlte a 
big movie will be built in the fall. The Sus- 
quehanna theatre has been sold by Margaret 
Donohue nnd thf Susquehanna Amusement To. 
to Oroen * Altmnn for a nominal Hum and n 
mortgage of $40,000. 

The Arcade Amusement Co. la announced 
aa building h new ?1O0fm m,,vl«- at ICtli street 
nnd Sixth nvenue. Minneapolis 

A Mr. Eeklrs of Roanoke, Va.. 1^ huildlnrc 
a movie house In Lynchburg. Va.. having paid 
$.V>.nno for n site and expectn to expend $30,- 



000 more on the building. It will be a nickel 
place. Another new movie, costing $50,000, 
according to report, Is in course of construc- 
tion In Lynchburg on" the Main street by a 
Mr. Hoffheimer. It will also be a Ave cent 
house. The opening Is expected to be made 
around Sept. 1. 

Mrs. Hannah Glem has accepted plans for 
a new open air theatre costing $500, to be 
built at Throop and Myrtle avenues, Brooklyn. 

Albert R. McLaughlin, a Brooklyn man, Is 
building a new $1,500 open-air theatre at 50 
East 10th street (Emmons avenue), Brooklyn. 

A $300 alrdome Is being erected at Tllden 
and Nostrand avenues, Brooklyn, by K. Waln- 
wrlght 

Louis Baer Is Investing $1,000 In a new 
open air theatre, Flushing and Nostrand ave- 
nues, Brooklyn. 



OBITUARY. 

Joseph Tuohy died May 19 in Chi- 
cago of tuberculosis. The deceased 
was 30 years old. He had established 
himself as a character actor. 

Joseph P. Sullivan, a civil war vete- 
ran and theatrical man, died in Everett, 
Mass., May 13, at the age of 79. 

Edmund Gerson died May 21 at the 
age of 65. The deceased had been ill 
for some time. He was internationally 
known as a theatrical manager. 

Flo Cushman, formerly known as 
Lula Watts, died at her home in Bos- 
ton Mass., May 20. She was the wife 
of William Green, the Boston theatrical 
man. 

Hamilton, O., May 27. 
Tom A. Smith, who managed Smith's 
theatre, died at his home in this city 
last week after a six months' illness. 

Edward Butler, door-tender at Proc- 
tor's, Schenectady, N. Y., died in that 
city May 2 of tuberculosis. 



Nellie C. Beyer, age 22, with "The 
College Girls" the past season, died 
suddenly recently at her home, Cres- 
cent Beach, Mass. 



William (Billy) Parnon (Farnon 
and Clark Sisters) died May 21 of 
tuberculosis at his home in Philadel- 
phia. 



Baltimore, May 27. 
Joseph F. Sullivan, at one time con- 
nected with the Holliday Street theatre, 
this city, died in Everett, Mass., May 
12. Mr. Sullivan was 79 years old and 
a veteran of the Civil war. He was a 
charter member of the Theatrical Me- 
chanics' Association. A daughter and 
a son survive. 

Buffalo, May 27. 
Carl Wilmont, of the Barnum and 
Bailey circus (here Monday) was found 
dead in one of the cars upon the arrival 
<>f the train in this city late Sunday 
afternoon. His home is not known. 



Cincinnati, May 27. 
Max Sturm, 51, who played in nu- 
merous theatre orchestras, died at 
Philadelphia after a lingering illness. 
He will be buried in Cincinnati. 



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NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appaaranca 

or Raappaaranca In or Around 

Now York 



"Solon Singers," Brighton Theatre. 
Ford and Hewitt, Brighton Theatre. 

''Temptation of Adam and Eve/' Ham- 
merstcin's. 

"The Darktown Follies/' Hammer- 
stein's. 

"The Aurora Light/' Hammerstein's 

Walter Jarvis and Co. (4) 

"The Tango Teacher" (Dances and 

Comedy.) 

22 Mins. Interior. 

Keith's, Philadelphia. 

Philadelphia, May 27. 

Walter Jarvis, favorably and widely 
known as dancing instructor to the 

Philly fashionables, makes his entry into 
vaudeville by taking advantage of the 
present dancing craze. The act was de- 
signed by Edwin A. Weil and differs 
from the many others through the in- 
corporation of the dancing in a little 
playlet in which there is enough comedy 
to keep it running at a lively pace. The 
exhibition of modern dances which con- 
cludes the act is refined and graceful 
and free from the usual acrobatic style. 
The act has its own colored orchestra 
which may prove of assistance after the 
players become accustomed to the foot- 
lights and the spot. Monday afternoon 
they brought laughs rather than appre- 
ciation for they played in a wide assort- 
ment of keys and were far from har- 
monious. The house held many of Jar- 
vis's friends and he was given a hearty 
greeting. The scene shows the studio 
of Tom Mansion (Walter Jarvis), a 
dancing teacher, with Dolly Vernon 
(Minita Bristow) his sweetheart, at the 
piano. Dolly's folks arc howling swells 
and would be shocked to death if they 
knew she was even associating with a 
common dancing master. So their en- 
gagement is a secret. The comedy por- 
tions are brought in by the pupils. 
One is Calvin Jones-Roche (Charles K. 
Gerrard), as a clumsy Englishman of 
exaggerated type who seeks to learn 
the dances without his wife knowing 
anything about it. At the same time 
his wife (Maude Terrell), is taking 
lessons unknown to him, and, of 
course, they meet in the studio. At the 
same time Mrs. Henry Vernon (Ger- 
trude LeBrandt), Dolly's mother, is 
announced. Dolly hides. Mrs. Vernon, 
a 300-pounder, begins taking a dancing 
lesson under promise of secrecy from 
her husband who seriously objects to 
the modern dances. The discovery of 
Dolly follows, mutual protection of 
mother and daughter from the husband 
becomes a necessity, and aid to win the 
father's consent to the marriage is ob- 
tained. The dances which follow by 
Dolly and Tom are very pleasing, 
showing the pair as thoroughly grace- 
ful. They are easily the best seen in 
vaudeville here. Miss Bristow is es- 
pecially pleasing in appearance, having 
avoided the freak costumes seen so 
often. The act has much merit and 
should go very well. John J. Burns. 

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Parnum Trio. 

Piano Act. 

25 Mins.; Full Stage. 

McVicker*s, Chicago. 

Chicago, May 27. 
Mrs. Frank Farnum, wife of an Il- 
linois State Senator, who has been 
well known in concert and in amateur 
musical affairs, has taken to the vaude- 
ville stage with a high tenor, a piano 
player, and a boy violinist, the latter, 
however, but an extra used in one 
song. Mrs. Farnum has a trained 
voice which she handles well. The 
tenor is long on high notes but is a 
bit bashful as yet, and does not appear 
at perfect ease. This is the way the 
routine goes at present: Opens with 
duet, tenor and soprano ("The Ros- 
ary"), followed by solos by Mrs. Far- 
num, consisting of a sort of American 
folk song and the waltz from "La 
Boheme." Soprano solo, "When the 
Angelus Is Ringing," with violin in a 
side box. Closes with duet from "II 
Trovatore." Singers are a bit amateur- 
ish. Act will do well on middle time. 

Reed. 



Abbott and Partner. 

Acrobatic. 

10 Mins., Full Stage. 

86th Street. 

A man and a woman with a variety of 
tricks from toe dancing to the rings. 
Enough doing to make the turn worth 
while as an opener anywhere. 



Morton, Hayes and Witt. 
Piano Act 
10 Mint.; One. 
American Roof. 

Nothing distinctive about this turn, 
excepting the three young men wear 
light colored evening clothes, emblaz- 
oned by large and loud jet buttons that 
spoil the effect. One of the fellows 
does a "nance" bit for laughs, but 
otherwise the turn is too long after the 
wane of "Rathskeller acts." Sime. 



Henry and Keenan. 
Songs and Talk. 
15 Mins.; One. 
86th Street. 

An Irish comedian and a straight, fol- 
lowing the regular lines. Will do for 
the small time. 



Valerie Sisters. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

23rd Street. 

Two girls who have taken some 
everyday songs and added a little "nut" 
comedy, having an act that will do for 
the small houses. 



R|verside Four. 

Songs. 

15 Min.; Full Stage. 

As a singing aggregation the River- 
side Four would not get very far, but 
the comedy work of the Hebrew boy 
will help put the turn over in the 
pop houses. The two girls make the 
act a little different from the usual 
quartet formation, but only one of 
the young women shows any life and 
the tall boy is pretty much of a poser. 
The turn is a good thrce-a-day at- 
traction. 



Hugh Herbert and Co. (3). 

"Sennit* in Wrong" (Farce). 

20 Mins.; Five (Parlor). 

American Roof. 

A farcical story of a "souse" wan- 
dering into the wrong apartment. 
Hugh Herbert (appearing at the 
American as "Herbert Sinclair and 
Co.") did the principal role, the drunk, 
employing mostly talk having a Ger- 
man accent, with the customary com- 
plications, including the wife of the 
"souse" and the husband of the wom- 
an. The company is not a strong one, 
nor is the playlet itself, now running 
too long, but it may develop into an 
act worth something on small time. It 
could play the time as it is. Sime. 



NEW SHOWS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation of Lagitlsaate 
Attractions in Now York. 



Betty Miller. 

Songs. 

10 Mins.; One. 

86th Street. 

Not a very good selection of songs, 
using only ballads or recitative num- 
bers, where a rag would have been pre- 
ferred. With a new song or two Betty 
Miller would get over as a single. 



Sallie Fink. 

"Double-Voice" Singer. 
7 Mins.; One. 
American Roof. 

Sallie Fink differs only from the 
usual run of young women with two 
voices in that her deeper tones are much 
more clearer and full than the others, 
who usually seem to force this vocal 
department. Sallie also has a soprano 
which she used when apearing with 
her brother, Henry Fink, as a two- 
act some time ago. Now she gives 
the soprano little play which is just 
as well. If remaining in hiding alto- 
gether it wouldn't harm, then Sallie 
could let the "double-voice" billing 
out, sing ballads as she is doing now, 
find some better way to introduce the 
numbers than to listlessly and coldly 
stand in "one," display more interest 
in her work and try for animation 
when singing, with some study to in- 
crease personality. And after that has 
been gone through with Sallie will 
probably wonder whether it is all 
worth while, even as Dolly Toye most 
likely often has before her. ftime. 



Four Xelos Sisters. 

Dancing. 

15 Min.; Full Stage. 

These four girls may have been seen 
around before perhaps with the Berlin 
Madcaps. They open with two in 
orange and white gowns and the oth- 
ers in purple suits with knee pants, do- 
ing slow dancing quite gracefully. One 
does a toe dance in a silvery costume 
that demands recognition. Finishing 
are fast pin-wheels. Turn will do for 
♦he pop houses. 



Mabel Fisher Trio. 

Musical. 

15 Min.; Full Stage. 

Nice, quiet; refined musical act — 
bound to please any audience musical- 
ly inclined. The three young women 
have chosen musical bits pleasing to 
the ear. Miss Paleneia. violinist, and 
Miss de la Torre at the piano, ac- 
company Miss J Fisher's pleasing voice, 
and compose a harmonious trio. 



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Ziegfeld's "Follies/ 

(June 1). 
"Passing Show of 1914," Winter Gar- 
den (June 6). 

Harry Beresford and Co. (4). 
"Twenty Odd Years" (Comedy Dra- 
ma). 
20 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

A pleasing little sketch Harry 
Beresford has, and it gives him a 
number of chances for comedy. The 
story is of a girl and boy who would 
marry, but their fathers are not on 
good terms. It has been that way 

for 20 years, so the couple plan to 
elope. The girl's uncle (Mr. Beres- 
ford) hears the plotting and much to 
the discomfit of the boy, appears at 
the most inopportune moments. The 
boy is of the boastful type, gloating 
over his youth and that "Nunky" is 
an old man, and as the boy's father 
is rich, he has every thing to offer 
the girl. After a dramatic scene where 
the girl is forced to choose between 
her lover and her uncle, she falls in 
the arms of the old man, but he de- 
cides to call on his former partner 
and make the 20-year-old delayed 
apology. As he is to start an auto 
comes down the road. In it is the old 
man coming to call and make amends. 
Neal Burns, as the boy, fits well the 
juvenile role, although overplaying 
at times. Isabel Mendosa, the girl, is 
a cute little thing and her childish 
simplicity very amusing. Beresford is 
a clever actor, and as the old uncle 
he sure does get over some great 
dialog wallops at the boy. The scene 
is in front of a small rural cottage at 
the foot of a hill. The setting is 
pretty. This piece should keep Beres- 
ford working. 



La Duke Parker and Co. (3). 
Comedy Sketch. 
20. Mins.; Full Stage. 
23rd Street. 

A story to this sketch is muddled. 
The set is that of a minister's study 
in a small town (house setting used). 
The young minister, on his first 
job as a clergyman, and his wife 
are terribly tired of the simple life. 
She does many things around the vil- 
lage not becoming a minister's wife. 
The husband tries to keep his spouse 
down, but she learns he carried on 
some himself in college days. When 
he receives a call from a city church 
they both look forward to a good 
time. The sketch has three people 
the extra man being an old deacon who 
complains about the actions of the 
wife. The playlet was made for the 
small time. 



Harms Trio. 

Jumpers and Balancers. 

8 Mins.; Four (Exterior). 

Hammerstein's. 

Two men and a woman. The men 
have an excellent routine of tricks and 
do some effective jumping from dif- 
ficult angles and positions. A good 
act of its kind. )fnrk s 



VARIETY 



15 



PALACE. 

The Palace got its first real touch 

of "weather" Tuesday and the thick 

cushioned seats were as sticky as sor- 
ghum molasses. The house is giving 
away iced soft drinks in the afternoon 
and fans at night. The Palace this 
week offers a 9-act show which ran 
until almost eleven-thirty Tuesday 
night. The downstairs was not a bit 
crowded and there were spaces of 
empties in various sections of the 
house. 

It was an old bill. All the acts had 
been seen and re-seen hereabouts. 
James and Bonnie Thornton came in 
for the greatest attention and applause. 
And when Bonnie sang one of Jim's 
old favorites there was no hesitancy 
when the invitation came for every- 
body to join in. She got a laugh when 
referring to Jim's Humpty Dumpty 
on the 116th street subway steps and 
that he was drinking coca cola now. 

The £1 Rey Sisters appeared to good 
advantage on the rollers in the open- 
ing spot. The girls never worked bet- 
ter and the act is in much better shape 
than earlier in the season. Stepp, 
Goodrich and King were second and 
pleased. They boosted one song firm 
in particular and Goodrich displayed 
that former spring-action step of his 
which seems to be a habit with him. 

Billy B. Van and the Beaumont Sis- 
ters got considerable fun out of the 
old Van skit, "Props." After the 
Thorntons, Mercedes appeared and 
closed the first part. As the audience 
was of small proportions nearly every- 
body got a chance to name a selection. 
Mercedes looks like a human thought 
transmitter and put his stuff over nice- 
ly at the Palace. The piano relieves 
the monotony of the thought or note 
transfusion. 

Little Billy was first after the in- 
termission. He danced hard and got 
certain results. That little selection 
about the pound man getting his dog, 
Maje, touched a responsive chord. 
Valerie Bergere and her quaint Jap- 
anese sketch were thoroughly enjoyed. 
The cast remains the same. 

Bert Fitzgibbon now uses a cane and 
a wide-brimmed derby in his act. These 
new "props" provided him with some 
means to applying his nervous mon- 
keyshines to funny advantage. Bert 
admits that he's a daffy sort of enter- 
tainer but when he came forth and 
plugged a new song and that army of 
evening-clothed "pluggers" marched up 
and down the aisle it was convincing 
proof that Bert has sure gone off his 
"nut." Perhaps Bert gets the price 
of coffee and — yet it is as far away 
from Bert's a|ct as that new river 
Roosevelt says he put on the map. 

It's understood that Bert pulled a 
new joke Monday afternoon and that 
it was much hotter than the weather. 
Anyway the management requested 
Bert to chuck it. Wait until Bert 
reaches Hammerstein's. As it's on 
dancing Bert can't see why any house 
should taboo it. 

The Travilla Brothers and diving 
seals gave diversion. There are no 
loud announcements, no long drawn- 
out dives and those graceful seals are 
a pleasure to behold. Mark. 



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AMERICAN ROOF. 

Summertime on the small time is no 
different from the weather in the big- 
ger rated vaudeville theatres. With the 
sun working in opposition, it's foolish 
to put on an expensive bill, and this the 
American didn't do the first half of the 
week. It opened weak, ran weak but 
may have brightened up at the finale, 
when Lynch and Zeller closed the per- 
formance, preceded by "The Fighter 
and the Boss," playing a return date. 
In between these two were Murray 
Bennett, who sings and talks. Open- 
ing the second half was Sallie Fink. 
(New Acts.) 

The show started with Dooley and 
Evelyn, probably Jed and Evelyn Doo- 
ley or anyway the turn that once played 
big time. It is now running 14 min- 
utes, and if the couple, who try for 
too much now as always, wants to make 
the act faster, they can take out the 
entire four minutes in "one" at the 
opening, when apparently believing they 
are doing "kid stuff," using the go-cart 
entrance Anna Loughlin once had. The 
Dooleys can't give a whole vaudeville 
show in 14 minutes or longer, and the 
sooner tlicy realize it likely the sooner 
they will improve their position. Mor- 
ton, Hayes and Witt, a three-piano-act, 
were second (New Acts). 

Sammy Watson and his Farmyard 
Circus amused, Sammy having more 
dogs it seemed than usual, with the 
same chickens toward the finish, while 
the squealing piglet brought the laughs 
for the finish. J. Hunter Wilson and 
Erne Pierson did a "bench act" they 
called "At the Reception." In it they 
sing and talk, but neither has what 
would be termed a sensational singing 
voice and the act could stand better 
material. During one of the scenes, 
Mr. Wilson addresses Miss Pierson as 
"Effie," her Christian name on the pro- 
gram. If the girl had to reply, would 
she call him "J. Hunter"? 

Hugh Herbert and Co. (New Acts) 
closed the first part. 

"Country Store Night" Monday and 
a fair crowd was there. Sime. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

Monday night business was not up to 
the scratch (weather). The show 
started early and ran until about 11:15, 
at which time a comedy reel was shown. 
Many of the women were fanning them- 
selves and the Roof season is due. 

The headliners are the Dolly Twins, 
Roszika and Yansci, and Carlos Se- 
bastian, in a dancing act both artistic 
and finished. They were a pronounced 
hit. 

The dancing trio were the best thing 
on the bill, with Billy McDermott car- 
rying away the funmaking share of the 
applause. His talk didn't do so much, 
yet his grand opera "bit" and the imi- 
tations of Sousa and Creatore turned 
the trick. McDermott is one of the 
very few monologists who has a voice. 
He was on 21 minutes. 

Frank Carmen and Sig. Restivo were 
on so early they didn't have a chance 
with Lew Kempner singing the ill. song. 
The Harms Trio (New Acts) did well, 
considering the early showing. They 
were still coming in when Al. Wohlman 
and Maurice Abrahams appeared "No. 
5." They were in street clothes with 
the piano man in a light suit, wnite hose 
and tan shoes. They sang some of their 



old numbers and dug up "Pullman Por- 
ters" as an encore. Emma Francis and 
her agile trio of acrobats were a hit, 
the act finishing strong. Muller and 
otanley fell by the wayside with their 
patter, but the singing of Miss Muller 
held up the turn. The closing is weak. 

Rube Dickinson was rewarded with 
his usual laughter and Solly Lee (sec- 
ond week), unable to hide his nervous- 
ness, has music in his voice and vocal 
practice off duty would give him more 
confidence on his high notes. Solly has 
the volume if he would only bring it 
out more. He got along nicely, although 
the "girl plant" didn't help him any. 

Alan Brooks some time ago appeared 
in "The Water Cure" at the Fifth Ave- 
nue. The act revised, minus music and 
all the girls but one and the principals 
changed about, permits Brooks to do 
some funny work on a spiral staircase. 
This comedy "bit" holds up an other- 
wise lamentably weak act. The offer- 
ing is entitled "Curing Billy," although 
it is unmistakably a rehash. 

After intermission Anna Chandler 
sang and kidded Wilson and Bryan 
about doing the "hesitation" on the 
Mexican controversy. It didn't get a 
ripple. She also had some old songs 
and was applauded. Miss Chandler 
should perk up her repertoire and ward- 
robe. After McDermott and the Dollys 
woke them up Hoey and Lee came on 
late, but did well with parodies. Gus Ed- 
wards' octette was a "sextet," five boys 
and a girl plugging songs. Princess 
Zallah is giving a few twists and turns 
which were not in her routine the first 
week of her engagement here. It was 
so "coochy" the gallery boys blistered 
their hands for a repeat. The Henry 
Duo, carded to close, did not appear. 

Mark. 



HENDERSON'S. 

Monday afternoon the acts had a time 
trying for a laugh out of the audience 
who sat in a semi-conscious state dur- 
ing the whole show. As Jack Wilson, 
when he got a laugh out of one woman, 
said, "You are the life of this party." 

Wilson was the big name and did 
as well as could be expected. The bill 
ahead did not give him much material 
to work with and if it had not been for 
the Beresford sketch the Wilson im- 
promptu could have been omitted. His 
parody on "Mrs. Rip" received quite 
some recognition. Franklin Batie as- 
sisting Wilson sang some nice songs, 
the best of which was "California," a 
good selection for his voice. Harry 
Beresford and Co. (New Acts) were 
well received. 

McRae and Clegg in the opening spot 
did better than some of the later acts. 
The bicycle riding was well done 
and the comedy wheels make them 
laugh. Lockett and Waldron, the 
boys with the blue dress suits, were 
second, going in for the dancing. The 
black haired boy did the best in this 
line. 

Darrel and Conway with "Behind the 
Scenes" overdid the fooling at the start 
with a light house present. The singing 
at the finish with the man in black face 
and the girl in tan did better. 

Robbie Gordone has a refined posing 
act and there is real art to it, something 
lacking with union suit posers. Smith, 
Cook and Marie Brandon in comedy 
and dancing got the laughs coming. 



The speech at the finish could be 
cut. The toe dancing of the girl adds 
class and the burlesque is funny. 

Edwin George, the talking juggler, 
had an audience that did not take to it. 
Samaroff and Sonia in Russian dances 
filled the closing spot. 



BRIGHTON THEATRE. 

Real money is paid for the shows 
at the Brighton and there are always 
regular acts on the bill, but it is hard 
and always will be to get the people 
to go down to the beach early in the 
season unless it is unbearably hot. 
Then the crowds are only there Satur- 
day and Sunday. 

The current bill is an improvement 
on the opening week's. Mae Murray 
and Clifton Webb had the big let- 
ters but the honors went to Elizabeth 
Murray. Having sung five songs to 
big returns Miss Murray spoiled it all 
by singing a sixth and using seven 
song pluggers who raced up and down 
the aisles yelling at the top of their 
voices, while Elizabeth stood on the 
stage, maybe wondering if she were 
the attraction or the guerillas. Miss 
Murray and Mr. Webb did five dances 
closing with the Gavotte, the prettiest 
of the lot. Miss Murray danced most 
of the time with her mouth open, while 
Webb posed and looked at the au- 
dience. The heavy carmine on Miss 
Murray's lips gave her a far from at* 
tractive appearance. But these "so- 
ciety dancers" are here for a while 
so might as well make the best of it. 

Jimmy Britt gave the people some talk 
on pugilism that seemed to interest 
the women as well as the men. The 
pathetic bit at the finish got over as 
did some of his stories. In the first 
half "Arcadia" was a musical treat. 
The singing of Jimmy Casson and 
Betty Bond was a big portion. 

Opening after intermission Kathleen 
Clifford used "Angelus" wearing a fly- 
away sort of dress that was not espe- 
cially pretty, but it is always odd to 
see Miss Clifford in skirts on the stage. 
That may be why, when changing 
to trousers, she appeared more at 
home with the audience. 

"The Green Beetle" with its weird 
settings had a very good spot and the 
people were satisfactory. This Chi- 
nese fantasy took hold. Louis Casa- 
vant as See Yup is realistic and the 
act will attract attention anywhere. 

Cooper and Robinson, colored, on 
early, sang three songs to the house 
walking in so they retired early. Clara 
Ballerini opened. "The Act Beauti- 
ful" closed. 



If .Mizzi Sails? 

Mizzi Hajos expects to sail on the 
Olympic tomorrow morning, while the 
Savage production, "Sari" at the Am- 
sterdam, is not announced to close un- 
til tomorrow night. 

Mizzi is with "Sari," and if she sails, 
as she will, her understudy will appear 
in the two final shows. 



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'In Siberia" Going Out. 

"In Siberia" is to be revived for 
next season, Robert Campbell taking 
the former production of his father's. 

Campbell did think he would put 
out "The White Slave" next season, 
hut changed his mind. 



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VARIETY 



Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cattle, upon 
closing their four weeks' tour in a 
Dancing Carnival, dedicated the new 
"Danseland" in Madison Square Gar- 
den last Saturday night, with a Tourna- 
ment, during which Mr. and Mrs. Castle 
selected the champion amateur dancers 
of America and Greater New York dur- 
ing contests in the afternoon and eve- 
ning. Vernon Castle did all the speech- 
making, announcing he trusted the audi- 
ence was satisfied with their picking. 
Owing to this slightly inflated belief 
in their own judgment and the rather 
narrow gauge taken to find the ama- 
teur champion rag dancer of the U. S., 
Mr. and Mrs. S. Baruch, of New York, 
declared the winners of both contests, 
will have to rest content with their 
cups and the title of "The Castles' 
Champions." For the country's con- 
test, about 40 couples competed in the 
one-step and waltz (held together). 
Most of these twains were local win- 
ners during the Castles' tour, coming 
on to New York for the finale. Europe's 
orchestra played, changing time and 
melody often, going quickly from a 
fast rag into a slow one or a waltz, 
the ease and precision with which the 
dancers followed the music supposed to 
be the biggest points in deciding the cup 
winners. Mr. and Miss Chamberlain of 
Boston won second prize in this con- 
test, with Mr. Baruch and Miss Chit- 
tenton of Philadelphia third. Miss Chit- 
tenton was the best female dancer on 
the floor during the evening, and during 
the last final, when she and her partner 
were suddenly remembered, because (as 
Castle remarked) there was a third 
prize to be given, the Philadelphia 
couple danced rings around the other 
two, although Mr. Baruch is a very 
good dancer and led the men. Bos- 
ton gave the Castles 17,500, their high- 
est receipts on the trip; Philadelphia 
$6,400, standing second. So what chance 
did Milwaukee have, with Milwaukee 
doing the big flop on the tour, not re- 
sponding with over $1,800? But still 
there were a couple from Milwaukee 
there. The Maxixe contest, 17 couples 
contending, was awarded by the Castles 
to Miss Childs and Mr. Warner. In 
the Tango comretition (seven duos 
contesting with the same judges), Miss 
Mack and Mr. Spiegelberg won. Mr. 
Castle stated to the assembled crowd 
they were the best Tango dancers he 
had ever seen, which might lead one 



CABARETS 



to the conclusion that if Mr. Castle 
would leave Castle House more often 
to see some regular amateur dancers 
around New York, he would know more 
about it. Several in the main contest 
had a group of friends (box office 
prices) along to "root" for them. The 
Boston couple were the only out-of- 
towners who competed in each contest 
during the evening, when the national 
championship was held, the local ama- 
teur ontest taking place in the after- 
noon. The Garden has about the largest 
dance floor in the city. It will run dur- 
ing the summer under the direction of 
Manager Grundy (Grand Central Pal- 
ace). Admission to the Garden is 25 
cents, with five cents taxed for each 
dance. At the finish of the contest 
Saturday night Jimmy Europe present- 
ed a loving cup to the Castles, from his 
colored musicians. 

The Milo Cup, valued by Sam Mey- 
ers of the Milo cigarette concern 
which donated it, at $150, was won 
in the finals of the week's competition 
on the New York Roof, ending Sun- 
day night, by Harold Ehrich and Miss 
Michaels. The winning couple had 
failed to get the attention of the 
judges at the Castles' contest in the 
Garden Saturday during the Maxixe 
and Tango competitions, but going di- 
rectly to the Roof that night from 
the Garden won the one-step for the 
evening, and took the big prize Sun- 
day night. Six couples competed, the 
winning two of each evening during 
the week. Among them were Miss 
Van Riper and Mr. Starke, the Friday 
night successful ones, and said to live 
in Brooklyn. Sunday evening these 
two were eliminated by the three 
judges in the first round of dancing, 
a mistake any number of spectators 
present believed, for none of the other 
five sets of dancers seemed to be do- 
ing the one-step better than the 
Brooklynites. The other contestants 
for the Roof's grand prize, claimed 
to be the largest and most costly cup 
yet given, were Miss Stoddard and Mr. 
Greenport, Mr. Rlcard and Miss Ma- 



honey, Mr. Ettinger and Miss Mayer, 
Mr. S. Ehrich and Miss Maxwell. 



Maurice Levi will have three bands 
at the Brighton Beach Hotel this sum- 
mer, all playing dance music, Mr. Levi 
himself conducting 20 pieces on the 
front band stand. Dancing will be al- 
lowed on the piazza of the hotel. 



The Crisps, English modern dancers, 
who made a very pronounced success 
in the Dancing Carnival at the Boston 
theatre last week, may return to 
Churchill's Cabaret, which they left 
for the week of Beantown stepping. 



Flo Ziegfeld has everything set for 
the opening of the Ziegfeld Danse de 
Follies a-top the Amsterdam theatre 
next Monday night (June 1). A ladies' 
bar is an extra attraction announced, 
also an East Indian Lounge and a 
French bar. The dance floor is sai-J 
to contain 22,000 square feet. Some 
of the feet that may be seen dancing in 
public in New York need that much 
room. 



Gold cups will be given away next 
week to the winners of dance con- 
tests on the New York Roof. It will 
be the first time gold has been award- 
ed around here. The grand prize Sun- 
day night will be a cup of gold, one 
foot high and 12 inches in diameter. 



Boston, May 27. 
The cabaret season opens with a big 
crash Saturday at Paragon in Nantasket 
and the noise will probably be loud 
enough to wake up a few of the local 
mossbacks who until now have suc- 
cessfully withstood all attempts to open 
the city enough to make the rest of 
the world regard Boston as a metropo- 
lis rather than a rural community. 
Manager Dodge has doubled the capa- 
city of the Palm Garden, the twin ad- 
dition to be a Garden Dansant. It will 
be devoted exclusively to dancing with 
tables around all four sides. The reg- 
ular garden will play two cabarets from 
6.30 each day and the Carmitas will 



have supervision over this entertain- 
ment as well as full control of the dan- 
sant. Mace Gay's Band will be used 
the entire season and the cabaret girls 
will include Edna Leader, Mile. Fifi, the 
Three Perry Sisters, Billie Myers, Rosa- 
mond Martin, Marie Camilla and Amy 
Evans. The platform show will have 
The Maxwells, Floretta Clark, DeGar- 
mo, and Mahr and Dwyer. William 
Smith who owns The Hayward has pur- 
chased The Georgian and together with 
Fred Rousseau of The Woodcock at 
present have great possibilities for cab- 
aret work if the Licensing Board's 
frow.i on anything that approaches lev- 
ity would only disappear. Pressure is 
being brought to bear by public demand 
on the Board to relax some of its ab- 
normally tight rules through the fact 
that the travelling public has been fight- 
ing shy of trips to Boston through the 
fact that there is no entertainment after 
eleven o'clock. 



CLANCY'S BIG TIME OPENING. 

About 150 agents of big and small 
time connections attended the house 
warming given by James Clancy when 
he opened the new annex to his Put- 
nam Building offices last Saturday. 

Jim made the affair the talk of the 
town. He sent out regular invitations, 
distributed flowers to the ladies and 
gents, and served a buffet luncheon 
from the Shanley kitchen. 

The hours were from 2 to 4, but the 
doings became so gay with special 
music by Jasper's orchestra (colored) 
the eats and drinks did not give out 
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turkey-trotted. A special guest of hon- 
or was Jim Clancy's mother, who came 
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It's the first officially registered 
"flower and invitation opening" any 
of the agents on Broadway have ever 
given. Clancy spent a lot of money, 
but says the "advertising" was worth 
it. 



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Los Angeles, May 27. 
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lustrating to a group of movie actors 
how he had been attacked in the jun- 
gles of Africa when a lion attacked 
him. He was rushed to the hospital 
and has a chance for recovery. 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK (Jane 1) 

In Vaudeville Theatres, Playing Three or Less Shows Daily 

(All houses open for the week with Monday matinees, when not otherwise indicated.) 

Theatres listed as "Orpheum" without any further distinguishing description are on the 
Orpheum Circuit. Theatres with "S-C" following name (usually "Empress") are on the Sulll- 
van-Consldine Circuit. Proctor's Circuit houses, where not listed as "Proctor's," are indicated 
by (pr) following the name. 

Agencies booking the houses are noted by single name or initials, such as "Orph," Orpheum 
Circuit — "U. B. O.." United Booking Offices — "W. V. A.," Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- 
ciation (Chicago) — "8. C," Sulllvan-Consldlne Circuit — "P," Pantages Circuit — "Loew," Marcus 
Loew Circuit — "Inter," Interstate Circuit (booking through W V A.) — "M., James C. Mat- 
thews (Chicago) — 'J-l-s," Jones, Linlck ft Schaelter (Chicago). 



New York 

HAMMERSTEIN'S 
(ubo) 
'Adam and Eye" 
"Darktown Follies'' 
Fanny Brlce 
Ben WeJch 
Collins ft Hart 
Bert Fitzgibbon 
Ahearn Troupe 
"Aurora of Light'* 
"Flora" 
Ray-Monde 
Diving Models 
(Others to fill) 

PALACE (ubo) 
Clark ft Hamilton 

Matinee Girls" 
Fannie Brice 
Stuart Barnes 
Bert Melrose 
Edward Gillette 
Nonette 
Chung Hwa 4 
Adler ft Arllne 
(Others to fill) 

AMERICAN (loew) 
Jack Strauss 
May ft Kildorf 
4 Avollos 
Murphy ft Foley 
Llda McMillan Co 
Burton Halm ft Cant 
Polsin Bros 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Dixon Sisters 
Nlchol ft Croix Sis 
Frank Rogers 
"Stick Up Man'' 
Margaret Farrell 
Daniels ft Conrad 
(Three to fill) 
BOULEVARD (loew) 
Chas (fibbs 
:'» Musketeers 
Olga Cooke 
Mr & Mrs P Fisher 
Friend ft Lesser 
Ed Zoeller 3 

2d half 
Rockwell ft Wood 
Louise Mayo 
Walker ft 111 
Cabaret 3 
Gray ft Peters 
(One to fill) 

GREELEY (loew) 
Dixon Sisters 
Walker ft 111 
Margaret Farrell 
McKenna's Minstrels 
Jim Reynolds 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Blanche Leslie 
Nestor ft Delberg 
Sagor Midgely Co 
Bell Bor 3 
Lavpo ft Benjamin 
(Three to fill) 

7TH AVE (loew) 
McMahon A Mayne 
Polly Prim 
Doris Vernon Co 
Alf Rlpon 
Glendale Troupe 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Olga Cooke 
Dunn ft Dupree 
Anthony ft Ross 
Montrose ft Sydell 
(Two to fill) 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Fennel 1 ft Tyson 
Frank Rogers 
Ben Lewin Co 
Laypo ft Benjamin 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Alf Rlpon 
4 Avollos 
Kelly A Oalvln 
John P Wade Co 
Polsin Bros 
(Two to fill) 

NATIONAL (loew) 
Purcella Bros 
Nichols ft Croix Sis 
Kelly ft GaWln 
Ryan A Richfield Co 
Mae Francis 
Black ft White 
2d half 
McMahon ft Mayne 
Jean Southern 
Ryan Richfield Co 
Adair ft Adair 
(Two to fill) 



DELANCEY (loew) 
Baby Violet 
Bernard ft Lloyd 
"Modern Match" 
Cabaret 3 
Montrose ft Sydell 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Purcella Bros 
DeLlsle ft Vernon 
May Kildorf 
MoKenna's Minstrels 
"The Payment" 
(Two to fill) 

LINCOLN (loew) 
Blanche Leslie 
Florens Family 
Sam Harris 
W H St James Co 
Delmore A Light 
The Valdos 

2d half 
Bernard A Lloyd 
Klass A Bernle 
"A Modern Match" 
Jim Reynolds 
Milton Bros 
(One to fill) 
BHajatoa, Beach. 
BRIGHTON (ubo 
"Trained Nurses" 
Hedges Bro A Jacobs 
"Salon Singers" 
Fredrika Slemons Co 
Cantwell A Walker 
Marl* A Billy Hart 
Corelli A Gillette 
Ford A Hewitt 
Uby A Barton 
HENDERSON'S (ubo) 
Murphy Nichols Co 
Gruber's Animals 
Milt Collins 
Boland A Holts 
Farber Girls 
Phillip A White 
Novelty Clinton 
Boganny Troupe 
Brooklya 
FULTON (loew) 
Burke A Walsh 
Louise Mayo 
Sagor Midgely Co 
Bell Boy 3 
Gray A Peters 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Fennel! A Tyson 
Otto Bros 
Llda McMillan Co 
Polly Prim 
Florens Troupe 
(One to All) 

SHUBERT (loew) 
Witt's Girls 
"The Payment" 
Anthony A Ross 
Adair A Adair 
(Three to AH) 

2d half 
Burke A Walsh 
Jack Strauss 
3 Musketeers 
W H St James Co 
Mae Francis 
Ed Zoeller 3 
(One to fill) 

LIBERTY (loew) 
"The Desperado" 
DeLlsle A Vernon 
Aerial Cromwells 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Tom Brown 3 
Brlerre ft King 
(Three to fill) 

COLUMBIA (loew) 
Arthur Morris 
Hilda LeRoy 
Bernard A Roberts 
"Easy Money" 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Kelso ft Leigh ton 
Sam Harris 
(Three to fill) 

BIJOU (loew) 
Jean Southern 
Daniels ft Conrad 
"The Stick Up Man" 
Otto Bros 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Murphy A Foley 
Witt's Girls 
Doris Vernon Co 
Lnwton 
(Three to fill) 

Atlas** 
FORSYTHB (ubo) 
Claire Rochester 



Kenny No ft Piatt 
Kinney ft Clark 
(Others to fill) 
Atlantic City 
KEITHS (ubo) 
Claude Gillingwater 

Co 
Flanagan ft Edwards 
Smith Cook ft Bran 
Leitsel ft Jeanette 
Muller ft Stanley 
George Rolland 
Lynch ft Zellar 
Samaroff ft Sonia 

IliriiiliiKliiuii 

LYRIC (ubo) 
"Red Heads" 
Nina Morris Co 
Webb ft Burns 
Leona Stephens 
John Gelger 
(Others to fill) 

Boataa 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Mary Nash Co 
Hardmad ft Varady 
Conlin Steele A Co 
Welch Mealy A Mon 
Transatlantic 3 
Edwin George 
Sully Family 
Snyder A Halo 
Arco Bros 

ORPHEUM (loew) 
Smith A Farmer 
"Board School Girls" 
Murray Bennett 
3 Xylos 
(Four to fill) 

2d half 
Dick Ferguson 
Weston A Young 
' Fighter A Boss" 
Ed Clark A Clare 
Nat Aldlne 
(Three to fill) 

ST JAMES (loew) 
Dick Ferguson 
Weston A Young 
"Fighter A Boss" 
Ed Clark A Clara 
Nat Aldlne 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Smith A Farmer 
"Board School Girls" 
Murray Bennett 
3 Xylos 
(Two to fill) 

Buffalo 

SHEA'S (ubo) 
Hyams A Mclntyre 
Lockett ft Waldron 
Arnaut Bros 
(Others to fill) 

Ratta 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Todd Nards 
Ronalr ft Ward 
Klnkald Players 
Savoy A Brennen 

3 Harbys 

Calarary 

LYRIC (m) 
Hendricks Belle Isle Co 
Jewell's Manikins 
American Newsboy 4 
Cooper A Rlcardo 
Standard Bros 

Caleasro 

McVICKERS (Jls) 
Kara 

Eckert ft Francis 
Louis Kelso 
Connelly A Naulty 
Edwin Keogh Co 
Al Harrington 
Marr ft Evans 
Trevett's Dogs 

COLONIAL (Jls) 
ningham ft Gable 
Bond Morse 
Gene Greene 
Trlxle McCoy 
Italian Troubadours 
Gardner ft LeRoy 
"Three Wise Men" 
ft Abdallahs 
Eula Lee 4 

2d half 
Don ft May Gordon 
Mabel Lee 
Fritz Otto 
Gene Greene 
Jap Dolls 

Shipley ft Adsmson 
Patrick ft Otto 
"Three Wise Man" 

4 Oaynors 



WHITE CITY (Jls) 

Power's Elephants 

Tlebor's Seals 

Fanton's Athletes 

J C Tlnkham Co 

LaFrance Bros 
CROWN (Jls) 

Patrick ft Otto 

Eddie Kelly 

"White Fawn" 

Jap Dolls 

2d half 

Tops Topsy ft Spot 

Becker A Adams 

Eula Lee 4 
SCHINDLERS (Jls) 

Jlmmle Dodd 

Margaret Braun 
2d half 

Bingham ft Gabel 

Margaret Braun 
MAJESTIC (orph) 

Nat Wills 

Villa Holt Wakefield 

Ruth Roye 

H Forgetmenots 

Clyphe Snowden Co 

Havlland ft Thornton 
Castellane ft Denny 
Power Bros 

PALACE (orph) 
David Blspham 
Eugenie Blair 
Belle Blanche 
Herman Tlmberg 
Florence Tempest Co 
Burk ft McDonald 
Booth by ft Eberdeen 
Tbe Ballots 

Oc«Tcr 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Eddie Marshall 
Mnye A Addis 
Canfeld A Carlton 
Frank Mullane 
Pekinese Troupe 

Detroit 

TEMPLE (ubo) 
.losepn Santley 
Lydell Rogers ft L 
.lark Kennedy Co 
Miller ft Vincent 
Lew Hawkins 
(Others to fill) 

NATIONAL (Jls) 
H<-nway ft Dayton 
Toe Fields 
Frankle Drew 
Four Aders 
Neal McKlnley 
Stevens & Bacon 
Geo Hill 
Drake's Dogs 

Rdtnoatnn. < an. 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Scenes from Opera" 
Godfrey & Henderson 
Maidle De Long 
Jack ft Jes Gibson 
Amedio 

Pall River, Maaa. 

ACADEMY (loew) 
Nestor A Delberg 
Ruth Powell 
(2 to fill) 

2d half 
Burke A Burke 
Tom Maboney 
Ward Bell A Ward 
(One to fill) 

Grand Rapid*. Mlek. 

PARK (ubo) 
Vinton A Buster 
2 Carltons 
Byal A Early 
White Hussars 
(Others to flip 

Hoboken, If. J. 

LYRIC (loew) 
Kelly A Davis 
Fleta Benson 
"Yellow Peril" 
Brlerre ft King 
Milton Boys 

2d half 
Baby Violet 
Aerial Cromwell 
(Three to fill) 

Jackaoavtlla 

ORPHEUM (Inter) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
1st half 
Country Girl" 

Kaaaas City. Ha. 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Mofflt Clare 3 
Hong Fong 



Jas F Sullivan Co 
Olivetti Troupe 
•Top World oancers" 

Little Hock. Ark. 

MAJESTIC (Inter) 
Zollinger ft Reynolds 
Kieine ft Yost 
Inez McCauley Co 
• '. Leightons 
Diaz's Monkeys 

2d half 
Orvllle & Frank 
Chester Gruber 
.1 i^eigniuua 
liaviiund &i Thornton 
Kutan s Birds 

Lais Aa*eiea 

ORPHEUM 
Blancne Bates Co 
Rosnanara 
tvimoeriy A Mohr 
Mcoevitt Kelly A L 
Mabel le Adams Co 
Lee Barth 
Master Gabriel Co 
Monita 5 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Ryan Bros 
Williams A Segal 
"Meln Llebschen" 
Al Herman 
rarlslan Girls 

PANTAGES (m) 
Lottie Mayer Girls 
Lnbky's "Hoboes" 
Hacked Hoover A M 
Cornalla ft Wilbur 
Musette 

i^oala villa 

FERRY PARK 
(orph) 
Fatlma 

Madge Maltland 
Cbas Olcott 
Zeda ft Hoot 
(Others to fill) 
LOUISVILLE (Jls) 
Troy Comedy 4 
Fiske ft Fallon 



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7 ColOUl.l: 

Zlska .k Suunderj 

Alanaaala 

PARK (orph) 
Dr Carl Herman 
Ball ft West 
Cummlngs ft Gladyings 
Dolce Sisters 
(Others to fill) 

alllwaake, 

MAJESTIC (orph) 
Montgomery ft Moore 
Els A French 
Fred W Carberry 
Rempel Sisters Co 
Grace Edmond 
Eddie Ross 
Knapp A Cornalla 
Sam Barton 



iaeaa«tlla 

UNIQUE (sc) 
(Open bun Mat) 
Paul Stephens 
McDermott ft Wallace 
Oertle Carlisle Co 
Walter B rower 
Mennetti ft Sldelll 

llawav.ru a* A. t. 

COHEN O H (loew) 
Eva Prout 
Kelso A Lel'hton 
John P Wade Co 
Rockwell A Wood 
Klass A Bernle 
2d half 
The Valdos 
Friend A Lesser 
Delmore A Light 
Black A White 
(One to fill) 

New Rochcllc. N. Y. 

LOEW 
Law ton 

Dunn A Dupree 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Eva Prout 
Billy S Hall Co 
(One to fill) 

Oaklaad 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Henrlette DeSerrls Co 

Lillian Shaw 

Wright A Dietrich 

Kelly Duo 

Aerial Lloyds 

Belleclalre Bros 

(Others to fill) 
PANTAGES (m) 

Fields A Lewis 

Torcat's Roosters 

American Whirlwinds 

Tracey Getz ft Tracey 

Tbe Halklngs 



a, tlaa 

ORPHEUM (so) 
(Open Thurs Mat) 
Pope ft Uno 
Iyouls Oranat 
"The Punch" 
Bob Hall 
"Mermaid A Man" 



1'hllfirielphla 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Douglas Fairbanks Co 
Gould A Astalyn 
Swor ft Mack 
Hoey A Lee 
Bert Levy 
3 Renards 
(Others to fill) 

Portland, Ore. 
ORPHEUM. 
Annie Kent 
Kajlyama 

Bronson A Baldwin 
Barrows A Mllo 
Hill A Whittaker 
(Others to fill) 

EMPRESS (sc) 
3 Newmans 
Kammerer A Howland 
Clem Bevlns Co 
Coakland McBride A M 
Robinson's Elephants 

PANTAGES (m) 
Ethel Davis Co 
Martha Russell Co 
Halligan ft Sykes 

Dotson ft Gordon ■ 

Juggling D'Armo 

Sacra aseato 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Berry ft Berry 
"Whlttler's Boy" 
David Walters Co 
Morrlssey ft Hackett 
Plcchlanl Troupe 

Salt Laka 

EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Wed Mat) 
Dorse h ft Russell 
Harry Ro«e 
"In Old New York" 
Usher I 
Ceclle Eldrld ft C 

Sa n Diego. 

SAVOY im) 
Barnaul's Dogs 
Barrows Lancaster Co 
Wood ft Luwsou 
Ttii.t Kelly 
1 1 n me ft Carson 

Mtn Francisco 

ORPHEUM 
(Open Sun Mat) 

Eddie Foy Family 

"Sergeant IVaRby ' 

Harry Lester 

Paull ft Boyne 

The Kramers 

Robert Haines Co 

Mathews- Shay ue Co 

Beasts VVynn 

PANTAGES (m) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

"Soul Kiss" 

.ion Remington Co 

Skipper Kennedy AR 

Scott ft Wallace 

Wuitenberg Bros 
EMPRESS (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 

The Skntelles 

Green McHenry ft D 

"4 of a Kind" 

.lull in Rose 

Paul Azard 3 

•I. f*aala 

FORREST PARK 
(orph) 
Ward ft Cullen 
Weston ft Claire 
Marvelous Millers 
Fiavllla 
The Turnera 
(Others to fill) 
St. Paal 
EMPRESS (sc) 
Rosalre ft Prevost 
Armstrong A Manly 
Majestic Musical 4 
Kitty Flynn 
Ross Fenton Play 

Saattle 

ORPHEUM 
Dainty Marie 
Laddie Cliff 
McMahon Diamond A C 
Lancton Lucler Co 
Australian Choppers 
Rlcco 3 
(Others to fill) 

PANTAGES (m) 
Pollard Opera Co 
Alia Zandoff Co 
Chas Kenna 
Leona Guerney 
Kallnowskl Bros 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Sheck D'Arvllle A D 
Mferle Stoddard 
John T Doyle Co 
Frank Morrell 
Torelll's Circus 

flaokaae 

ORPHEUM (sc) 
(Open Sun Mat) 
Newport A Stlrk 
"Violin Beauties" 
"Their Get Away" 
Grant Gardner 
Oxford 3 

PANTAGES (m) 
Harry Gerard Co 
Basv Russian Tr 
O-pheus Comedy 4 



Harry Jolson 
Woodward's Dogs 

Springfield, Maaa. 

POLI'S (ubo) 
Vancello 
3 Lorceltos 
Grace De Mar 
Kitty Francis 
Dooley A Rugel 
Hanlon A Clifton 
(One to fill) 



Tacai 
EMPRESS (sc) 
2 Georges 
Rathskeller 3 
Tom Nawn Co 
Mary Gray 
Onaip 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Truth" 
5 Qargonls 
Clayton ft Lennle 
Bob Flnley Girls 
Cycling Brunnettes 

Toroata 

YONGE ST (loew) 
Juggling DeLlsle 
— fc* ft Jack Smith 
"The Tamer" 
Kenny ft Hollls 
1) Krasy Kids 
Bessie Browning 
' Side Lights" 
Clarence Wilbur 
Welcome ft Welcome 
Joe Fondeller 

Vancouver. II. O. 

ORPHEUM 
"Wrong from Start" 
Henry Lewis 
h rh Wilson Co 
i.anllner 3 
Paul Gordon 
Lyide FroBt Crowell 
Flying Henrys 

IMPERIAL (sc) 
•'I Falcons 
Moscrop Sisters 
Hallen ft Fuller 
Dick Lynch 
"More Sin Again" 

PANTAGES (m) 
"The Masqueraders" 



Mae Erwood Co 
Daisy Harcourt 
Davis- 
Salt Bush Bill Co 

Victoria. II. C. 

PANTAGES (m) 
"Slums of Paris" 
Kumy Bush ft Robin 
Romano ft Carml 
George Wilson 
DeVltt ft DeVitt 

WnNhlngton. 

KEITH'S (ubo) 
Henry E Dlxev Co 
Lambert ft Ball 
Lyons ft Yosco 
The Lelands 
(Others to fill) 

Winnipeg;. Can. 

ORPHEUM 
Trixle Frigansa 
Emil Pallenberg 
Clark ft Verdi 
Melody Maids 
Ray Conlin 
The Seebacks 
Paul LaCroIx 

EMPRESS (sc) 
Malvern Comlques 
Sans ft Sans 
Win Lampe Co 
Tom Waters 
La Deodima 

PANTAGES (m) 
Chas Rellly Co 
Delmore ft Lee 
Belle ft Jones 
Olive Briscoe 
Fred Woodward Co 

Paris 

EMPIRE 
Hornbeck Bros 
I. ina Cambardl 
Iris 
Carjol 

(liquet Family 
Aerial Ballet 
llymack 
Roilin 

Ceclle Daulnay 
Samya ft Albert 
The Dlxons 



SHOWS NEXT WEEK. 

NKW YORK 
"A PAIR OF SIXES"— Longacre (11th week). 
"A SCRAP OF PAPER" (revival) (John Drew 

— Ethel Barrymore)— Empire (4th week). 
"HIGH JINKS"— Casino (24th week). 
"KITTY Mac KAY "—Comedy (20th week) 
•■PANTHEA"— Booth (Uth week). 
"P0TA8H AND PERLMUTTER" Cohan (42d 

week). 

ZIEOFELD'S "FOLLIES" -New Amsterdam 
( lBt week ) 

KEYS TO BALDPATB"— Oalety 
(30th week). . 

"THE BEAUTY SHOP" (Raymond Hitchcock) 
— Astor (8th week). 

"THE PASSING SHOW"— Winter Garden 
(June 6). 

"THE DUMMY"— Hudson (8th week) 

"THE YELLOW TICKET"— Eltlng'e (20th 

THINGS THAT COUNT"— Playhouse. 
"TO-DAY"— 48th Street (34th week). 
"TOO MANY COOKS"— 10th Street. 
LYRIC— Pictures. 
REPUBLIC— Pictures. 
KNICKERBOCKER— Pictures. 
GLOBE— Pictures. 
ROYAL (3d week)— Stock. 

_ CHICAGO. 

"PECK O' PICKLE8"— American (13th weak) 
"JERRY" (Blllle Burke) -Blackstone (4th 

"HELP WANTED"— Cort (24th week). 
"SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE'— Cohan's 

(16th week). 
"PRETTY MRS 

week ) . 
"QUEEN OF THE MOVIES 

week ) . 
"MADAME X"~- Imperial. 
"THE TRAFFIC— National. 



SMITH"— Oarrlck 
Illinois 



(4th 
(4th 



LONDON. 

"ADELE"— (May 30), Gaiety. 

"AN IDEAL HUSBAND"— St. James's. 

"ANNA KARENINA"— Scala. 

A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS'— Prince of 
Wales 

"BREAK THE WALLS DOWN"-- Savoy. 
"BROADWAY JONES"— Lyceum. 
"GRUMPY"— New. 
"KISMET"— Globe Theatre. 
"MAGIC"— Little Theatre. 
"MAM"8ELLE TRALALA" Lyric. 
"MR WU"— Strand. 
"MY LADY'S DRESS"— Royalty 
"PLASTER SAINTS"— Comedy. 
"POTASH AND PERLMUTTER" Queen's. 
"PYGMALION"— His Majesty's. 
"THE CLEVER ONES"— Wyndham's. 
"THE DANGEROUS AGE"- Vaudeville. 
"THE GREAT ADVENTURE"— Kinasway 
"THE GREAT GAMBLE"— Haymarket. 
"THE JOY RIDE LADY"— Oarrlck. 
"THE LAND OF PROMISE"— Duke of York's. 
"THE LIGHTS O' LONDON"— A Id wye h. 
"THE LITTLE LAMB"— (May 27). Apollo. 

THE MARRIAGE MARKET" r — Daly's. 
" The Story of the Rosary"— Princes. 

THE WYNMARTENS"— Playhouse. 



18 



VARIETY 



FILM FLASHES 



Jack Standing, who played in David Ue- 
lasco 8 "Drums of Oude," has signed up with 
the Fatbe picture people for the summer. 



In a forthcoming Flying A movie a polo 
game will be a feature in which Elmer 
Uoeseke and his pony, Blue Knot, play promi- 
nent parts. Thomas Rlcketts la the producer. 

In "The Soul of Honor," a Majestic re- 
lease of May 31, Blanche Sweet and Henry 
Walthall are featured as the principals. 

Sidney Bracy and Alfred Norton (Than- 
houser) are announced as willing to take an 
extended trip in a large passenger balloon 
this summer into the woods of Canada. 



The Griffin houses in Canada are playing 
feature films for the summer. 



Muriel Ostrlche Is featured in the Princess 
film, "A Telephone Strategy," released May 
29. 



Beginning with this week the Pathe multi- 
ple release for Thursday will be discontinued. 
The regular Saturday feature will be retained. 
The Pathe people say that better results can 
be gotten on one feature a week than two. 



Al. Jolson took part in a "Broncho Billy" 
film during his recent trip to the Pacific 
Coast. O. M. Anderson persuaded him to do 
a little camera stunt when Jolson visited the 
Essanay studio at Nlles, Cal. 

Pathe announces a release for June 1 which 
will be away from the usual run of feature 
films. In addition to carrying a melodramatic 
story in the new five-part "Sport and Travel 
in Central Africa," the camera will carry 
scenes of an educational and scenic value. 
Among the features will be alligator, hippo- 
potami, vulture, marlbou, elephant, leopard, 
monkey and giraffe hunts. 



Edourd Jose is now playing leads in the 
movies. 



Out In Kansas City a pair of young men 
are making things hum in a movie way. They 
are M. C. Nolan and L. M. Bacon, who com- 
prise the brains of the World's Leader Fea- 
tures. 



Cissy Flttgerald, of stage fame, Is to be 
the star in a five-reel comedy entitled "The 
Winsome Widow," which Roy McCardell has 
written for the Vitagraph. 

The new "Million Dollar Mystery" picture 
which the Thsnhouser is making under C. J. 
Hlte's direction, will open Hlte's new Broad- 
way Gardens June 22 or before. 

W. S. Hill is now manager of the Lyceum, 
Scranton, Pa. 

"Brash Drummer" will be the title of the 
first comedy release by Essanay of the George 
Ade series. 



"Dora Thorne" has been made into a pho- 
toplay production by the Blograph Co. It's a 
three-part drama. 



Francis X. BUshman will be In New York 
during the week of the big movie convention 
In the Grand Central Palace and during his 
stay in Manhattan will start the photoplay of 
the Ladles' World contest piece, "One Won- 
derful Night," assisted by Essanay players. 

The Vitagraph has made a three-part fea- 
ture entitled "The Evil Men Do." The 
scenario was written by Edward William 
Fowler. 



The Mutual press bureau circulated a story 
that a huge boa constrictor had escaped from 
the New Rochelle studio and that while an 
effort was being maue to find It the exhibitors 
should not forget some of the pieces the 
Mutual was getting out. The Tribune Mon- 
day used the story in a kidding way. 



The Orpheum. Lafayette. Ind., has reduced 
Its admission to five cents. 



Harry Bryan, a well-known advnnce man. 
has been elected an officer in the All-Star 
Film Rental Co. 



H. R. Stephenson has been appointed man- 
ager of the Regent (110th street) and as- 
sumed charge of the house this week. It 
will continue its picture policy. 



Fred Ren. of Cllftondale, has been made 
manager of the new Hobbs (building) pic- 
ture hoiiH<> In Davis square, Somervllle, Mass. 



The Ro<ky Mountain Film Co. Is putting 
out some semes of .the recent bloody battles 
between the strikers nnd mine guards at 
Canon City, Colo. 

Cfcll Spooner Is slated to make her movie 
debut shortly In a feature entitled "The 
Dancer and the King." 

They say Harry Ennls Is the handsomest 
prc«s ngrnt who boosts the movies In New 
York City. 



Julian Rosenthal, New York's license chief, 
nnd Secretary Harold W. Rosenthal of the 
Movie Exposition committee which has the 
big June affair at the Grand Central Palace 
in charge, are not related. 



Movie exhibitors are already saying a good 
word for the new Commissioner of Licenses 
George H. Bell. After June 1 they will deal 
with him direct regarding future licenses. 
Bell is a stickler on organization. 

Fred Mace is not taking anti-fat 

Several feature flrma are following William 
A. Brady's plan and will not bring out any 
of their big productions until next fall. 

Marguerite Snow, a principal of the "Million 
Dollar Mystery" picture, waB In "The Col- 
lege Widow" during its first year under 
Henry W. Savage's direction. 

Jay Cairns landed a lot of publicity on the 
new Al Jennings feature film, "Beating Back," 
which the Thanbouser Co. has turned loose 
on the market. 



James McEnnery returned on the Olympic 
bringing over a number of English picture 
productions. 



Harry Dull Is now in Seattle representing 
the Thanhouser Interests. 



Cleo Madison was badly burned while pos- 
ing for "The Girl and the Feud" on the Coast. 
She waa tied to a tree, with the graas catch- 
ing fire. Although wrapped in asbestos with 
thick boots on she was painfully burned. 



G. E. Newton has taken over the Herald 
theatre, Warren, Pa., and has renamed it the 
Columbia. Straight picture policy. 



The new Isis, Pensacola, Fla., opened May 
14 with pictures. 

"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Is going 
Into pictures, the rights for the movie pro- 
duction having been secured by the Broadway 
Picture Productions Co. The second release 
by the Young Co. will be Tom Shea In "Man 
O* War's Man." 



The Strand showed pictures of the Vater- 
land the day the ship arrived in New York. 
The pictures were taken in the morning 



David W. Oobbett, photograph expert, 
whose work is best remembered on the Afri- 
can Hunt pictures, Is head camera man for 
Harry D. Carey's Progressive M. P. Corpor- 
ation. 



Stanley H. Twist has been spending some 
time In Australia. 



Edwin F. Cobb, a former Lubln player, Is 
now attached to the playing forces of the 
Colorado M. P. Co. 



FRED MACE AND MAX UNDER. 

The Olympic tomorrow is carrying 
Fred Mace to Europe, if nothing turns 
up to prevent his sailing as scheduled. 
Mr. Mace is said to have a double ob- 
ject in the trip, to capture Evelyn 
Nesbit for the camera and film her to 
the extent of about five reels while on 
the other side, also to tour the Con- 
tinent, taking joint comedy scenes for 
American and European releases with 
foreign picture players of note, having 
Max Linder, the Pathe star, particular- 
ly in view. 

Mr. Mace is operating his own pic- 
ture concern on the Pacific Coast, and 
gives the greater share of his atten- 
tion to comedy subjects, having been 
one of the originals in this line over 
here. 



PLAYGOERS LOSE ARTHUR. 

The Playgoers picture company 
which has turned out a couple of fea- 
ture films, has lost the services of Dan 
V. Arthur, who promoted the corpora- 
tion into existence. 

Mr. Arthur's interests were purchas- 
ed last Friday, when he retired from 
the concern. 



Urban's Paris House Closing. 

(Special Cnble to Vawrtv » 

Paris, May 27. 

The Edouard VII, Urban's Kinema- 
color house here, is announced as clos- 
ing May 31. 

If you don't advertise In VARIETY don't 
advertise at all. 



LUBIN'S OFFER TO BELASCO. 

The agreement between David Be- 
lasco and the Jesse Lasky Co. which 
will give the Lasky concern the picture- 
rights to the Belasco successes, recalls 
the offer made to the noted stage pro- 
ducer by S. Lubin of Philadelphia last 
New Year's for the same privilege. ' 

As no figures were given out in the 
Belasco-Lasky transaction, the Lubin 
tender may afford a fair line on the 
terms. Lubin offered $300,000 guaran- 
teed during a period of 10 years, with 
$100,000 deposited at the execution of 
the contract, Belasco to receive 50 per 
cent of the net profits, with no single 
year's profit to be less than the guar- 
anteed amount, $30,000. In addition Mr. 
Lubin promised Morris Gest, if he could 
successfully put the deal through with 
his father-in-law, to give Gest $10,000 
in cash as a present. Gest repeated the 
Lubin offer to Mr. Belasco at the time, 
but he would not consider it. 

There are 26 Belasco plays the Lasky 
concern can work on, and the picture 
rights may include Mr. Belasco's future 
productions for the legitimate. 

It is said the Belasco melon went to 
Lasky with the consent of the Famous 
Players Co., recently taking in Lasky's 
concern on a mutual booking plan, the 
F. P. having plenty of material in sight 
and wishing to give Lasky an oppor- 
tunity of working up to its standard as 
a producer. 



VICE FILM INJUNCTION. 

A court order, signed by Judge Phil- 
bin, temporarily restraining the "Pro- 
tect Us" film corporation from showing 
scenes of the Cumberland Cafe at the 
northeast corner of 24th street and 
Third avenue in the vice film now at the 
Republic, was served Wednesday on Fe- 
lix Isman, who is said to have the con- 
trolling interest in the movie feature. 
While this injunction is in progress, a 
damage suit ijbx $25,000 will come up for 
action at theyfepecial Term, the Cumber- 
land Cafe Cp., through Attorney Joseph 
A. Turley serving Isman with notice of 
this proceeding when the injunction or- 
der was granted. 

According to the story, Isman and 
the men behind the film were not aware 
that the Cumberland Cafe entrance had 
been used without the consent of the 
owners. The Ruby Film Co. made the 
picture and on a jaunt from its studio 
on 24th street had its players utilize the 
Cumberland front. 



BAND-WAGON MONKEYING. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 

Strange, isn't it, that former legiti- 
mate actors who have made big money 
in pictures are not content to stay 
where fortune smiled on them. They 
invariably turn to their former field 
of endeavor. 

Two instances have been recorded 
on the coast this season. "Broncho 
Billy" Anderson invested his movie 
profits in musical comedy operated by 
his Gaiety company, and now Tom 
Tnce, general manager of the New 
York Motion Picture Co., is taking a 
fling at dramatic production, having 
recently produced his first play, "Mr. 
Aladdin." 

So far Ince has the better of the 
argument, having dropped only a few 
hundred dollars against Anderson's 
thousands. ' 



COAST PICTURE NEWS. 

By GUY PBICB. 

Bud Duncan, with the Fred Mace Co.. la 
reported to have been seised by Mexican 
reoels while on a Ashing expedition acroBs 
the border near Los Angeles. 

Bob Grey has joined the Vitagraph as lead- 
ing man. 



Russel E. Smith Is writing a series of de- 
tective plays. 



Dolly Larkin lb now with the Frontier 
forces. 



Members of Director H. C. Matthews' Co. 
who were working at Fort Bliss, Okla., have 
returned. Those in the party were William 
Ryno, Jess Osbourne, Ray Myers and Mary 
Ainslee. 



One hundred und fifty players will Invade 
Redondo Beach, Cal., next week for the pur- 
pose of taking mountain and marine views. 
The Selig-Polyscope Co. Is conducting the 
trip. 



The Famous Players is preparing a picture 
version of Edward Peple's comedy drama. 
•Spitfire." 



Nick Cogley (Keystone), injured several 
weeks ago, is still propelling himself with the 
aid of crutches. 



Arthur Mackley Is now directing for the 
Reliance. 



Director Otis Turner is filming a big fea- 
ture multiple reel production of "Damon and 
Pythias." 



Betty Shade of the 101 Bison Universal 
Around the World company, which played 
"The Nation's Peril in Honolulu, returned to 
Los Angeles last week. 

Charles Hagenlos, formerly with Kalem, is 
now with the Frontier. 



Joe Schwickard, a picture actor, is In a 
Los Angeles hospital with a broken ankle, 
sustained while appearing before the camera. 

Jesse J. Robbins has established a new 
manufacturing company. It la to be known as 
the Robbins Photo Plays Co. Robbins was 
until recently connected with the Essanay 
company. 



Mrs. Lottie King is now playing second 
leads with the Lasky company in Los Angeles. 

Adele Lane (Sellg) has her own idea of a 
holiday. She had a day off recently, and de- 
scribes it as follows : Got up late ; had break- 
fast ; had short stroll and looked in store 
windows ; home again ; started Interesting 
book ; lunch ; nap ; more book ; supper ; fin- 
ished book ; early to bed ; result, woke next 
morning feeling like a militant suffragette." 

Hurl Chand, the noted actor of India and 
his warriors who aided in the production of 
"The Adventures of Kathlyn," have sailed for 
their native land. 



Of the many novel tricks of photography 
that have been introduced by the Keystone, 
Mack Sennett promises a thriller in a film 
soon to be released by that prolific director, 
in which a horse, ridden by Mable Normand, 
falls 375 feet over a cliff, with a ploiceman 
hanging to its tail. 

For brevity, Al Ziegler, Universal Weekly 
camera man, is in the same class with Fin- 
nigan of "Off ag'ln, on ag'ln" note. The com- 
pany obtained permission for Mr. Ziegler to 
remain aboard the cruiser South Dakota on 
Its trip along the west coast of Mexico. When 
the camera man learned the boat was ready to 
leave he wrote the company a letter of three 
words : "Going somewhere tonight." 



The Orange County Motion Picture corpora- 
tion is another addition to the producing 
ranks. C. T. Henshall. Jr., formerly In 
churge of the Universal employment office in 
Hollywood. Cal., is connected with the film 
company as assistant manager. B. F. and F. 
G. Hahn of Orange. Cal., hold large financial 
Interests In the eoncern, In which Florence 
Seidell, a licensed avlateuse, also Is Inter- 
ested. The company plans to feature the 
young woman in pictures. 



Several stars of the srreen are to be seen 
the night of June 1 In the legitimate. They 
are to have the chief roles In "Mrs. Temple's 
Telegram." to be produced at the Little thea- 
tre, Los Angeles. Those to take part are : 
Henry Wnlthal. Douglas Oerrard, Jack Dil- 
lon. William Flronton. Edward Alexander and 
Jane Wolfe. Wallace Reld. Otto Lederer 
and Rea Haines will be seen in a special 
musical act and Mr. Walthal probably will 
read "The Day It Rained," his rendition of 
which, given on several occasions at the 
Photoplavers' Club, has boon classed as a 
highly artistic effort. The play is to be 
given for the benefit of the Comedy Players' 
Club. 



KEITH HOUSES START POORLY 

The first week (ending Sunday) of 
the feature film policy at Keith's Al- 
hambra and Rronx theatres was a 
bloomer, the Buffalo Rill pictures fail- 
ing to prove any kind of a box office 
draw. The houses are playing the An- 
nette Kellermann film this week. 



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be a restaurant in view of the screen, 
an orchestra to accompany the pictures 
and a promenade and band concert. 
The entertainment will be continuous 
from 7 to 11 and the admission will 
be a nickel. The biggest part of the 
income, it is reported, is expected from 
the restaurant and the selling con- 
cessions. 



PENN. EXHIBITORS TO GO TO COURT 
TO STOP PICTU RE CENSORING 

New Censor Law Operative June 1. Application Made in 

Philadelphia for Injunction, to Have Act Reviewed by 

Highest Court. Censors Preparing to Take Up 

Duties at Proper 

Philadelphia, May 27. 

In an effort to knock out the cen- 
sorship law which goes into effect 
June 1 a bill in equity was filed today 
asking for an injunction to prevent the 
enforcement. 

The proceedings were started in the 
Common Pleas Court by attorneys rep- 
resenting the Motion Picture Protec- 
tive Association of Pennsylvania 
which has organized every branch of 
the film industry in opposition to the 
restrictive legislation. The bill is di- 
rected against J. Louis Breitinger, 
chief censor, and Mrs. E. C. Nover, the 
assistant censor, appointed by Govern- 
or Tener under the act which was pass- 
ed by the last session of the Legis- 
lature. 

The Court was asked to fix a date 
for a hearing on which the constitu- 
tionality of the law will be argued. 
The Protective Association plans to 
contend that the censorship if enforced 
will prove a gross and unwarranted 
interference with private enterprise 
and place an undue handicap on a 
growing industry. If the bill is allow- 
ed and a date for argument fixed the 
action will be in the nature of a tem- 
porary injunction and will hold up 
the enforcement of the act. 

Meanwhile the plans for the censor- 
ship are proceeding and unless pre- 
vented by the courts every policeman 
in this city will be a censor with au- 
thority to stop the show in any house 
where the cop considers the pictures 
objectionable. 

This condition is brought about by a 
general order issued several days ago 
by Superintendent Robinson of the po- 
lice department at the request of Cen- 
sor Breitinger. The police have been 
asked to co-operate with the Board of 
Censors in an endeavor to prohibit 
the display of objectionable paper in 
connection with the shows. The police 
have been instructed that a rigid en- 
forcement of the law will be required. 



MUTUAL AFTER COLOR. 

The Mutual Film Corporation is ex- 
perimenting on color photography, ac- 
cording to a report, using one of its 
plants near New York for testing pur- 
poses. 

Other picture firms are also said to 
be attempting to find a color process 
that can compete with the Kinemacol- 
or films. 



MAY PASS UP THE CORT. 

Up to Wednesday it had not been 

settled whether the Mutual would take 

up its option on the Cort theatre for a 
summer run of feature pictures there 
commencing next Monday. 

"The Escape" was to have been the 
first film exhibited, and the Mutual 
concern is reported to have placed a de- 
posit with John Cort to bind the bar- 
gain. With the present business con- 
dition of the picture houses along 
Broadway, the Mutual was on the verge 
of losing its forfeit in preference to tak- 
ing a chance at the Cort, just now, ac- 
cording to rumor. 

The regular Cort season will re-open 
about Aug. 14, when "Under Cover" 
will show there. Laurette Taylor in 
"Peg" closes a long run at the Cort 
(having opened the theatre) this Sat- 
urday night. 



JIM KIDD NEARLY KILLED. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 

Stepping too near the edge of a preci- 
pice in a picture drama, Jim Kidd 
plunged over, falling 100 feet, and was 
almost killed. Slight hopes are held out 
for his recovery. 

The movie actor is champion broncho 
buster of the Kay Bee company. 



"SPARTACUS" DOESN'T DRAW. 

Chicago, May 27. 
"Spartacus," the feature film which 
has been playing at the Auditorium, 
closed Saturday night. The attend- 
ance was very light, and even the add- 
ed bait of a big orchestra did not draw 
the people. The house may open 
again with pictures about June 22. 



"Line-Up" at Lyric. 
The Gus Hill feature film, "The 
Line-Up at Police Headquarters,' 
opened at the Lyric Monday, replac- 
ing "The Battle of Torreon" and "Ca- 
reer of Gen. Villa" at that house. Be- 
fore the "war" picture left the theatre 
last Saturday, the billing, "Battle of 
Torreon" had been dropped from the 
newspaper advertising. 



5c. SCALE TO 20,000 CAPACITY. 

Philadelphia. May 27. 

Beginning Saturday night, May 30, 
the big Convention Hall, Broad street 
and Allegheny avenue, with a seating 
capacity of 20,000 will be a picture 
house, probably the largest in the 
world. 

The hall (city owned) has been 
leased by the Bureau of City Property 
to Harry W. Becker, of this city, who 
will pay $100 a night for five months. 
In addition Becker has agreed to pro- 
vide all the requirements of the laws 
regulating picture theatres and to re- 
store the building to its original char- 
acter when leaving. A clause in the 
lease gives the city the right to ter- 
minate it at short notice and the city 
reserves the right to use the hall at 
any time. 

In addition to the movies there will 




LARRY WEBER, PRESIDENT. 

The picture business picked up a hust- 
ling young recruit this week, when L. 
Lawrence Weber was elected president 
of "Popular Plays and Players, Inc.," jat 
feature picture maker. Harry J. Cohen 
is secretary, and the corporation is cap- 
italized at $100,000. 

S. Lubin of Philadelphia manufactures 
the pictures of the concern. It has been 
reported Lubin was more interested in 
the company than as a mere supplier 
of film to it, but no confirmation of a 
direct Lubin connection is abroad. 

Mr. Weber is one of the best known 
of the younger showmen. He has di- 
rected and is interested in any number 
of successful theatrical ventures. The 
acceptance of the presidency of this 
company is his first venture into the 
movie division. 



TRYING TO RECOVER $5,000. 

Baltimore, May 27. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Cabell Ritchie, one of 
the most prominent social leaders of 
this city, has instituted suit in the 
United States District Court at New 
York, against William J. Robinson, a 
former president of the Vanoscope 
Moving Picture Co., in order to recover 
$5,000, which she alleges was invested 
by her in the company. 

In the suit Mrs. Ritchie alleges that 
she was. induced by Mr. Robinson to in- 
vest the money with the concern on his 
representations that the Vanoscope had 
complete rights to a color process and 
other glowing stories, and she alleges 
these representations were untrue. 
She declares that the entire issue of 
stock was pooled to be sold for the 
purpose of securing funds to finance 
the corporation under an agreement by 
which Robinson promised to advance 
money at specified intervals. 

Mrs. Ritchie met Mr. Robinson late 
last summer at Beach Bluff, Mass. She 
says she had implicit faith in him for 
he was in the best of standing at the 
resort and had many friends there. It 
was at this period, she states, she 
turned over the money. 



OPERAS IN "TALKERS." 

Baltimore, May 27. 

Three of the most noted of the Eng- 
lish operas— "Mikado," "Pinafore" and 
"Pirates of Penzance"— will be repro- 
duced in England this summer for the 
Webb talking and singing pictures, and 
these memorable Gilbert and Sullivan 
works will be shown here next fall. 

George R. Webb, a Baltimorean and 
the inventor of the mechanical device, 
will sail for England June TO on the 
Aquitania and will supervise the per- 
formances for this novel undertaking. 
English companies, regarded as most 
proficient in the production of the op- 
eras, will present them before the cam- 
era and their voices will be recorded 
on phonographic discs. 



Reinhardt'a "Night in Venice" Here. 
Another of Max Reinhardt's film 
productions in town. The latest is en- 
titled "A Night in Venice," in four 
reels. 



ANIMATED SONGS 

A scene from the ANIMATED SONG, "SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD" as pre- 
sented by the IMPERIAL MOTION PICTURE CO. In Hi novel plan of placing an Illustrated 
song reproduction on the moving picture screen, while the singer delivers the accomoanrlna 
lyrics. ' ^ 



Lubin Players Wed. 

Jacksonville, May 27. 
William Roy Hopkins and Mae 
Sheppard, of the Lubin Players, were 
married May 19. 



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VARIETY 



RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Joe 1 to June 8, mc.) 

MANUFACTURES* INDICATED BT ABBREVIATIONS, VIZ.I 



GENERAL 

Vitagraph V 

Blograph B 

Ktlim K 

Lubln L. 

P&thea Pthe 

Sell* B 

Edison E 

Eaaanay 8-A 

Klelne Kl 

Mellei M«l 

Ambroile Amb 



EXCLUSIVE 

O. N. 8. F . ON 

Rarao R 

Solax . . . Sol 

Eclectic Eel 

T. R. A F 

Lewis Pennants.. L P 

Qt. Northern ON 

Drag-on D 

Itala It 

O.N.IX..ONXX 
Blache Features.. Bl 
Luna Lu 



UNIVERSAL 

Imp I 

Oem Oem 

Bison B101 

Chrystal C 

Nestor N 

Powers P 

Eclair Eclr 

Rsz Rx 

Frontier Frnt 

Victor Vlo 

Gold Seal OS 

Joker j 

Universal Ike U 1 

Sterling Ster 



MUTUAL 

Oaumont O 

American A 

Keystone Key 

Reliance Rel 

Majestic Maj 

Thanhouser T 

Kay-Bee . ..K B 

Broncho Bs 

Domino Dom 

Mutual M 

Princess Pr 

Komlo Ko 

Beauty <.. Be 

Apollo Apo 

Royal R 

Lion Lp 

Hepworth F 



NOTE— The subject Is In one reel of about L000 feet unless otherwise noted. 



JUNE 1— MONDAY. 

MUTUAL— Metamorphoses, 2- reel dr, A ; 
Keystone title not announced; Our Mutual 
Girl No. 20. M. 

GENERAL F— Death's Witness, dr. B; The 
Barrier of Ignorance, 2-reel dr, K ; The Brick- 
layer's Joke, com, Monaco (architecture) and 
When Dreams Come True, dr, Pthe ; Miss Raf- 
fles, com. V ; Adventures of Kathlyn, No. 12. 
(The King's Will), 2-reel dr, S; Conscientious 
Caroline, com, E; Hearst-Sellg News Pictorial 
No. 27. S. 

UNIVERSAL— His Last Chance, 2-reel dr, 
I ; All the Dog's Fault, com, and The Arsenal 
of Lloyd at Trieste (scenic) split-reel. P ; 
The Golden Ladder, dr. Vic. 

JUNE 2— TUESDAY. 

MUTUAL -From the Shadows, 2-reel dr, T; 
The Newer Woman, dr, Maj ; Drifting Heart*, 
dr, Bo. 

GENERAL F— With His Hands, dr (Fifth 
Story of "The Man Who Disappeared" Series), 
E ; An Angel Unaware, dr, S-A ; Trapped by 
Wireless, 2-reel dr, Kl ; Dogs of War (mili- 
tary), Pthe; The Sheep Runners, dr. 8; The 
Last Will, 2-reel dr. V ; Summer Lots, and 
A Brewerytown Romance, split-reel com, L; 
Peter Lores Work, and An Unfortunate Idea, 
split-reel com, Mel. 

UNIVERSAL— Easy Money, and A Midnight 
Supper, split-reel com, C ; Lucille Loto, The 
Girl of Mystery Series, No. 8, 2-reel dr. G S ; 
Universal Ike, Jr.. In a Battle Royal, com, 

JUNE S-WEDNESDAY. 

MUTUAL— Shorty's Trip to Mexico, 2-reel 
dr, Br ; A Prince of Bohemia, dr, A ; A Pair 
of Cuffs, dr, Rel. 

GENERAL F— By Parcel Post, com, E; The 
Call of the Tribe, 2-reel dr. K; Beans, com, 
8-A: Pathe Weekly No. 39, Pthe; Wanted, 
A House, com, V ; The Rummage Sale, com, 
S; Kiss Me Good Night, 2-reel com, L; 
Maude's Glove, dr, Mel. 

UNIVERSAL— The Stirrup Brother, 2-reel 



dr, Eclr; Their First Anniversary, com, J; 
Children of Fate, dr, N ; Universal Animated 
No. 117, U. 

JUNE 4— THURSDAY. 

MUTUAL— The Latent Spark, 2-reel dr, 
Dom ; Keystone title not announced ; Mutual 
Weekly No. 75, M. 

GENERAL F— The Idiot, dr, B; Sophie 
Pulls a Good One, w-com, S-A ; A Girl of the 
Cafes, 2-reel dr. L; A Good Excuse, and 
Their First Quarrel, split-reel com, Mel; A 
False Move. com. V : Hearst-Sellg News Pic- 
torial, No. 28, 8; Pauline's Necklace, 2-reel 
dr, Mel. 

UNIVERSAL— The Joys of a Chaperon, 
com, Frnt ; Imp title not announced ; Swede 
Larson, 3- reel dr. Rx ; Snlts Joins the Force, 
com. Ster. 

JUNE 5— FRIDAY. 

MUTUAL— Tennessee, 2-reel dr, K B ; Meln 
Lleber Katrlna, com, A ; His Enemy, dr, Pr. 

GENERAL F— When the Men Left Town. 
2-reel com, E; The Elder Brother, 2-reel dr. 
S-A ; Reaping for the Whirlwind, com, and A 
Trip to Mt. Lowe (travel) split-reel, K; Wil- 
lie's Haircut and His First Ride, split-reel 
com, 8; The Maid from Sweden, com, V; 
Blotted Out, dr, L, 

UNIVERSAL— Sophie of the Films, com, N ; 
Heart Strings, dr, P; The Doctor's Testi- 
mony, 2-reel dr, Vic. 

JUNE e-SATURDAY. 

MUTUAL— Rose Bush of Memories. 2-reel 
dr, Rel; Tango Troubles, com, R; Keystone 
title not announced. 

OENERAL F— The Counterfeiters, dr E; 
Broncho Billy's Duty, w-dr, 8-A; Firs! Fire! 
and The Female Cop, split-reel com, L; The 
Lost Heir, 2-reel dr. Pthe; Too Many Hus- 
bands. 2-reel com. V; The Hour of Danger, 
dr, K; In the Nick of Time, and Captain 
Kldd, The Bold, split-reel com. B; Who Is 
Who? 2-reel com, Mel. 

UNIVERSAL— Bess the Detectress, com, J; 
On the Verge of War, 3-reel dr, B101. 



UNIVERSAL IN CANADA. 

A deal was consummated this week 
whereby the Universal obtains full and 
undisputed possession to all the Cana- 
dian exchanges controlled in the north- 
west, by the Canadian Film Exchange. 
The C. F. E. has its principal stands 
at Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal and 
Toronto. 

The sale went into effect at once. 
By gaining control of these Canadian 
points the Universal has fortified itself 
more strongly in sections which are 
considered vitally necessary in han- 
dling the Universal product in Canada 
and the northwest. 

The Universal is reported as paying 
$125,000 for the new affiliations. 



"HOOLIGAN'S" DIRECTOR 

Jack Mahoney has been engaged by 
the Nonpariel Feature Film Co. (Gut 
Hill and William Counihan) as direc- 
tor for the "Happy Hooligan" series 
of comedy releases the concern', wrijl 
place on the market. 

The picture making will commence 
June 1. 



PICTURE OFFER TO MOROSCO. 

Los Angeles, May 27. 
An offer of $25,000 and royalty has 
been made to Oliver Morosco by a pic- 
ture concern, for the film rights to his 
productions. Mr. Morosco may and 
may not consent. 



Free Admission No Drsw. 

Lynchburg, Va., May 27. 
The Academy is having a hard time 
to do business even with the card, 
"Admission Free" outside. A picture 
entitled "Creation" is being shown 
twice daily under the auspices of a 
local Bible society and the public is 
gratuitously admitted. The house is 
said to be on the market for next 
season. 



"12-Ft." Road Production. 

To play certain towns which the big- 
ger scenically equipped shows cannot 
possibly make, the men behind "Peg o' 
My Heart" are going to have out a 
"12-footer" next season. The word 
"12-foot^r" is taken from the specially 
built 12-foot scenery which will fit the 
smaller stapes of the wild and wooly 
theatres. The '12-foot Peg" will be 
show "No. 7." 



Reconciliation Didn't Take. 

Milwaukee, May 27. 

Bertie Van Dyke, a stock actress, has 
filed suit for divorce from H. Walter 
Van Dyke, a stage director, formerly at 
the Juneau theater. The wife alleges 
drunkenness and non-support. 

She filed a sensational complaint 
about one year ago, but the pair became 
reconciled. 



F. P.'s 'Little Gray Lady." 

The Famous Players Co. is still 
signing them up. The Adolph Zukor 
firm has obtained the services of Jane 
Grey to appear in a photoplay drama- 
tization of "The Little Gray Lady." 



SHARP PICTURE PRACTICE. 

Last November the Paul Armstrong 
Co. controlling all the Armstrong plays, 
including "The Escape" and "Romance" 
of the Underworld," entered into an 
agreement with the Majestic-Reliance 
Co. whereby the latter within a period 
of four months was to produce and have 
completed the pictures. When Feb. 1 
came around and the M-R Co. had not 
fulfilled its part of the contract, the 
Armstrong Co., through Attorney Phe- 
lan Beale, got after the picture people 
who claimed the work had been delayed 
by the illness of Blanche Sweet. 

As the Armstrong name or pieces 
could not be used in pictures per the 
M-R agreement Attorney Beale alleg- 
ing that the movie makers were "laying 
down on the job," got a restraining or- 
der returnable March 20. The R-M peo- 
ple, so sayeth Beale, made a last appeal, 
saying that if the injunction proceed- 
ings were dismissed or discontinued 
that they would pay $1,000 additional 
not later than May 15. Beale took a 
brother lawyer's word, said attorney 
supposed to be representing the Majes- 
tic people, that the money would be 
paid and discontinued the action. May 
15 has come and gone and Beale has 
seen nary a cent of the promised 11,000. 
Beale even says the Majestic people 
went so far as to say that the attorney 
was not authorized to make any propo- 
sition or promise that a thousand would 
be paid. Beale produced proof the Ma- 
jestic's representative was duly author- 
ized to transact court business for them. 
For the present the $1,000 matter will 
remain in the background, as Beale is 
not desirous of bringing about manifold 
legal tangles. 

As it stands the Majestic people have 
completed a movie production of "The 
Escape'" which following the discon- 
tinuance of the injunction is reported 
having been sold to the Mutual Corpor- 
ation. The Mutual has everything 
planned to show the picture at the Cort 
next Monday. 

"A Romance of the Underworld" was 
taken away from the Majestic Co. and 
is now in the hands of Beale. There are 
a half dozen producers after it. 



10c PICTURES AT KESSLER'S. 

Kessler's theatre, downtown on the 
East Side, started with a picture policy 
Monday, playing a mixed bill of films, 
with a singer or two, at 5-10. 

Freeman Bernstein is operating the 
house over the summer, splitting 50-50 
with the theatre management and fur- 
nishing the show. 

Of the three Miner burlesque thea- 
tres Bernstein started with for a pop 
vaudeville summer run in each, he has 
but two left, Miner's Bronx having 
been closed by him last Saturday af- 
ter two weeks' trial. The others are 
the People's on the Bowery, and Min- 
er's, Newark, the latter a six-day 
house. Bernstein's net loss last week 
in operating the trio of theatres was 
around $1,000. 



Miss Pitt Moves to Portland. 

Portland, Me., May 27. 
Margaret Pitt, formerly leading with 
the Associate Players at the Scenic, 
Westbrook, has been engaged to play 
the lead at the Jefferson, filling the va- 
cancy left by jke resignation of Justinia 
Wayne. 



SCENARIO WRITERS KICK. 

Outside writers of movie scenarios 
and picture plots have an axe to grind. 
They say the movie manuscripts go 
begging for the sole and simple reason 
their ideas are "lifted" bodily after 
some of the scenario chiefs have con- 
sidered the script and then sent it back 
to the authors, marked "Unavailable." 

Several writers got together Tues- 
day afternoon and discussed the mat- 
ter in various phases. They maintain 
that they have sent out scenarios, read 
but sent back with the "Nothing Do- 
ing" sign but say that sometime later 
they have seen pictures containing the 
main idea of their pictures. 

With hundreds of manuscript at 
hand on each incoming mail the reject- 
ed authors say that it stands to rea- 
son that the scenario editor can find 
some good ideas for future use when 
embellished, rehearsed and written to 
suit himself. 



KELLERMANN HOLDING OVER. 

The Kellermann film, "Neptune's 
Daughter," at the Globe, is holding 
over there indefinitely under a new 
arrangement with the house manage- 
ment. 

The Globe now rejains first money 
up to $1,500, and divides cost of extras 
with the picture makers. This agree- 
ment is somewhat different from that 
in effect for the first four weeks of the 
picture's run, when although business 
averaged around $3,500 weekly, the 
Universal could not secure net from 
that amount over $400. 

Several shows of the Kellermann 
film will go out in the fall. Until 
July the picture will be shown on spe- 
cial bookings, but at that time will 
probably be withdrawn from all ex- 
cepting the legit houses in the very 
largest cities until it grows cool once 
more. 



PAYS HIGHEST SALARY. 

New Orleans, May 27. 
The new picture theatre now in 
course of construction at Atlanta, 
which will open in July, has engaged 
Billy Beard, a single singing enter- 
tainer, for four consecutive weeks, at 
a salary of $200 weekly, the largest 
price ever paid an individual artist by 
a southern movie. 



MISS CROSMAN IN PICTURES. 

Henrietta Crosman is one of the lat- 
est legitimate recruits for the movies, 
and this summer is expected to pictur- 
ize two of her former stage characters. 
Her first will be "Mistress Nell," and 
the second, "Sweet Kitty Bellairs." 
The Famous Players may do the mak- 
ing. 



COMICS, WITH LOUIS SIMON. 

Charles Marks, general manager of 
the Pierrot Film Co. (Inc.) this week 
secured the rental of the Reliance stu- 
dio, Yonkers, and June 8 will start the 
work on a series of one and two reeled 
comedies the Pierrot will offer with 
Louis Simon featured. 

Harry Jackson, by mutual consent 
with the Selig Co., has been engaged to 
produce the new Pierrot brand and the 
head camera man will be Fred Held, 
la 2 of the Vitagraph forces. 

The first releases will probably be 
around July 1. 



VARIETY 



21 



THE MASTER MIND. 

Aa a Lasky feature film of six reels, made 
from a play that met with more or less suc- 
cess In New York a couple of seasons ago, 
"The Master Mind" hardly goes beyond the 
ordinary as a "crook" story. Much detail 
haa been added, and the star of the stage pro- 
duction, Edmund Breese, appears In the orig- 
inal role he created. The murder by a 
brother In the earlier scenes, after the two 
little boys are seen with their motner at the 
commencement of the picture, with the ab- 
duction of one, who afterwards develops into 
"The Master Mind" of all crookdom, is palm- 
ed on the picture to lay the foundation. Fol- 
lowing the conviction of the murderer, who 
killed a woman (that happening shortly after 
the two brothers at middle age recognised 
each other) the Master Mind seeks revenge 
by entangling the district attorney who suc- 
ceaafully prosecuted the prisoner. This he 
does by organizing an impersonating house- 
hold, the father, mother, son and daughter 
being graduates from his school of thievery. 
The district attorney marries the "daughter," 
and as he is about to run for governor of the 
state, the expose, engineered by The Master 
Mind, arrives, although the latter relents for 
the finale, allowing the district attorney, who 
feared ridicule for having been entrapped, to 
continue on with his candidacy, also with his 
"crook" wife. The three biggest scenes are 
the murder, the raid on The Master Mind's 
"den," and the robbery of the district attor- 
ney's home at two in the morning, when the 
disclosures are made. As a "crook" film, 
"The Master Mind" is what might be called 
the conventional. Trap doors, secret passages 
and secreted locks in walls have been done so 
often before there is no novelty. The blow- 
ing open of a door neither holds any interest. 
An oversight in the direction must have hap- 
pened when The Master Mind, after receiving 
two valises full of loot from a subordinate, 
as the proceeds of a bank robbery, placed 
both tbe valises in a vault without looking 
at the contents of either. The settings (in- 
teriors) and photography are of considerable 
assistance. The acting makes no lasting Im- 
pression. Mr. Breese gave his character a 
dominant force in the playing that carried 
it out of the sheet, and Mabel Van Bureten 
acted with sincerity, but all of this or that 
won't raise "The Master Mind" out of the 
rut of other "crook" and "detective" picture 
plays that call for a mixed bill to hold them 
up wherever presented. Sime. 



FILM REVIEWS 



THE BILLIONAIRE. 

"The Billionaire" Is a three-part comedy 
which bears the K. ft E.-Blograph stamp. 
It's not a recent release yet the picture Is 
playing in the Broadway movies, play- 
ing dally features. The picture Is not a 
comedy "knockout." The billionaire haa 
money to burn and is always to the rescue 
of those In need. This rich man and his 
money are the basic .principles on which the 
story stands wherein champagne baths, cabaret 
parties and all that sort of thing are em- 
ployed to provide comedy (T). He assists 
an entertainer and one scene shows much 
usago of carnival streamers with divers sing- 
ers and dancers disporting themselves be- 
fore the camera. Hackneyed comedy plot 
wl;h the usual horseplay that has been done 
to death in movie comedies. "The Billion- 
aire ' falls short as a comedy feature. Many 
ono and two-reel funny pictures have it over 
this film like a blanket. What manages to 
get on occasional laugh Is far-fetched and 
stereotyped. "K. A E." and the Blograph 
have the cameras, studios and material. The 
rest should be easy. Mark. 



FACING THE FOOTLIGHTS. 

An ordinary scenario in four reels, detailing 
the devotion of a wife to her husband, it 
leading her to pose in living pictures, ap- 
pearing on the stage for the first time. The 
subject might have been made more animated 
by having the wife In the altogether or a 
union suit, but the "living pictures" as shown 
on the screen were merely a couple of classi- 
cal, with the poser fully dressed. The stage 
step was taken when the wife discovered 
through the rebuilding of her husband's laba- 
ratory (while he was ill in the hospital) their 
funds had been exhausted. Pressing credit- 
ors were about. A music hall manager of- 
fered her $200 weekly, likely considered an 
excessive music hall salary by the Pathe di- 
rectors. The burning of the laboratory 
(which was replaced) was fairly well done, 
although nearly all picture stage burnings are 
obviously theatrical. The fire started when 
the Inventor, who seemed more of a chemist 
from his experiments, compounded an explo- 
sive to amuse his little girl, a spark flying 
into a tank of drugs. The story Is slowly 
worked out, and baa no points big enough to 
have warranted a four-reeler. Sime. 



THOU SHALT NOT. 

After this four-reel Ramo feature Is run 
through, the only question left Is Thou Shalt 
Not what? Commit murder, adultery or bear 
false witness? Plenty of shooting, more wild 
riding, broken homes and killed relatives in 
this picture of the northwest, which has the 
Mounted Police often in the captions and but 
once on the screen. Some good and bad act- 
ing, but as a real wild westerner It Is there, 
with many out door scenes and some long dis- 
tance photography that touches up the film 
very nicely. It starts with Jim Dawson run- 
ning away with another man's wife, but he 
doesn't get very far, does Jim, for the hus- 
band hears of It, sees the evidence and a mur- 
dered father-in-law, gets his horse and then 
gets Jim. On the sheet It seemed as though 
Jim was killed with a blow of the fist He 
fell backward and never did come up again. 
Tbat same night the wife died also, as her 
husband watched over her, she and Dawson 
having halted their elopement through the 
girl's sudden Illness, to camp. Plenty of 



camp fires burning throughout, one or two 
looking as though they had been started in 
the studio and left there. After Dawson's and 
his wife's death, the husband was tracked by 
the Mounted Police on the theory he had iirst 
killed, then robbed the dead man. But an- 
other tellow did the robbing. The story 
swings along until the fugitive becomes 
friendly with Dawson's brother and loves 
Dawson's widow, who loves him in return, al- 
though It is she who informs upon him to the 
Police. After doing that through receiving 
word from her brother describing this Cooper 
(the husband) the widow hears Cooper's 
story and he has proof to back it up in the 
form of a note Jim Dawson wrote Jane 
Cooper asking her to elope. The widow re- 
pents her message to the Police, tells Cooper 
to fly northward while she tells the cops he 
traveled southward, then she follows Cooper, 
and at the finale they are both seen riding 
toward the rising or setting sun, a very pretty 
picture this making. It is quite some story 
with several sides to be shoved into four reels, 
and It is consistently worked out, excepting 
that it seemed a pity Cooper should have to 
vamoose from- his home town without having 
his innocence declared, but still that is only 
sentiment unsatisfied, and those who want the 
wild westerners, with lots of shooting besides 
more even of riding, will get it In "Thou 
Shalt Not," though they cannot determine 
shalt not what? 8ime. 

THE SOUTHERNERS. 

"The Southerners" (Edison) in three reels, 
is taken from Cyrus Townsend Brady's ro- 
mantic story of the Civil War. Two things 
commend it, photography and southern at- 
mosphere. In Florida some beautiful build- 
ings and grounds are excellently cameraed. 
Everything Is made typical of the days of '01. 
Boyd Peyton, a Southerner at heart, but a 
Union man by honor, loves Mary Anaan, a 
daughter of the Confederacy. She promises 
to marry Peyton until he declares his inten- 
tion to stick by the Union and then she 
switches to Bob Darrow. War breaks out, 
Bob is killed while trying to carry the Stars 
and Bars to the front during a sharp engage- 
ment. Peyton aboard Rear Admiral Faragut's 
flagship, the Hartford, steams into Mobile 
Bay where, amid shot and shell, he passes 
the gauntlet and blockade successfully and 
great honor falls upon him. Peyton and Mary 
are reunited and all ends well. The Edison 
studio men at. the New York quarters did 
very well with the bombardment of Fort 
Morgan. There's too much stress on the deck 
scene of the Mobile Bay invasion, but the cli- 
maxes In the other periods overshadow this 
part. No names are featured, the Edison Co. 
with Richard Tucker as Peyton, Mabel Trun- 
elle as Mary and Herbert Prior doing the 
principal work. The Southern clothes made 
the Edison regulars look a trifle out of place, 
but their acting was none the less handi- 
capped. Mark. 

THE GHOST CLUB. 

With "Gloria" on each caption, likely to tell 
the maker of this foreign four or flve-reeler. 
"The Ghost Club" appears to be the combined 
efforts of veriest amateurs, in scenario, act- 
ing and directing. The story la lmbeclllc, 
the direction the poorest ever, and the mis- 
direction keeps the action nil. Unimportant 
scenes are held for an interminable length, 
scenes that might as well have been cut out 
of the original film before presentation, and 
there is no logical sequence nor basis for the 
main thread, 1. e., "The Ghost Club," decid- 
ing a young woman should be assassinated. 
It's an irritation picture that should have 
been kept on the shelf. Wherever shown it 
Is almost certain to drive a good portion of 
any audience out of the theatre through its 
boresomenesB. Bime. 



PALACE OF FLAME. 

"The Palace of Flame" is a four- part drama 
on a foreign story, with a fire scene as the 
big climax. The producer gave a real touch 
of realism to this "big moment." Barring an 
Inclination to "hold" the scene, the effect is 
many points ahead of some of the "fire fea-. 
tures" filmed on this side of the ocean. An- 
drew Vlvantl and Bvarlste Marny are rival 
factory owners. The latter hires one Tony 
to set fire to the Vlvantl plant, and the result 
Is Andrew is accused of setting fire to his 
own place for the heavy Insurance which he 
carries. He goes to prison, only to escape, 
and later becomes known as Andy, the rag 
picker. Meanwhile Tony keeps a card bear- 
ing Marny's name and the ''midnight agree- 
ment" for tbe burning of VivantTs factory* 
By means of this he manages to extort money 
from Marny, who becomes conscience stricken 
and tries to live the life of the "uprighteous." 
He takes in Andy's daughter and gives her a 
home and an education. His own son. Rob- 
ert, and Lydla Vlvantl are chums, and grow 
to love each other. Vlvantl, during the thir- 
teenth year of his penal servitude, unbrlcks a 
hole In his cell big enough to crawl to the 
outside wall and there drop to safety. Tony 
all this time has been drinking his nil at an 
underworld inn, whither Andy goes, and later 
finds that Marny is the man who conspired 
to burn his factory- He Is told that his 
daughter is In Marny's care, and that she 
loves young Robert Andy, for the sake of 
the girl, swears to keep his Identity secret 
and go his way. Before he leaves, Tony, 
awakening from a drunken slumber, finds 
the card gone. He goes to Vlvantl's home 
and sets It afire. Tony Is unable to get out 
and burns to death In the basement. Robert 



and Lydla escape, but old Marny is not ro 
tortunate. Old Andy makes a daring rescue. 
As the building is about to crumble and fall, 
he and Marny drop through a burned stair- 
way into a nremen s net. Just before Marny 
cashes in he tells Lydla that Vlvantl is her 
father and that he did not commit the offense 
for which he was sentenced. The nre scene 
is a startler and part of it exceptionally well 
staged. The suit old Andy wore must have 
been fireproof, for.lt was hardly scorched by 
his close contact with the Are. The action 
drags considerably, but once the lire geis 
going there's sustained interest. Mark. 



WOMAN OF MYSTERY. 

Picture makers might be a bit more de- 
scriptive in their "mystery" tilms. "The 
Woman of Mystery," a teature, runs along on 
mysterious lines, and ends without explaining 
either to the players themselves or tne audi- 
ence what it is all about. The opening is a 
present in the form of a Jewel casket sent to 
an actress. She receives it In bed. Upon 
opening the casket, finds it lull of snas.es. 
An investigation by a detective traces the 
sender of the gift to an Bast Indian Princess, 
but the picture neglected to tell why the East 
Indian had a grouch against the actress. 
While the Princess was Imprisoned, she caused 
her spirit to leave her at nine each evening, 
visit the detective in his rooms and made him 
do a Jekyl and Hyde by becoming a crook. 
The Oriental escaped and alter that, died, 
but still the detective, though aware that 
he no longer felt oppressed every night at 
nine, never did find out aa far as anyone 
could tell from the scenes or the captions, 
why it was he became the leader of a band 
of criminals, robbing a bank, also his own 
house, and not recognising his sweetheart 
who saved him in one perilous situation while 
he was a crook. When a story Is as improb- 
able as that and the spirit departing is snown 
by trick photography, the scenario writer 
might smooth oat the flying ends, before clos- 
ing with one of those soul kisses. Nowadays, 
when the hero Isn't kissing the girl's mouth 
he's kissing her hands. There's so much of 
this |2 kissing stun! in feature pictures it 
commences to pall. Since when did the pic- 
ture players believe that kissing a woman's 
hands meant "class?" They must have got- 
ten the idea while In court dress. The actors 
may as well display a little versatility or 
originality in pictures. Most of them seem 
to be following a routine, especially In the 
heroic and Ingenue roles. If there's a moon 
shining and a doorway leading to the bal- 
cony or lawn, then the hero and heroine will 
kiss each other as they are sllhoutted against 
the moonlight. If the lover takes his sweet- 
heart's right hand with his left, the rule is 
he must kiss her on the mouth first, then 
kiss her hands or hand, while the girl, when 
she first gives her lover a soulful look, will 
eight times out of ten kiss him twice, rap- 
idly, like the gunmen In pictures who are 
only using one gun for a quick draw instead 
of two, for if they used two and could draw 
with either hand as quickly as It may be told 
about in a story, then the gunmen's lightning 
like draws would be like the Ingenue's kisses. 
Some of the picture actors are luckily escap- 
ing ridicule through their machine-like per- 
formances, although it often, no doubt, is 
the fault In the direction of the film. The 
"Woman of Mystery" picture doesn't con- 
tain all this however but the regular picture 
patron gets some of it in nearly all features, 
so about now or shortly, if the vogue in 
styles for leads In pictures isn't changed, 
the audiences should be taking them mirth- 
fully, as they once did mellers. The acting 
and the settings in this picture are quite 
commonplace. A couple of "hairbreath es- 
capes" and lots of matter to fill out the num- 
ber of reels, resulting In one of those im- 
poslble detective stories that mean nothing 
after It has been run off, is never logical, has 
dull photography at times, and closes without 
having left an impression. Sime. 



BLOOD WILL TELL 

If the Essanay had told In this tbree- 
reeler what blood will tell, the feature would 
have been more enlightening. The picture 
concern turned out a film of Colonial days, 
dressed it in the costume of the period and 
then grabbed the title, "Blood Will Tell," as 
the best thing there is to it. The picture is 
"pretty," much more so than the story, that 
relates tbe illicit love affair In 171)0 of a 
married woman, the elopement of the lovers, 
chase by the husband and his death in a duel, 
the lover killing him and Immediately de- 
nounced by his wife as her husband's mur- 
derer. He leaves for America, marries over 
there, but writing back that while he only 
has memories, "she" has their child. That 
note remained among the widow's effects for 
100 years, when her grand or her great grand- 
daughter discovered It as she was delving 
into the trunk for old-fashioned apparel to 
reproduce the picture of her paternal an- 
cestor that hung on the wall. The girl was 
about to marry. Her fiance was a descendant 
of the man who had been the victor in the 
duel. Consternation, as they both read the 
note, for the signature was the same name 
the fiance bore. They were blood related, 
with the discovery one of their past parents 
was Illegitimately born. The marriage was 
declared off and the fiance furiously rode 
away In bis car, overturning on the road and 
killed In the accident. Too bad It was a car 
tliat put blm out of business, for only shortly 



before, he had killed a rival with a left-hand 
swing to the Jaw. The fiance was tried for 
tbat in a court scene that looked like the 
"Judge's room" at Joshtown Corners. He 
was acquitted on the plea of self-defense. 
The players, or most of them, had dual roles, 
from the Colonial to the modern times, with 
Francis Bushman the lover in both. The 
dresHiug and the playing were very nice, but 
not sufficient action for a three-reeler of his 
type, even with the duel and fight in It. Be- 
sides the suggestions in the subject will not 
be particularly relished by those who like 
"clean" film stories. And It should not be 
paaaed without comment that an American 
picture concern wanting to do a court room 
scene should do it right or leave it alone. 
If they can't conceive or set a proper one by 
themselves, they might look at Melies' "Curse 
of Greed." In that is a court-room scene as 
it is, and unless it can be followed in a be- 
fitting manner on the sheet by others, the 
"court room" had best be left out, for Melies' 
makes such a caricature as Essanay staged 
look foolish, with both features playing the 
same houses but a few days apart. "Blood 
Will Tell" will be fairly well liked by wo- 
men and girls, leaving no impression on the 
males. Sime. 



AFRICAN DIAMOND CONSPIRACY. 

Poor direction in this Clnes-Kleine four- 
reeler spoils any chance it ever had, and 
those were not many, for while the subject 
was big enough to have turned out a startler, 
the Cines (foreign) people appeared content 
to lope along, depending upon the Lord knows 
what to pull this one across. The two bits 
of misdirection most noticeable were when 
an investigator, who had been thrown to the 
bottom of an abandoned mine, escaped after 
climbing perilously high rocks, but a man 
who went down the mine to see if he were 
dead, announced he was not there, with only 
about 10 feet of rope used to discover it, and 
the other particularly bad break was when a 
girl, imprisoned in a room after forced to 
write a note making an appointment with her 
lover for the "following" night, was seen 
to escape from the window of her home-made 
Jail Just in time to miss the date* and so warn 
her sweetheart, although according to the 
captions she had had 30 hours to make that 
escape before the sheet showed it. The burn- 
ing of a hut on a seashore in which were two 
conspirators, the wounding of them by the 
Mounted Patrol, the exposure of themselves to 
the Patrol and tbe Patrolmen exposing them- 
selves to the fire of the men Inside the hut, 
was all little short of silly In Its workings. 
Perhaps the Clnes people did not expect to 
exhibit this film before an Intelligent audi- 
ence. Tbe story is of a diamond mine owner 
auspicious all is not right at the mines, send- 
ing an engineer to Investigate. He learns the 
superintendent at the mine is in league with 
a band of "inside crooks' who permitted the 
Kaffirs to secrete diamonds, the band selling 
them to a receiver of stolen Jewels in a near- 
by city. To this man also the engineer went 
after escaping from the mine, where the gang 
had thrown him after pursuing the investl- 

?ator on horseback. There was no reason 
or the engineer calling on the diamond mer- 
chant, nor to fall in love with the stenog- 
rapher at a moment's notice. A picture story 
that held unlimited possibilities was ruth- 
lessly butchered in the scenario and the di- 
rection and becomes a bad feature through 
this, one of those four-reelers It's as well for 
the exhibitor to let alone. Bime. 

VOICE IN THITWILDERNESS. 

The Essanay seems to be working Francis 
Bushman pretty hard these days, also the 
two principal women of the stock company 
Bushman appears to usually play with. An- 
other thing about Bushman that he might 
watch out for, is a tendency on his part to 
pose. Mr. Bushman goes about his business 
of picture play acting in a good direct way 
at times, but again he seems to believe the 
acme of the art Is to become expressive be- 
fore the camera, when repression Instead of 
expression would be of vastly more value to 
him. "The Voice in the Wilderness" is not 
a bad short feature at all, somewhat padded, 
but perhaps not enough to have been oon- 
densed Into a single rsel, though this oould 
have been accomplished. A writer and his 
wife move Into the country, the wife having 
a dislike for everything not labeled "society. 
Discontented while there, she receives a let- 
ter Informing her an uncle has left his large 
estate to her. Meanwhile her husband while 
absent-mindedly roaming the hilly country in 
preference to another scrap at home, falls 
over a cliff and is declared dead by the neigh- 
bors slthough recovering in the home of a 
sculptress who found him. They live to- 
gether, the writer and the artist, and are 
happy, until accidentally the man learne his 
wife did not desert him, leaving through 
hearing he was dead. The artist departs at 
once and the search takes him to the home of 
his wife in Chicago. He arrives there as 
she is about to be married again, and de- 
parts without informing her nor anyone else 
about himself, returning to the mountains and 
the girl. The holes In the story are a mile 
big all the time, but It makes a nice little re- 
cital, much better In the telling than In the 
setting of the sculptress' home, where a most 
miserable figure of a msle was having putty, 
a thlmbulfull at long Intervals, added to it 
by the artist. Both young women gave good 
performances. Mr. Bushman did very well as 
usual. While the roles may be written to 
fit him In these pictures, he appears to get a 
tight grasp upon them, and barring the ten- 
dency referred to, Is excellent. In his scenes 
with the children In "The Voice," If he will 
look st them closely, Mr. Bushman may note 
how much better the actor he is when di- 
veHted of all staginess. Bime. 



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CORRESPONDENCE 

Unlttt Otherwise noted, the following reports are for the current wetk. 

**&$&—* CHICAGO 



(WYNN) 
In Charge 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE: 

MAJESTIC THEATRE BUILDING 



laughs as usual. They did not seem to get the 
lines over with their usual surenesa. A male 
quartet furnished some stirring songs, which 
helped out not a little. Blossom Seeley sang 
and danced, and she did so well she had to 
respond to a number of bows, two encores and_ 
finally had to make a little speech before she 
was allowed to get back into the wings for 
keeps. Raymond Walker was at the piano. 
Her songs were new. Bryand Cheerberts' 
Manchurians closed. They did some unique 
tumbling, balancing and other feats which 
took the house by storm. Their act held the 
audience to the close. There were many 
empty seats at the matinee. Reed. 



MAJESTIC (Lyman D. Glover, m«r. ; agent, 
Orpb.).— A splendid bill this week, with 
Joseph Santley and his two pretty assistants 
monopolizing the topllne honors and getting 
away with a goodly share of the honors. Sant- 
ley 's specialty Is perfect In every particular 
for vaudeville and pleased what few were 
present Monday evening from curtain to cur- 
tain. The real hit of the show, and Its get- 
tlnK to be a UHual affair with them, were 
Melville and HiKKlns In their routine labelled 
"Putting On Airs," a soquel to their several 
other specialties. Sprague and McNeece 
opened with roller skating, having an acro- 
batic dancing finish that is sure to bring them 
over anywhere. The Three Varsity Fellows 
likewise landed, offering something up to date 
for a trio. They carry plenty of personality 
among them, a good line of patter, dance 
fairly well and sing better. The Three Lyres 
with music entertained during their brief stay 
and Ward and Weber introduced something 
worth while In their dancing number, backed 
up with a special drop and a repertoire that 
fairly shrieked with novelty and originality. 
With the one or two other standard dancing 
acts elevated to musical comedy, memory falls 
to bring any one to mind that have regis- 
tered a better impression than this team. 
Both can dance, look good at all times and have 
dressed their offering with an artistic flour- 
ish that calls for comment at first sight. Sam 
Barton and his cycle turn was a continual 
laugh and the Lauder pictures held them In- 
terested for the four numbers. The synchron- 
ism was perfect, which afforded a pleasant 
surprise after Chicago's experience with Mr. 
Murdock's talkies, and since we couldn't get 
Lauder himself at the Majestic the pictures 
had to satisfy. The Moralla Brothers closed 
the show, which on careful observation comes 
close to being a stag bill. Business was de- 
cidedly poor Monday, perhaps the worst house 
ever seen at tne Majestic. Wynn. 

GREAT NORTHERN HIP. (Fred. Eberts, 
mgr. ; agent, E. J. Cox). — Audience slightly 
lethargic at the second show Monday. Acts 
put through their paces swiftly In a seeming 
hurry to get the show over In as short a time 
as possible. Lew Hoffman opened with jug- 
gling, using a lot of hats, which allowed him 
opportunity for some comedy. Mitchell A 
Kerr, second with violin and banjo, presented 
a dapper appearance In white flannel. They 
got considerable applause. Ascher & Bel ford 
got the laughing honors. The man of this 
act is a good pantomlmlst, who puts his stuff 
over swiftly, hitting the bull's eye every time. 
Woman works straight, furnishing the talk. 
Lelght- Weber, mixed quartet, afforded a neat 
program of songs. They were well received. 
Schreck & Perclval, man anw woman, did some 
tumbling which was received with applause 
and laughter. The man did some tall tum- 
bling, making one fall from four tables. The 
woman also added materially to the act by 
swift work. Crelghton Brothers & Belmont, 
In "The Mudtown Minstrels," were also one 
of the big laughing features in their "rube" 
act They were on next to Fink's animal cir- 
cus, which closed. This act called for ponies, 
dogs and a monkey. The animals were well 
trained. The act ended In a rush, with sev- 
eral men trying to ride a bucking donkey. 
House slim on Monday. Johnny Neff, on the 
night shift, imitates musical instruments of 
several sorts and he is making good in a good 
spot, as he always does. Reed. 

McVICKER'S (J. G. Burch, mgr.; agent. J. 
L. & S.). — It is a difficult matter to size up 
a bill In this house, for It is so broken into 
hy pictures that there Is little continuity. 
There are numerous good acts in the pro- 
gram, however, and they made good in their 
individual places. Willy Zlmmermann, known 
widely as a mimic, was headlined and he 
furnished high class amusement. Among the 
acts that went big were "Dollie's Dolls," a 
sinning and dancing net with "Mother Goose" 
Bettings, which made a good Impression. This 
act calls for six girls and a boy. One of the 
girls has a dream in which her dolls come 
to life and go through many pretty numbers. 
They were all minus on voices, but their 
dancing was nimble and they put on some 
pretty work in the guise of familiar figures 
from "Mother Goose" rhytmes. The Seven 
Colonials, who have been seen quite fre- 
quently here of late, got by nicely with their 
high class acrobatic work. This act Is novel 
in dress and deportment. Elliot & Mapes, 
who do a black face offer moments of fun. 
One is tall and angular, with feet like a pair 
of mops, and the other Is short and thin, with 
a piping volri-. The tall one does an eccen- 
tric dance that Is one of the best things in 
the act. The short one plays on an Instru- 
ment which appears to be a whitewash brush, 
a cigar box and some strings and he makes 
some pretty fair music on the nondescript 
affair at that. Gertrude Dean Forbes & Co. 
offer a sketch called "A Wild Hose." The 
story deals with a man who weds a country 
maiden who charms him with her simplicity, 
but this simplicity gets on his nerves later, 
when he Is back In the city. She overhears 
him talklrg about the good old times when 
he went with another woman who smoked 
clgarets and drank cocktails, so she enters 
Into a conspiracy with a friend nnd teaches 
her husband a good, wholesome lesson, by 
falling in for the wildest dissipation. It all 
ends well, as a matter of course. Phasma, 



who offers a short dancing act with elaborate 
gowns and stage settings, as well as beau- 
tiful color effects, got much applause. After 
offering numerous dances along the usual 
routine the dancer came down front, remov- 
ing gown and wig, showed himself to be a 
man, and this got him big applause. Kelly & 
Catlln, who appear as a darky and a China- 
man, talked to good purpose and got many a 
hearty laugh with their fooling. The Farnum 
Trio (New Acts) went rather well, although 
the stage management was a little off, and the 
curtain came down plump over the faces of 
the singers when they were trying to respond 
to an encore. The animated song was Sil- 
ver Threads Among the Gold," sung by a 
woman with a good voice and was beautifully 
pictured throughout. The Sunday night audi- 
ence was not a big one, but it was rather 
enthusiastic even If the weather wsb swelter- 
ing. Mrs. Farnum was enthusiastically re- 
ceived and appeared to have numerous friends 
fn the house. Rccd. 



PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr. ; agent, 
Orph.). — Not many names with which to con- 
jure but bill rather entertaining, although 
badly put together. Demarest and Chabot, 
two familiar figures, opened with their musi- 
cal act. They offered a good routine, closing 
with a dance In which they played their own 
accompaniment. When Chabot stood on his 
head to manipulate the keyboard the trick 
took the house by storm. Miller & Vincent, 
a song team, passed with neatness and dis- 
patch. The man has a good voice, which he 
handles well. Williams, Thompson and Cope- 
land presented their ludicrous act called "The 
Burglar's Union," old but always good. Ed. 
Vinton presented his canine "Buster," trained 
to the highest notch. He apes his trainer 
perfectly with excellent results. The Inevi- 
table dancing act arrived with Lew Pernlkoff 
and Ethel Rose. They did neatly. Lydell, 
Rogers ft Lydell offered "A Native or Ar- 
kansas," which had elements of unusualnees. 
This semi-sketch affords Mr. Lydell oppor- 
tunity to some clean-cut character work, of 
which he takes advantage. Johnny and 
Emma Ray in "On the Rio Grande," a new 
sketch by Junle McCree, did not get as many 



SANS SOUCI GARDENS (John E. Culhane, 
mgr.). — Owing to rain the vaudeville bill was 
moved from the sunken garden Inclosure to 
the dining pavilion where the show was given 
with the exception of the Lucille Mulhall ex- 
hibit which could not be put on. Dave Vaw- 
lield, a Juggler, opened with the usual routine 
of that sort. McConnell and Austin followed 
with bicycle stunts. Miss Austin is known as 
the "Venus on Wheels." She did some neat 
posing, with good results, making the act in- 
teresting plctorially. Marie Dreams, who has 
a baritone voice, put her songs over nicely. 
The Florenze Trio, two men and a woman, 
offered their "Fun in a Restaurant," full of 
comedy acrobatics, with unusual settings. The 
act was one of the big hits of the bill. King 
and Jolly, society dancers, danced. Grace 
Ayres Trio, skating, found favor. A midget, 
who was used for comedy, was thrown about 
tbo stage as though he had been a rubber ball. 
Lou Chiha, one of the numerous xylophonlsts, 
played with vigor, making a good impression 
with lively tunes. Pearl Bros. & Burns of- 
fered German comedy talk next to closing 
where they got many a good laugh out of the 
rather diminutive audience. Lucille Mulhall 
was booked to give "Frontier Days," but could 
not through the smallness of the stage. The 
park has been cut in half and is minus rides, 
sideshows and other features. It will be run 
on the high class garden Idea, with dancing, 
vaudeville and cabaret features. 

AMERICAN MUSIC HALL (Sam P. Gerson, 
mgr.).— Kolb & Dill still hanging on. 

AUDITORIUM (Guy Hardy, mgr.).— LambB' 
Gambol Thursday. 

BLACKSTONE (Augustus Pitou, mgr.).— 
Blllie Burke in "Jerry" ; good houses. 

COHANS GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.) — 
"Seven Keys to Baldpate," nearing end of en- 
gagement at a good clip. 

CORT (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.)— "Help 
Wanted," drawing after 20uth performance. 

GARRICK (John J. Garrity. mgr.).— Kitty 
Gordon playing to good houses In "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith." 

ILLINOIS (Will J. Davis, mgr.).— "Queen 
of the Movies," drawing card. 

IMPERIAL (Joseph Pilgrim, mgr.).— Eu- 
genie Blair In "Madame X. n 

NATIONAL (John J. Barrett, mgr.).— "The 
Traffic." 



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OLYMPIC (George C. Warren, mgr.).— 
"Twin Beds" making good with Raj Cox aa 
principal fun-maker. 

POWERS' (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).— Ruth 
Chatterton drawing well In "Daddy Long- 
Legs." 

PRINCESS (Frank Phelps, mgr.).— "Third 
Party" getting money. 

STUDEBAKER (Sam Lederer, mgr.).— 
Feature Alms. 

VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).— 
Feature pictures. 

3IEOFELD (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.).— 
Pictures. 

LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr. i. — Fea- 
ture films. 

WHITE CITY (Morris Belfeld, mgr.).— 
Vaudeville and summer amusements. 

RIVERVIEW— Spectacles and rides. 

SANS SOUCI (Culhane & Myer, mgrs.).— 
Vaudeville and aanclng. 

FOREST PARK— Vaudeville and rides. 



Grand opera at $2 a seat is promised Chi- 
cago for next season. 



Dave Scbuetz, formerly of Milwaukee, will 
book aviators in Chicago' this season. 

John Conrad has been made local profes- 
sional manager for the Ted Snyder company. 

Celia Bloom, of the Interstate offices, has 
gone to French Lick Springs, where she will 
spend a month. 



Margaret Prusslng, a Chicago society girl, 
is preparing to enter vaudeville in a sketch 
by Delbert E. Davenport. 



The new American theatre will open next 
August. The house Is completed but the seat- 
ing and interior decorations. 



The Drama League of Chicago offers prizes 
of $100. $60 and $40 for the best plays sub- 
mitted to be acted by children. 

The Englewood. playing Progressive bur- 
lesque, will offer five acts of vaudeville after 
this week, booked by J. C. Matthews. 



Henry Kolker will present Louis Anspacher'a 
"His Son" either in Chicago or Los Angeles 
at the close of his season In "Help Wanted." 



Earl Taylor of Earl and Arnold, was taken 
sick last week and had to cancel the Grand. 
They will appear at the North American In 
the cabaret. 



The Playgoers Club of Chicago will offer 
prizes for the best one-act plays submitted. 
Conditions governing the contest will he an- 
nounced later. 



This Is anniversary week at the Colonial. 
It Is Just a year ago the house was opened 
by Jones, Llnlck & Schaeffer with popular 
vaudeville. 



Charles H. Lelchliter and Robert R. Clarke, 
formerly with the Chicago Dally Journal, 
have signified their intention of opening a 
press bureau. 



Wallle Decker, who has been out with one 
of the "Peg O' My Heart" companies, has 
ceased to act as publicity agent for It and 
is in the city. 



C. P. Greneker has arrived In Chicago and 
is conducting a heavy press agent campaign 
for "The Whirl of the World," which will 
open next Sunday. 



Alice Johns, who has been acting with Bll- 
lie Burke in "Jerry," will take Jobyna How- 
land's place in "The Third Party" at the 
Princess soon. 



Emery Ettleson will be the manager of the 
American theatre on the west side when It 
opens next August. He has been manager 
of the Crown. 



Sophie Tucker underwent a slight operation 
on Monday, which has confined her to her 
room at the Sherman Hotel. Dr. Pitts per- 
formed the operation. 



Georgette Leland has been replaced in the 
Harcourt-Sullivan company by Miss Marlon 
Hale. The act, "A Midnight Appeal," played 
tbo Kedzie the first half. 



Vogelsang's new concert garden next door 
north of Sans Soucl Gardens Is nearing com- 
pletion and is announced to open June 11. 
It Is said that It will cost $300,000. 



The Robertson-Wyatt Rep. company, which 
went out of Chicago recently, closed last week 
in Morris, 111. The company played popular 
bills. Henry Wyatt was the comedian. 



The Union cafe, formerly largely fre- 
quented by players, has gone under. The 
proprietors blame the encroachment of pop 
vaudeville and cabarets for their disaster. 



Reports from the Olympic are to the effect 
that "Twin Beds" will remain all summer. 
Strenuous advertising methods have been In- 
augurated and attendance Is picking up right 
along. 



The male quartet with Johnny and Emma 
Hay will go out alone In a short time. They 
were told that they would have to lay off un- 
til June 10, so they decided to get up an act 
of their own. 



Forest Park opened Saturday with new and 
old attractions. Ballman's band offers music. 
Open air vaudeville is an Innovation. A Ha- 
waiian village and a cabaret are two other 
new attractions. 



Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons has asked the courts 



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State Rights Selling Fast on Those Two Peerless Dramas 
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We released them May 18th and the sales were suprisingly gratifying. 

These are gripping dramas, of Two Reels each and are wonderful in conception, 
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to separate her from her famous prise-fight- 
ing husband forever, saying he has beaten 
her. Sbe Is appearang this week at the 
Avenue theatre. 



A banquet Is scheduled for to-night (Fri- 
day) to welcome the members of the cast of 
"The Whirl of the World." Principals and 
others from "The Third Party," "Pretty Mrs. 
Smith" and "Peck O' Pickles'* will attend. 



Bert Jacobl, advance agent for "The Garden 
of Allah" on Its tour of the one-nlghters this 
season, has been made assistant to Frank 
Crulkshank at White City. He will be the 
agent for "Joseph and His Brethren" when 
It comes to the Auditorium next fall. 

Archie M. Andrews has been sued by Daniel 
B. Scully and Maurice M. Scully, who allege 
they were Induced by Andrews to turn over 
$20,000 on representation that Andrews would 
erect the Monarch motion picture theatre In 
Madison near Clarke street. This theatre was 
never built, and It is charged no plans were 
ever made. 

Business is being boomed In the legitimate 
houses by unusual methods. Several of the 
houses are mailing out cards which announce 
that tickets may be had at the box offices at 
half rates for the summer season. This has 
built the attendance up considerably at the 
Cort, and at the Princess a similar arrange- 
ment has brought the balcony up considerably. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

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EMPRESS (Sulllvan-Consldlne).— Average 
show this week. The Plcchianl Troupe is do- 
ing very well. "Salvation Sue" In sketch form 
Is pleaBlng enough. Morrlsey and Hackctt fell 
Into a soft spot on the program and went 
very big. Berry and Berry are excellent In 
their line. Whlttler's "Barefoot Boy" was 
liked. Matilda and Elvira did fairly. How- 
ard's Animals are disappointing, not appear- 
ing every show owing to a lengthy program 
that has an added Tango contest between two 
couples representing the Army and the Navy. 
Considerable Interest baa been manifested In 
this dance competition and it is helping busi- 
ness. ^ 

ORPHEUM (Orpheum Circuit/.— The Or- 
oheum has a strong bill this week, with one 
of the features at the Monday matinee much 
speech making, some perhaps necessary or 
could be overlooked, while other foreign talk 
to the program of entertainment was merely 
thrust In, maybe to have it placed on record 
that one act "had nothing" on another. With 
the phonographs willing to pay players for 
talking or singing and with press agents 
ready to voice their opinions in free publicity, 
It 1b unexplalnable why acts on the Btagc can- 
not attend strictly to their business of enter- 
taining while their. They must get all these 
fancy habits in the east. Bessie Wynn was 
one of the superfluous speech makers. She 
did well enough and was liked, but the "few 
remarks" were uncalled for. Robert T. Haines 
and Co. In his sketch got over. Matthews- 
Shayne and Co. scored heavily. They are a 



regular act and, of course, that helps. Aerial 
Lloyds did very well. Oterlta opened with a 
mediocre turn. The De Serrls poses, held 
over, were well received once again. Wright 
and Dietrich, another hold over turn from 
lust week, did very big. Lillian Shaw ap- 
peared under difficulties, having a bad cold, 
but was up with the leaders, making a speech 
after what seemed a sincere demand for some- 
thing. Mr. Haines was another Justifiable 
speech maker, but the world and vaudeville 
would flow along Just the same if curtain calls 
were taken without the audience listening to 
the sound of the natural speaking voices. 
Maybe they are stealing bows out this way 
too, and we are not on to that yet. 

PANTACTES.— The current Pantages pro- 
gram is under its standard. "The New 
Chief of Police" as a sketch la Incon- 
sistent with hardly a perceptible plot, still It 
was applauded, although one couldn't be cer- 
tain whether the house liked the Idea of no 
plot the best and clapped for that reason. 
Fields and Lewis were liked. Torcat's Roos- 
ters did not prove very interesting. Sammy 
Watson's Farmyard and his "talking" birds 
are so familiar out his way anything from the 
hennery should come exceptionally strong to 
attract notice. The Gerhardt Sisters appeared 
to have little trouble in pleasing the Pantages 
populace. The Lulgi Plcarro Troupe do some 
clever work. The Halkins put over a novel 
turn. Tracey, Ooetz and Tracey entertained 
nicely. 

CORT (Homer P. Curran, mgr.).— "Passing 
Show of 1913" (3d week). 

COLUMBIA (Oottlob. Marx a Co.. nigra.).— 
Pictures. 

ALCAZAR (Belasco a Mayer, mgrs.). — 
Mack-Rambeau stock (7th week). 

OAIETY (Tom O'Day, mgr.).— "Isle of 
Bong Bong" (1st week). 

TfVOLI (Turner A Dahnken, mgrs.).— Pic- 
tures. 

SAVOY (W. A. Mackenale, mgr.).— Dark. 

WIGWAM (Jos. Bauer, mgr.; agent, Levey). 

Pop burlesque and vaudeville. 

PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; 
agent, Levey). — Pop vaudeville. 

REPUBLIC (Ward Morris, mgr. ; agent, W. 
S. V. A.).— Pop vaudeville. 

The 8an" Francisco Center tendered a re- 
ception and luncheon in honor of Blanche 
Bates and her husband, George Creel, at the 
St. Francis Hotel May 21. 



Joseph Muller, manager of the Orpheum. 
Spokane, arrived here May 27, and will spend 
a few days as the guest of Mrs. Ella Weston, 
general manager of the W. 8. V. A, 

Kitty Doner, formerly of the Oalety Com- 
pany, reported Joining the new Winter Gar- 
den show, will be a member of "The Passing 
Show of 1913." taking the place vacated by 
Laura Hamilton." 



Wlllard Mack's latest play "Miracle Mary" 
had Its first production on any stage thla week 
at the Alcazar theatre. The play Is built 
around a crook story recently appearing In 
several magazines. 

Charles Alphln, who recently closed his pop 
burlesque at the Century, Los Angeles, ar- 
rived here last week. He Is negotiating with 
several coast managers and will probably put 
on the shows at the local Wigwam. 

Thomas Jacques, a member of the Oalety 
coaapany, was ordered by the court, to pay 
his wife, Louise Jacques, $20 a month tem- 
porary alimony pending the outcome of her 
suit for divorce. Mrs. Jacques asked $35 a 
month. 



Bobby Roberts, of the "Isle of Bong Bong," 
at the Gaiety, wishes to Inform the world he 
1h the parent of a daughter since May 19. 
Mrs. Bobby Roberts la professionally known 
as Edwlna Collum, and was with Valeaka 
Suratt. 



Fred Woodward, the "Tik Tok" mule, has 
been booked through Bill Dalley, for a tour 
of the Pantages circuit, and will open at Win- 
nipeg June 1. Mr. Woodward will be assisted 
by Todd Wright and Ethel Rough, and will 
present a new act cntitlrd "Wise Old Hank." 



The Gaiety company has been strengthened 
for the "Isle of Bong Bong" which opened 
for an indefinite run Sunday by six new prin- 
cipals, Prances Cameron, Walter Lawrence, 
Louise Orth, Margaret Edwards, buzanne 
Fielding and Wlllard Louis. Retained from 
"The Girl Behind the Counter" cast are Al 
Shean, Myrtle Dingwall, Bob Roberts. Jack 
Pollard, Arthur Clough and Maude Beatty. 

The Morosco, Los Angeles, was dark last 
week, owing to the book for "A Knight for a 
Day" arriving late from New York. When 
rehearsals were called for the show, on open- 
ing the package which was supposed to con- 
tain the script for "A Knight For A Day," It 
was found to be for "When Knighthood Was 
In Flower." It is said the package remained 
unopened for a week after it was received. 



For the purpose of producing and encour- 
aging theatrical productions and advancing 
themselves in all matters pertaining to stage- 
craft, the San Francisco Stage Society, which 
Is the outgrowth of the recent Press Club 
show, have started rehearsals at their head- 
quarters In the Tlvoll Opera House. The 
following officers were elected : Wlnfleld 
make, director general ; Clyde C. Westover. 
secretary, and Maude Amber, treasurer. 

Chester Moore, claiming to be an actor, 
and who represented hlmsclj as the proprietor 
of a road show In San Rafael, advertising for 
chorus girls from whom It Is said he collected 
deposits supposedly for railroad fares, ob- 
taining several hundred dollars, was recently 
arrested In Portland (Ore), and sentenced for 
six months on the rock pile. His arrest In 
Portland was for advertising for a chauffer, 



92% of Chicago's largest 

Theatres have JM Vitribestos 

Lined Steel Curtains. 



Thirty-eight out of forty-one of the large Chicago theatres are 

equipped with J-M Vitribestos Lined Steel Curtains, because they 

comply absolutely with the specifications laid down by the stringent 

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:ity since the disastrous Iroquois Theatre fire. 

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Mm. A. J. Staley. a bride of three weeks, 
who arrived here from Australia on the Ven- 
tura, May 21, is the daughter of David Mor- 
rison, a well known theatrical man In Mel- 
bourne. Mrs. Staley said she decided rather 
suddenly to get married and fearing that 
her father would object, did not ask his con- 
sent. When two days out at sea she received 
a wire, conveying the fathers message of peace 
to the young pair. Mr. and Mrs. Staley will 
tour the States and then go to London before 
returning to Australia. 

ATLANTA, 

By R. H. McCAW. 

FORSYTHB (Hugh Cardota, mgr. ; agent, 
U. B. O.).— "Red Heads," hit; Duffy a Lor- 
enze, score ; Erwln and Jane Connelly, much 
applause ; Dorothy Meuther, pleases ; Webb a 
Burns, good • Six Samarians, go well. 

LYRIC (Jake Wells, mgr.).— Lucille La- 
Verne Stock ; business still slack. 

BIJOU (Jake Wells, mgr.). — Dark. Opens 
June 8 with Jewell Kelley Stock Company In 
melodrama. 

OR AND (Jake Wells, mgr.). — Fllma, good 
business. 

COLUMBIA (Gene Davis, mgr.). — Bur- 
lesque. 

Bmma Bunting, the stock actress. will make 
her debut In vaudeville at the Forsyth Mon- 
day, playing In a condensed version of ber 
greatest stock success, "ll.e Princess of 
Patches." 



The Jewell Kelley Cr apany, which opena 
at the Bijou June 8, will Include Rose Mor- 
ris. Alice Plnckney. Fred Harvey, T. C. Mc- 
Donough, Barl Hlgley and Vernon Wallace. 

Reese Prosser. the minstrel man, la alnglng 
at the Alamo No. 2, a movie house. 



Mortimer Wilson, director of the Atlanta 
Phllharmunlo Orchestra, la Joining with Lu- 
cille LaVerne In plans for presenting light 
opera at the Lyric. They Intend to offer 
drama and opera alternate weeks, using the 
LaVerne Company, some of whom are singers, 
and local vocalists In the musical produc- 
tions. . 



ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. 

By LOOT! WILLIAM!. 

APOLLO (Fred B. Moore, mgr.). — ^eg- 
feld's "Follies" opening Tuesday night for 

KEITH'S (Jake Isaac, mgr.).— Beat hill at 
house since opening. "Kid Kabaret" went 
over big ; Milt Collins, German monlog, hit : 
Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker walked away 
with a clean sweep, a clever act with per- 
siflage at Its best : Paul Conchas, scored 
strongly ; Fredrika Slemmons and Co., scored 
In an east side playlet: Big City Four, ex- 
cellent ; Hopkins and Axtell, did well though 
on early ; Ioleen Sisters, work well on the 
wire, mske good appearance*. 

NIXON (Harry Brown, mgr.).— "Ginger 
Girls." 

STEEL PIER (Jacob Bothwell, mgr.). — 
Murphy's American Minstrels began season 
23 ; Martini's Orchestra begins June 13. 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (Capt. John L. 
Young. mgr.). — Dancing Carnival week. 
Nightly contest. 

The Alamae Pier, formerly Young's, will 
open June 10. 



Fred W. Moore will again run the Windsor 
Airdrome, an outdoor picture place at the 
Boardwalk and Indiana avenue, this summer. 



Ernest Evans and Wylma Wynn will give 
special exhibitions on the Million Dollar Pier 
during the Car Builders' Convention In June. 



The Winged Foot waltz Is the latest dance 
to become the rage of the dancers. It ap- 
peared as though the Maxlxe would be the 
most popular dAnce here this summer, but 
this Winged Foot dance is talked and danced 
by anybody who Is anybody. 



Jack Pulaski, formerly with the Savoy, 
came down to see the opening of "The Fol- 
lies." 



The Million Dollar Pier's Hippodrome will 
begin operations June 1. 

A two-million-dollar addition to the Hotel 
Traymore la planned for 1015. The hotel 
will close July 4 and remain so for the en- 
tire summer. This Is a most unusual condi- 
tion, as the summer season Is the time ho- 
tels depend upon to make up any deficit of 
the other seasons of the year. 

The bathing season officially opens June 1. 

AUSTRALIA. 

By MARTIN O. BRENNAN. 

r, , «, * . Sidney, May 2. 

Carl Bentxen, the Tango expert, and Phy- 
llaa Lawton, the classic dancer, were married 
here last week. 



India is proving an appreciative outlet for 
artists playing this side. Hugh D. Mcintosh 
supplies acts to Bandmann, whilst the oppo- 
sition ( Fuller- Brennan) send their people to 
Warwick Major'a Circuit. The trouble Is 
that any number of acts are not too anxious 
J ..?*!? tne tPip ow * n « to time lost Present 
Indications point to the possibilities of a 
5?5 ular ,. '•rtnlfhtly service being maintained. 
The following left for India a fortnight ago: 
Marcell 1 and Bell, George Murphy and Edith 
Mote (Warwick Major Circuit) ; the following 

l ea I® ,. t0 " n, 5 n t : **** Mer|, y Youngsters, the 
Vardells and Georgia Trio. 

Fred Nlblo Is entering upon the last nights 
of his present Sydney season. He Is booked 
to return to America In August, and has ex- 
pressed a desire to play his farewell in Syd- 
ney^ Nlblo has enjoyed a popularity second 
to none here. His services are ever at the 
disposal of charity and he Is one good fellow. 

Allen Doone is playing a return season at 
the Palace. 



Hugh D. Mcintosh leaves for America to- 
day. Almost up to the last moment he was 
undecided as to whether he would make the 
trip owing to the great pressure of business. 
Bert Catley, a young and progressive repre- 
sentative of the circuit, will act as private 
secretary. Mr. Mcintosh will strain every 
point to have a connective chain of houses 
encircling the globe, ere he returns. 

"White City" closes tonight after an enor- 
mously successful season. The Aerial Benos. 
who leave for Amerlea today, have been a very 
successful open air attraction with the enter- 
prise. In six weeks' time T. H. Esllck, C. E.. 
the man responsible for the building of the 
city, will commence operations on a number 
of new amusement devices. 



Leaving on their return to America, by the 
Ventura, are Leonard and Wlllard, Hillary 
Long, Aerial Benos, "Peg and the Limit." 
Howard's Bears and Davis, Allen and Davis. 

A big batch of American acts came over 
this week. They will open today at the Na- 
tional (Fuller-Brennan). The Casting Lemys 
found the stago and proscenium too short for 
their act, and as a consequence had to Jump 
to Melbourne. Those opening are Hayes and 
Rives, Great Westln. Ooyt's Dogs, Fred 
Swift. Lyons and Cullum, Lee and Bonlta. 
and Glo Angelo. 



A representative from the eastern picture 
houses is here In Bearch of Australian talent 
He will probably fix un with the Fuller-Rren- 
nan people for a supply. There Is no chance 
for the Independent agent In this rountrv. 
Walter Morris being the latest to And this 
out. Morris did his best to make good, but 
couldn't manage It. 



Dancing, like everything else, in helng over- 
done here. The Ricks rds circuit Introduced 
It first, and have made a big success, par- 
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very little measure of profits. 

"Sealed Orders," a new melodrama at the 
Royal, has a large sprinkling of Americans In 
the cast. Lincoln i'lumer, a big favorite here, 
is with the show. 



Wirth's Circus Is doing good business on its 
old location. 1'rlnce Alfred Park. The com- 
bination is an excellent one, the star act be- 
ing that of the Wezzan Bedouin Arabs, with 
Madam U'ersac and her performing mulea and 
ponies in close attendance. Q. L. Petersen, 
who has been advance agent for Wirth's dur- 
ing the past several years, left this week to 
point the way lor the show's country tour. 

Roy Murphy has secured the position of 
press agent with the Fuller-Brennan firm. 
He worked in America two years ago with a 
cycling act known as the Wheelers. 

The wife of Hanco, the handcuff king 
presented hubby with an heiress this week. 
Mrs. H. was one of a well known sister team, 
the Marlowes. 



The American Musical Comedy Co. ' at the 
Adelpbl played to good houses for their pro- 
duction of "The Tenderfoot." Tonight "The 
Mayor of Toklo" goes up. In the cast are 
Garrick Major, Bobby Wolsey, Don Hancock, 
George Bogues, James Donnelly, Hans Re- 
hauser, Myrtle Jersey, Grace Ellsworth and 
Eva Olivetti. 



The Imperial Dancing Saloon de Luxe has 
been opened at Yurong street. Bendrodt and 
Irving, two Americans, are conducting the 
show. Carl Bentzen and Phyllis Lawton, tan- 
go dancers on the Fuller-Brennan time, have 
been secured to give exhibitions. 



Ellen Terry arrives here next week. She 
will open by arrangement with the London 
Entertainments under the direction of Mr. 
Joseph Blashetk, at the town hall, in a 
series of discourses on Shakespeare's heroines. 

Max Steinberg, who controlled most of the 
amusement enterprise (concessions) at the 
White City, leaves for an extended tour of 
Australia next week. He will take out a big 
show. 



Harry Marsden and Sid Baker, two of Aus- 
tralia's leading sporting men, leave for 
America today. Both are well known to vau- 
deville acts that have played here. 

BALTIMORE. 

By J. tt. OOOLEV. 

MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger, mgr. ; U. 
B. O.).— Farewell week. Gus Edwards, lacks 
originality ; needs a good song and a good 
comedian ; Riggs A Witchle, one of the pret- 
tiest dancing novelties seen this season ; 
Brooks A Bowen, plenty of wholesome non- 
sense ; Howard, interesting ; Vernle Kaufman, 
thrilling ; Juggling Burkes, remarkably clever ; 
Derkln's Animals, well trained ; Adler 6 
Arllne, good entertainers. 

VICTORIA (Pearce & Scheck, mgrs. ; agent. 
N-N.).— Mr. 6 Mrs. Perkins, thoroughly good 
humored ; Four Dunvettls, thrlllB ; Thaten 
Duo, do well ; Ed Estus, good ; "Visions D'Art," 
applause. 

NEW (George Schneider, mgr.; Ind.).— 
Worth Opera Co., class ; Leroy A Barry, ap- 
plause ; Jerry A Rogers, amusing ; Collins A 
Woppman, funny ; Ah Ling Foo, startles ; 
Hurst A Kelsey, get over. 

FORD'S O. H. (Charles E. Ford, mgr.).— 
Aborn English Grand Opera In "Martha" (first 
half). Creditable production, cast particu- 
larly well chosen. First act lacking In vim 
and real entrance Into theme. "La Boheme" 
(second half). Good houses despite weather. 

ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Tunis F. Dean, 
mgr.). — Melamet Opera Class In "Faust," 23- 
21, and "La Traviata" 28-30. Does surpris- 
ingly good, music beautifully sung. Dances 
very pretty. Real weakness lies with orches- 
tra, playing badly. Excellent audiences. 

AUDITORIUM (Wedgwood Nowell, mgr.— 
Poll Players. Thrill and verve to "When 
Knighthood was In Flower." Particularly good 
Is Grace Huff's tumultuous princess. William 
Desmond and A. S. Btyon also good. Satis- 
factory returns for this time of year. 

The attractions at the cabaret at the Subur- 
ban this week Include the De Bello Troupe, 
Flo Mollman and Dan Emerson. 



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aeries of "Novelty Night*" In which a surprise 
of some sort will be given. The first will be 
a "Rolling Contest" similar to the 8-mlle roll 
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This city now has a children's theatre of Its 
own. The formal opening was celebrated this 
evening with a performance of "Snow White." 
It was staged In the big ampltheatre of the 
Jewish Educational Alliance, planned particu- 
larly for the purpose of a children's theatre. 
For several years plans for starting a chil- 
dren's theatre in this city has been discussed. 
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BOSTON. 

LOBW'S ORPkEUM (V. J. Morris, mgr.; 
agent, Loew).— Pop vaudeville. 

LOW'S ST. JAMBS (William Lovey, mgr. ; 
**«tu w Lofw).— Pop vaudeville. 

NATIONAL (agsnt, U. B. O.).— Dark. 

WILBUR (B. D. Smith, mgr.). —"Sylvia 
Runs Away" opened Wednesday night for Its 
premier. 

BHUBBRT (E. D. Smith, mgr.).— Joan 
Sawyer's Dancing Carnival for a single week 
to poor business. 

MAJB8TIC (B. D. Smith, mgr.).— Pictures. 
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CORT (John B. Cort, mgr.).— "Phyllis," 
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PLYMOUTH (Fred Wright, res. mgr.).— 
"Under Cover" still playing to $9,000 average. 
Will run until July 4. 

TREMONT (John B. Schoeffel ) .— Last 
week of "Adele" to fair business. Pictures 
next. 

COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— "The 
Misleading Lady." Business holding up ad- 
mirably, the work of Frank Sylvester caus- 
ing more favorable comment than any role 
seen here this season. 

HOLLIS (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Dark. 

PARK (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).— Dark. 

CASTLE SQUARE (John Craig, mgr.).— 
Stock. "The Man O' War's Man" to capacity. 
Season will last until July. 

GLOBE (Robert Jeanette, mgr.). — Vice 
reels. Business dropping as Interest in this 
type of photoplay is waning rapidly. 

CASINO (Charles Waldron, mgr.).— "Fol- 
lies of the Day." Good business. 

GAIETY (George T. Batchellcr, mgr.).— 
Dark. May try pictures. 

HOWARD (George E. Lothrop, mgr.).— 
Vlolette Mascotte's stock burlesque with good 
house bill. Excellent business. 

GRAND OPERA (George E. Lothrop, mgr.). 
—Dark. 



101 Wild West Show opened Monday night 
for a full week here on the old ball grounds 
and did a corking business. They will horn 
In for the Saturday business, which is a big 
local holiday and which will mean capacity 
both matinee and evening. Press compllmen- 
taries have been Issued on a limited scale, 
being a sort of a compromise on the condi- 
tions of last year and the one before. 

Manager Hunt of the Exeter Street, a 
"dress suit" house for pictures, is discovering 
he has made a vital mistake In not reserv- 
ing a block In the center at fancy prices for 
the wealthy class who want to go to his 
house, but who do not like to sit beside their 
butlers and cooks. 



Henrietta McDannel returns to the Castle 
Square next week, after a full season's ab- 
sence to reappear In the role of Peter in 
"The End of the Bridge." 

"Adele," which closes this week at the 
Tremont, proved to be a disappointment to 
Manager Schoeffel, who booked It as "origi- 
nal cast," but who found on opening night 
that several of the minor principals were 
missing without any notification of the change 
being tendered him. 

Francis J. Ferguson, business manager and 
treasurer of the Boston, Is to marry shortly 
Alice M. Sheehan, the organist of St. Paul's 
Church. 

A bitter protest by nearly every theatrical 
manager In Boston has been entered at City 
Hall to Mayor Curley as the result of the 
recently enacted order prohibiting theatres 
from placing even their names on awnings 
and marquises over the entrances to the lob- 
bies. The delegation comprised Fred E. Wright 
of the Plymouth. Charles J. Rich of the Co- 
lonial, Park and Hollls, and Edward D. Smith 
of the Shubert, Majestic and Wilbur. They 
asserted that the awnings and marquises are 
of service to the citizens of the community 
in that they furnish light and shelter. They 
offered to pay any reasonable fee for the 

firivllege of designating what theatre the awn- 
ng or marquise was over, but insisted that 
they should not be deprived of the right of 
maintaining them. 

After It was thought that the new Wilbur 
had been officially closed for the summer and 
the doors boarded up, announcement was 
made this week that William A. Brady will 
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BUFFALO. 

By O. K. KUBOLPK. 

OLYMPIC (M. Slotkln, mgr.; agent, Sun). 
— Opening week a pronounced success. Ha- 
yama Japs, fine ; "Tango Phlends," scored ; 
Joe Ketler & Co., hit ; Oene & Arthur, 
pleased ; Arion Quartet, good. The Olympic 
is conveniently located on Lafayette square. 

TECK (John R. Olshei, mgr.).— Aborn 
Opera as the farewell attractions ; "Rigo- 
letto," first half; "Cavallerla," last half. Be- 
ginning Sunday, pictures. 

SHEA'S (Henry J. Carr, mgr.; agent. U. B. 
O. ). — Headlining, Harry Lauder singing and 
talking pictures, very entertaining; Alf. 
James Holt, good comedy ; Josle Heather, 
dainty ; Julia Nash & Co., drew much ap- 
plause : Prelle's Circus, mors than pleased ; 
Light ner and Jordan, good ; Natalie and Mar- 
tin Ferrari, dances, scored ; Sherman « De- 
Forest Co., hold interest, big cast. 

STAR (P. C. Cornell, mgr.)— Bonstelle 
Players present "Over Night." Big houses. 

LYRIC (Henry M. Marcus, mgr.). — Feature 
week. "Orphea," headlining, pleased ; Flying 
Rodgers, sensational ; Joe Brennan, clever ; 
Burke & Walsh, pleased ; 'Krazy Kids," 
scored. Despite Its location within half block 
of new Olympic, business up to usual stand- 
ard. 

ACADEMY (M. B. Schleslnger, mgr.).— Six- 
reel picture, drawing big houses ; Jack Barn- 
holdt ; Mable Florence A Co., good ; Elsie La 
Bergre's Dogs, entertained ; Babe Smith, 
clever ; Watkln and Williams, went well ; 
Welcome and Welcome, usual gymnastics. 

OAYETY (John M. Ward, mgr.).— "The 
Trocaderos." Usual good houses. Manage- 
ment announces summer burlesque will play 
until mid-season at least. 

EMBLEM (O. Strauser, mgr.). — Continued 
trouble haB existed at this new house In se- 
curing through the local agencies vaudeville 
which satisfies. The Griffin people at first 
booked the theatre, McMahon A Dee later 
stepping In. Griffin acts played last of the 
past week and opening Tuesday of this week 
McMahon A Dee acts appeared as follows : 
McCune and Grant, fine ; Solonskl, fair ; Hoop- 
er and La Veil, hit ; Birchland, novel. Man- 
agement has threatened to cut vaudeville al- 
together, but still continues his war for good 
acts from local agents. 

ORIOLE (Neff, mgr.; Griffin, agent). — Kada 
Clark, pleased ; Cushlng A Litchfield, Inter- 
esting ; Redman A Redman, featured. 

CROWN (Butler, mgr.; Orlffln, agent).— 
Bert Hamilton, good ; Florence Lynn, pleased. 
Pictures. 



Geo. Sangster, formerly manager of the 
King Edward hotel, has Incorporated an 
amusement company under the name of 
"Three S Amusement Co.," presenting a vau- 
deville show and playing to good business 
throughout Western New York. 



It Is reported vaudeville will soon appear 
at the new Elmwood theatre, though the 
management refuses to announce when this 
will be Inaugurated and through what cir- 
cuit he will book. The theatre Is In the 
residential district and doing a good busi- 
ness. 



assume the management of the new Olympic, 
beginning May 25, has been Induced by his 
old employers, Mark-Brock, to remain In their 
services and will continue to manage the 
Academy. 



J. Paplardo, manager of the Savoy and 
Happy Hour theatres at Lackawanna, broke 
ground on Saturday for a StfO.OOO theatre to 
be erected in the Elmwood residential dis- 
trict. 



The Regent, a theatre being erected at the 
corner of Main and Utlca streets by the 
Mark-Brock Theatrical Enterprise, will be 
ready for its formal opening within a few 
weeks. The* new theatre will run both vau- 
deville and pictures. Beating capacity, 1,400. 

Carnival Court, Buffalo's only amusement 
park, opened Monday, May 23. 

Local theatrical agencies will furnish 
Crystal Beach, Erie Beach and other nearby 
summer resorts with vaudeville and musical 
attractions throughout the season. A num- 
ber of tent attractions have already been 
placed. 



W. P. Fennessy, managing the Family, has 
secured the lease In his own name and will 
operate It under the same picture policy 
from June 1. 



CINCINNATI. 

By HARRY MARTIN. 

KEITH'S (John Royal, mgr.; agent U. B. 
O.). — Cotter and Vouldon ; Van der Koors ; 
De Varro and Zemater ; The Salvaggis ; 
"Huckln's Run." 

ZOO (W. P. Whltlock, mgr.). — Concert sea- 
son opened May 24 by Cincinnati Summer 
Orchestra. Josephine Dunfee, soloist. Les 
Gougets, vaudeville musical team, between 
orchestra numbers. 

LAGOON (J. J. Weaver, mgr. ) .—Lagoon be- 
gan season May 24. University Four and 
Elaine Bowman furnish music at cabaret. 
Alpine singers at club house. 

CONEY ISLAND BOATS— Excursions up 
and down river. Coney opens May 30. 

CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr.).— 
Vaudeville. Trevett's Dogs ; The Milmars ; 
Betty Wells ; Roy Fulton ; Rozella and Ro- 
zella. 

Thco. Aylward, manager of the Grand, Is 
supervising the picture show at the theatre 
for the summer. 

Rud Hynlcka, treasurer of the Columbia 
Burlesque Circuit, Is one of the incorporators 
of the Ford Publishing Co.. which will get 
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CLEVELAND. 

By CLYDE E. ELLIOTT. 

PROSPECT (Geo. Lyons, mgr.).— Mary Ser- 
voss Players In "The Rainbow." Business 
good. 

CLEVELAND (Proctor Seas, mgr.).— Closing 
week of Holden Players engagement. "The 
White Squaw." Business big. 



PRdSCALLA (Proctor Seas, mgr.).— Oood 
bill, headed by Upton Sinclair's "ihe Second 
Story Man." enacted by A. Francis Lens and 
Co., good. Komoro Family, talent; Helen 
Dickson and Rambler Sisters, good ; Newcomb 
& Williams, good ; Brooke A Doyle, a novelty 
in talk ; The Luzons, skillful. 

STAR (C. J. Kilts, mgr.).— Stock burlesque 
with Glady Sears and John Hanson. Business 
good. 

EMPIRE (Geo. Schonet, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesque with Marie Uueher and Eddie Dale. 
Business good. 



More than half the choristers In the stock 
burlesque productions at the Star and Em- 
pire are Cleveland girls. 



Final week for the Holden Players at the 
Cleveland. They have given performances 
each week since September. 



DETROIT. 

By JACOB SMITH. 

TEMPLE (C. G. Williams, mgr. ; U. U. O. ; 
rehearsal Monday 10).— Mclntyre it liyuins, 
headlner ; Kay Samuels, big hit ; Cuarle* 
Thomson, opened ; Miller, Moore « Gardner, 
very good; "When We Grow Up," numorous ;■ 
Klutlng's Animals, good ; F. Tennyson Neeley, 
interesting ; Harry Tate & Co., same as ever. 

MILES (C. W. Porter, mgr.; T. U. 0. ; re- 
hearsal Monday 10).— Musical Tabloid The 
Cat and the Fiddle." 

WASHINGTON (Max Faetkenhauer, mgr.). 
Opening week of musical stock, The Red 
Mill." Credit must be given to Mr. faetken- 
hauer for this splenald production. The 
opening was a success from every standpoint. 
Tne work of Florence Mackie proved the man- 
agement had made a wise choice, while John 
Kearney and Eddie Morris, playing the former 
Montgomery and Stone roleu, made a moat 
favorable impression. Next week, "Mauame 
Sherry." 

UAYETY (William Roche, mgr.).— Molly 
Williams and "Rosey Posey Girls." 

CADILLAC (Bam Levey, mgr.).— Stock bur- 
lesque. 

AVENUE (Frank Drew, mgr.). -Rip Van 
Winkle." Next week, 'Why Girls Leave 
Home." 

LYCEUM (A. R. Warne, mgr.).— "Qulncjr 
Adams Sawyer," by Glaser Stock Co. Next 
week, "Message from Mars." 

FAMILY (J. H. McCarron, mgr.; U. B. O.). 
—Dorothy May, pleased ; Blcknell a Glbney, 
good ; McCowan a Gordon, good ; Mlltarr, 
tulr; Alton a Dalton, big; William McKay * 
Co., good sketch ; Rice a Franklyn, good ; 
Bert Wheeler a Co., laughs. 

Charles Preston, former manager of the 
Family, Detroit, has accepted a position with 
the Harris Amusement Co., and will manage 
their house In Alleghany, Pa. 

It is reported that the Family, now playing 
small-time U. B. O. vaudeville, Is contemplat- 
ing changing to pictures exclusively. 

Both the Garrlck and Detroit theatres have 
finished regular season. The former will play 
pictures for four weeks previous to opening 
with the Bonstelle stock, the Detroit will run 
pictures until the opening of the regular sea- 
son. 



KANSAS CITY. 

By B. M. CROUSB. 

SHUBERT (Earl Steward, mgr.).— Mrs. 
Flske In "Mrs. Bumpstead-Lclgh." big. 

EMPRESS (Den McCoy, mgr.).— Fred. St. 
Onge ft Co., fair ; Edward and John Smith, 
good ; Beulah Gwynn ft David Gossett, pleas- 
ing : Bessie Browning, hit ; Joe Maxwell's 
players In "I've Got It," clever. 

GLOBE (Cy Jacobs, mgr.).— Howard, Fields 
A Co., good ; Booth A Howard, clever ; Eliza- 
beth Dor sey t entertaining; Wurnelle, skater; 
Aldro A Mitchell, comedy ; Grace Mldoieton. 
good. 

AUDITORIUM (Meta Miller, mgr.).— Stock. 
"Brewster's Millions." 

FAIRMOUNT PARK (W. F. Smith, mgr). 
— Myrtle Howard's International Trio. 

ELECTRIC PARK (Sam Benjamin, mgr.). 
-Ferullo's Band. 

The Wesselman-Wood company will open In 
southern Nebraska the first week In June 
with a tent company. 



Grace Alstott has signed with the Red Fox 
players, Joining at Corslcana, Tex. 

Cecil Phelps Is a new member of the Dol- 
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The Vetter Brothers have left here to Join 
the Hal Plumb Co. at Cawker City. Kan. 

Harry Cole has purchased the Dixie theatre 
at Truman, Ark. 

Lawrence Simpson Is now with the Gordon- 
Hayes Players. 

P. If. Mitchell and wife Joined the Gallup 
stock at St Joseph last week. Jess Myers 
also Is a new member of the company. 



Billy Weston Smith was placed with the 
Esnle-Weir stock during Its stay In Atchison 
Kan. Sam Majors Joined at the same time. 

Two new members of the Dollle Ketzler 
Company are P. A. and Bertha Phelps. 

L. R. Hood has sold his morie show In 
Trenton, Mo., and Is building an alrdome at 
Chllllcothe, opening June 1. 

Carl B. Steers Joined the Jennings Comedy 
Co., In Texas. 



H. M. Jones, former manager of several 
houses at Springfield, Mo., Is now with the 
Kansas City Feature Film Co. 

Captain Peabody, manager of the People's. 
Springfield, Mo., was stricken with apoplexy 
and Is not expected to live. 

Jim Baugh's Franklin Stock closed In 
Louisiana last week, owing several weeks' 
salary. 

Florence Vivian Anderson, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Dan Anderson, of the Four Ander- 
sons, was married recently to Mr. Leon 
(Melody). 



Frank Robinson and wife are new members 
of the Bessie Deno company. 

Wilbur Martin has left the A. Mayo Brad- 
field Co., and Is here. G. L. Slawson has 
quit the Quality Stock and also Is In town. 

The John G. Rae company opened the sea- 
son on the Bell alrdome circuit at Clinton, 
Mo., last week. All the plays used are writ- 
ten by Mrs. Rae. 



The alrdome at Elsworth. Kan., has been 
entirely remodeled. 



A new airdrome has been opened at Mis- 
souri City, near here. 



Miss Loulszlta Valentine 1b appearing for 
the first time this week as alternate leading 
woman with the Meta Miller Stock Company 
at the Auditorium. She will alternate with 
Frances McHenry. 



June Edwards Joined the Morrill Stock com- 
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LOS ANGELES. 

By OUT PRICK. 

MASON. MAJESTIC, MOROSCO.— Dark. " 
BURBANK.— "Dawn of Tomorrow." 
"Knight for a Day" announced to open at 
Morosco theatre May 30. 

ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr. ; U. B. 
O.).— Week 18, Neptune's Garden," big; Harry 
Gllfoll, good; Van Hoven, riot; Hufford ft 
Chain, fair ; Ruth Roye, unappreciated ; Ben 



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week, well received ; Alice Els, dancer, sec- 
ond week, strong. 

EMPRESS (Deane Worley, mgr.; S. C.).— 
Dorsch ft Russell, very good ; Harry Rose, 
pleasing ; George Hoey ft Co., fine ; Cooke ft 
Rothers, clever; Usher Trio, excellent; Ceclle, 
Eldred ft Carr, good. 

PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr. -Pantages). 
-Allsky's Hawallans, pleating ; Danny Sim- 
mons, ordinary ; Herr Bolke, fair ; Comer ft 
Sloane, ordinary ; Togan A Geneva, line. 

REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr.; Levey).— 
Lewis ft Harr and Co., hit; Raymond ft Tem- 
ple, just fair; Hasel Dean, good: Bristow ft 
Warner, well received ; Boothe ft Boothe, fair ; 
Jack Stewart, very good. 

HIPPODROME (Lester Fountain, mgr.; 
Western States).— Italian Highlanders, fairly 
entertaining ; Walter Montague's "The Sour 
Dough," fair ; Bruce ft Calvert, good ; De 
Shields, pleasing; Honey Harris and Flossie 
Wilson, big laugh ; Clinton ft Beatrice, enter- 
taining. 

CENTURY (A. and M. Loewen, mgr.).— 
Musical burlesque and vaudeville, featuring 
Jules Mendel and Al Frank. 

"Mr. Aladdin." the Thomas H. Ince-W. H. 
Clifford play of New York life, will be taken 
to Chicago in the Fall. The play was not 
a financial success here, but the owners did 
not expect to make money on the Initial pro- 
duction. They figured It only as an experi- 
ment John H. Blackwood will probably be 
general manager when the piece goes east. 

It has just been learned that the mysterious 
"Dream House" In the fashionable West 
Adams residential district Is owned by Con- 
stance Crawley, the actress. Miss Crawley 
plans to hold private theatrical affairs and 
professional and society parties in the uniquely 
furnished home. 



"The Mission Play," California's great 
pageant drama, is to be taken on a tour of 
Coast cities In the fall. John McGroarty. 
the author, is trying to secure the Mason late 
In August for the start. 

"The Los Angeles Review" is the name of 
the latest sporting and theatrical paper to 
begin operations here. Jay Davidson, a well 
known Coast sport writer, is editor and man- 
ager. The sheet will make Its first appearanoe 
In two weeks. 



Mayor H. H. Rose has named Col. Griffith 
J. Griffith, Maj. John T. Jones and W. C. 
Mushet as the special commission to build 
the $100,000 Greek theatre, which will be 
one of the points of interest for visiting 
tourists. The site and money Is donated by 
Mr. Griffith, a local millionaire. 

Oscar Ragland tnd wife have left for New 
York. 

Manager McCoy of the "Peggy" O'Neill 
"Peg O* My Heart" Co., was here several days 
In advance of his troupe. William Fenn, 
Morosco's local secretary, relieved him. 

Charles Mason is back with the Gaiety 
forces. He resigned some weeks ago owing 
to salary difficulties. 

Elmer Harris, author and playrlght, is com 
pletlng his new play, 'The Wild Olive," 
Mount Baldy, near here. 



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George Smith, former manager for the Great 
Raymond, Is here on a vacation. 

Elsa Greaser, a Los Angeles girl, has joined 
the "Neptune's Daughter" act, now headlining 
the Orpheum. 

Fred Santley is filling the Charlie King 
part In the ,r Passlng Show of 1913," made 
vacant by the illness of King. 

- 

Louis Gottschalk of this city has written 
the music for a fairy book by Ella Wheeler 
Wilcox. It Is a sort of "Mother Goose" set 
to music. Gottschalk was responsible for the 
music In "The Tlk Tok Man of Os," which 
started for New York but fell by the way 
nlde. 

Mrs. Alf Gouldlng. stricken with appen- 
dicitis here recently, has been removed to the 
home of her parents In San Francisco. 

Walter Jones may come here to play his 
original role In "Baby Mine," which Morosco 
will shortly produce in stock. 

Jess Dandy duplicated his fountain bath of 
the "Prince of Pilsen" at the opening of Ward 
MrFadden's beach cafe. 

William Desmond is to play in summer stock 
In Baltimore. 

Melville Stokes has Joined the Gaiety's "A 
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Marshal Stedman, local actor, has written 
a one- act play called "The Transformation." 
it was produced for the first time at the Lit- 
tle theatre last week. 

Dick Ferris Is arranging a summer stock 
engagement for his wife, Florence Stone. They 
are trying to land the Mason, and may, but 
if they fail the offer of the Sprockets theatre, 
San Diego, will be accepted. 

Florence Malone will go into the movies. 

Manv of the chorus people thrown out of 
work by the closing of Gaiety ahows have 
taken up picture work. 

Qulnn and Clifford, a musical comedy team, 
has joined the Century company. They will 
do a burlesque turn. 



E. D. Bunch, newspaper man and husband 
ot Daphne Pollard, is here. 

Local physicians are advising against the 
"corkscrew" dip in the tango. The warning 
is the result of an accident which befell a 
young girl who sprained her back while ex- 
ecuting a difficult "corkscrew." 



Tim McGrath, manager of pugilists, Is con- 
ducting a physical culture school during his 
stay here. 



H. S. Walp. alias "Black le Daw," so christ- 
ened because of his resemblance In method 
and manner to the famous fictional partner 
of "Get-Rich-Quick" Walllngford, Is under 
arrest here after a chase over several states. 
He Is charged with forgery. 

Los Angeles' "Gay White Way" Is to Buffer 
an eclipse. The police commission has or- 
dered all saloon and cafe electrical signs re- 
moved by June 1. 

George P. Reuer, secretary to Mayor Rose, 
has been named secretary of the Municipal 
Art Commission. 



Frank C. Roberts, publisher of the Long 
Beach Telegram, has purchased the Pasadena 
Dally News. Fred Runyon, a local writer, 
has been Installed as managing editor. 



Charles Pike, until recently associated 

with Frederic Belasco In San Francisco, is to 

open a scenic waterway on the uong Beach 
Pike. 



Morosco Is to produce "He Fell In Love 
with His Wife." The title of the play seems 
Impossible. 

Nell Brlnkley has purchased a $20,000 
country residence at Glendora, near here. 

Al Levy has opened his new cafe, and like 
all former eating places conducted by Levy 
It is the gathering place for professional peo- 
ple. Al Is probably the best known restau- 
ranteur on the Coast, especially to show folk. 

MILWAUKEE. 

By P. O. MORGAN. 

MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler. mgr. ; agent, 
Orph.).— Chick Sale, popular; Emma Cams ft 
Carl Randall, fair : Wllla Holt Wakefield, ex- 
cellent; Carl Byal ft Dora Early, fair- Rex's 
Comedy Circus, entertaining ; Marie Bishop, 
good; Asakl, pleased; Bight Forgetmenots, 
poorly In closing. 

CRYSTAL (William Gray, mgr; agent, T. 
B. C.).— "His Wedding Morning," hit in 
headline spot; Lex Neal, excellent; Helene 
Hardy, good ; Baron Lichter, pleased ; Leon- 
ard ft Louis, entertaining. 

8HUBERT (Charles C. Newton, mgr.). — 
Davidson Stock Co., In "All of a Sudden 
Peggy." Good business. 

GAYETY (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.).— 
"Youth, Beauty and Folly." Season closing 
with good houses. 

Robert and Erwin Beverung, treasurer and 
assistant treasurer, respectively, at the Ma- 
jestic, open their third season with the Bever- 
ung Bros', own show, a wagon circus, here 
June 13, playing six different stands before 
leaving the city for the summer tour. The 
attractions Include Prof. Don Carlo's Edu- 
cated Ponies, Stanley's Bears. The Delevans, 
aerial act; Fowler A Sanders, balancing; Mile. 
Therese Karaite's Dogs ; Manske ft Ford, con- 
tortion: clowns under "Rags" Londella, and 
Prof. Julius Nadollnskl's band. The Annex, 
as the sideshow is known, Is managed by 
Harry E. Billings, the publicity man, who 
Is the Majeatlc's press agent The brothers 
will have personal supervision. Department 
heads are Prof. William W. Witt, ringmas- 
ter ; Fred Fisher, superintendent of transpor- 
tation ; Louis Wareckl, master of properties 
and wardrobe; James A. Regan, chief ticket 
seller; Eddie Bodinus, reserved seat ticket 
stand ; Arthur Dunn, superintendent of out- 
side advertising. 

MINNEAPOLIS. 

By O. W. MILES. 

METROPOLITAN (L. N. Scott, mgr.).-- 
"The Honeymoon Express" this week. Films 
will follow. 

SHUBERT (A. G. Balnbrldge, Jr.. mgr.).— 
Balnbrldge Players in "The Littlest Rebel." 
"Stop Thief" after. 

ORPHEUM (O. A. Raymond, mgr.). -First 
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Flynn and Rosaire and Prevost. 

GRAND (C. F. Dempsey, mrg. ; W. V. A.).— 
Billy S. Clifford, assisted by the Weston Sis- 
ters and a chorus of twelve in tabloid musi- 
cal comedy, "Believe Me." 

BIJOU (Hitchock & Blaising, mgrs.).— 
Harry Blaising Players in Joseph Byron Tot- 
ten's dramatization of Reginald Wright 
Kauffman's novel "The Girl That Goes Wrong.' ' 
"East Lynne" follows. 



Eddie Mather, stage manager of the Or- 
pheum, left for Chicago during the week. 
Mr. Mather will return in the fall. 



The picture theatres along Canal street 
are in the throes of bad business. Some are 
offering eight reels of pictures for a nickel. 
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ing. "Save Your Eyes. Quality Beats Quan- 
tity Every Time." 



Abe Seligman, assistant manager of the 
Tulane and Crescent theatres, leaves on his 
annual vacation to New York June 10. 



Charles Dowd has succeeded George Le Solr 
as director of the Bainbridge Stock Co. at the 
Shubert. 



Eva Lynn is at the Alamo. 



The Orpheum and Miles Hippodrome have 
closed their vaudeville season and are show- 
ing pictures. 



Rufus Bush, for many years owner of the 
celebrated Bush hotel, which was sold under 
the hammer recently, opened a pretentious 
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ByO. M. SAMUBL. 

CRESCENT (Robert Lawrence, mgr.).— Last 
week of the New York Opera Co., in "The 
B.'lle of New York." 

MAJESTIC (John L. Lenfant, mgr.). — Vau- 
deville. 

ALAMO (Will Guerlnger, mgr.).— Vaude- 
v'lle. 



10 Orpheum reopens Sept. 7. 



The Western Vaudeville Ass'n is making 
overtures to the local traction company with 
a view to placing Its attractions at Spanish 
Fort. The opera company at the Crescent 
would not mind spending the summer at the 
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PHILADELPHIA. 

B? J. J. BURNES. 

KEITH'S (Harry T. Jordan, mgr. ; agent, 
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high mark for the season Monday afternoon, 
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In the next spot was J. C. Nugent and Jule 
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When this was over Flanagan and upwards 
brought the audience to a state of good feel- 
ing with "Off and On," billed as a sequel to 
"On and Off." Vonnley and Caffery, comedy 
acrobats, closed the show satisfactorily. 

ORAND (P. Q. Nlion-Nlrdllnger, mgr. ; 
agent, U. B. O.).— The big hit bill Monday 
night was Pletro the accordionist. HeadHued 
were Bobby Heath and Co., well known and 
popular here. Stan Stanley Trio shared the 
top honors. Jere Orady and Co. scored. The* 
Dainty English Trio were mildly pleasing. La 
Berne and Allen talked and sang to little 
effect. 

COLONIAL.— Saraclnl's Band: Josle Flynn 
and Her Minstrel Misses ; "The Stool Pigeon ;" 
Prlm-Stader Four; O'Brien and Lear: Price 
and Price. 

WILLIAM PENN.— Koler, Morton and 
Evans: Jack Kennedy In "A Business Pro- 
posal;" the Alexander Kids; Sada Walla and 
Oeorge O. £tone; Jack Oeorge; Alexander 
Brothers. 

NIXON.— "A Night In the Police Station;" 
Froslnl ; Murray Livingstone snd Co. In "The 
Man from Italy ;" Meredith Sisters ; Fay and 
Minn; Stelner Trio. 

KEYSTONE.— "A Night In a Turkish 
Bath ;" Kennedy and Hart • Flske and Mc- 
Donough ; Mary Dorr ; Morris and Campbell ; 
Reddlngton and Grant. 

BROADWAY.- -Imhoff, Conn and Coreene In 
"Surgeon Louder;" Ross and Fall; Irene and 
Bobby Smith ; Tommy Dugan and Alice Ray- 
mond ; Ma tier; Palfrey, Darton and Bowen. 



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(JAKUICK. Fifth :ni'l fin.il week of the 
KiiKi'iii- Walter sn n-s, A 1'laln Woman." 
ISusincsH has lalloi oil somewhat slme hut 
wi ath« r i .iiih* in 

WALM'T. Fourth and tlnul week of "The 
HllntlntsH of Virtue." IteturiiH have been re- 
(hncd recently. 

CIIKS'IM'T ST. Her HuHband'a Wife,' !y 
the Orpheum Havens. 

OHI'HIOl'.M. "It's All Your Fault." farce, 
by the resident company headed by Emily 
Smiley. 

FOKRKST. Annette Kellermann pictures. 
"Neptunes Daughter," is meeting u fair de- 
gree of succchh. Film was badly Joined. 
Hurt Impression. Did $L',K<H) last week. 

CIAYKTY. --Stock buiiestjue. 

TROCADERO. Summer stock under the di- 
rection of Frank Wakelleld is proving a wli 
ner at the Trocadero. The house baa leou 
running three weeks with the summer policy 
under the management of Hobby Morrow. 
This week'8 opening Monday drew a good 
houso vlth .leas Wlllard, one of the foremost 
of the white hopes, as an added attraction. 
Wlllard gives the usual pugilistic exhibition, 
meeting local pugs at each performance. The 
burlesque In of a high order. Gloria Martinez, 
the principal woman, makes a pleasing ap- 
pearance and is ably supported by Margie 
Catlln, also meeting with success. Joe Phil- 
lips Is putting on the dancing numbers in a 
creditable manner and Hilly Kellcy and Clyde 
J. Hates share the comedy honors. Two sum- 
mer stock skits of the familiar order make 
up this week's offering. They arc entitled 
"A Royal Reception" and "The Irish Pawn- 
broker." Hoth are lively nnd move at a rapid 
pace. The chorus members are n hard work- 
ing crew and the costuming and setting are 
of high standard. Productions of the char- 
acter as have been shown at the Trocadero 
are certain of appreciation and the summer 
seagon should be a success if the pnsent scale 
is maintained. 

The Moving Picture Co. of America has 
gone into the features dim exchange business. 
The new branch of the Mastbaum-Earle busi- 
ness is known as the Stanley Exchange. 

The Liberty closed Saturday night, after 
a run of pictures for a few weeks, and will 
open In August ns a link in the chain of 
houses playing Stair & Havlln attractions. 

The People's is dark this week. Open Mrn- 
day with pictures. 

A mortgage of $l(M),00o has been given by 
William J. Gilmore to the Pennsylvania Co. 
for "Insurance on Lives," secured on the 
Casino theatre. 




Hilda Hawthorne's "Johnny** 

Hello Fellows: 

I am going to live at Iallp, L. I., with the 
Doss this aummer. Better take a run down and 
look It over. It's swell and only six blocks 
from the Station. 12 minutes' walk to the 
best boating, bathing and Ashing in the U. 8. 
We've looked for two years and this Is the 
first place we have seen where Beauty and 
Investment are combined. We advise all 
our friends who are looking for a pretty bunga- 
low with all Improvements, congenial surround- 
ings and a good, sound Investment, to see Mr. 
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Wishing success to all my friends. I am, 
Sincerely, 



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and "Johnny" 




HILDA HAWTHORNE 



OPPORTUNITIES AT ISLIP, L. I. 

I defy competition on the next 60 lots aold and the next 20 bungalows or houses 
erected nt Whitman Park, 6 blocks from station. 

This Bungalow, 6 Rooms, Bath and Improvements, Erected for 91,760 

Small Cash Payment 

Balance $20 
Monthly 




Al White makes his reappearance In big 
time vaudeville next week at Keith's In a 
dancing act with Miss Francis and Qustave 
Benkart at the piano. 



At the Colonial last week an effort to boost 
business was made with the aid of 500 bal- 
loons, each bearing two admission tlckots. 
The idea was that of Charlie Thropp. 

Willow Qrove Park opened Saturday with 
Arthur Pryor and Hand. 

Thurston Hall has severed his connection 
with the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut 
street opera house and started for San Fran- 
cipco to Join the stock company at the Al- 



New House, 5 large, light rooms, t porches and cellar, Including % acre of (round, 
•1.750. Terms to suit. 

New House, 6 large rooms, pantry, hath, full cellar; water, gas and electric lights; 
on 2 lots. Cannot be duplicated for U.750. Terms to milt. 

Now Is the time for the wise Investor to buy at Isllp. Call or write for full particu- 
lars and tickets.. H Aero Plots 9195. Lots *50 up. 

MAR BRIDGE BLDG.. SUITE 824 
Broadway, 34th and 35th Sts., New York City 
Phone 6505 Greeley 



G. E. FREEMAN 



razar. His place with the Orpheum Players 
has been taken by Edward Horton. 



The Nova Film Importing Corporation has 
opened a feature film booking exchange. 

Suit has been filed to recover $50,000 dam- 
ages against the Barnum & Bailey show by 



William C. and Samuel T. French, on behalf 
of Phillip O'Keefe, 14 years old, Injured In a 
fight when the show was In Camden a few 
weeks ago. The summons In the suit was 
filed on the Rlngllng brothers In Passaic 
County Thursday, which was the last day 
they played In the State. 




Zeisse's Hotel, for many years a favorite 
hostelry among theatrical folk, was trans- 
ferred last week by Charles W. Zelsse to 
Meyers & Seltzer. Mr. Zelsse is retiring from 
business. It was at Zeisse's that James 
Gentry, an actor, shot and killed Madge York, 
an actress, in 1805. Gentry served 14 years 
In the Eastern Penitentiary. He died of con- 
sumption shortly after his release. 

Because he laughed in a moving picture 
show on Market street, a young man was s.rat 
to Jail for five days by Magistrate Pennook 
In the police court. The laugh was described 
as an "idiotic cackle." 



A new opera company will make its i'lltial 
bow at the Academy of Music here next fall. 
Among those associated with the new cjti- 
pi.nj In official capacities are: Thaddeus Ric^i, 
concertmelster and, assistant conductor of tht> 
Philadelphia Orchestra ; Cesare Sturanl, L. 
Schmidt Fabrl, John Curtis, president ; Wil- 
liam R. Lester, vice-president ; J. KlrboJl 
Dayes, secretary: Harry M. Scholl, financial 
secretary, and Harry Crofut, treasurer. 

Jack Perry Is acting as temporary manager 
of the Gayety In the absence of William Mil- 
ler, who is seriously ill. 

Arch street theatre opens June 1 with noc- 
tures. Charles Thomashefsky will managa. 

Sammy DeHaven has returned from the 
Southland, after a successful season manag*ng 
a small time vaudeville house In North Caro- 
lina. Sammy Is well known here as the 
"Twoa-Day-Boy." 



The National will open as a Yiddish houf»e 
thr latter part of August. 



The Stanley will have vaudeville In the 
fa.) 



PITTSBURGH 

By GEORGE H. SELDES. 

GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr. ; agent, U. E 
O.).— Frank Wilson, thrilling hit; The Kll 
ties, hit ; Belle Blanche, excellent ; Bert Levy 
clever; Guerro A Carmen, good; Conlln 
Steele A Carr, laugh ; Maude Lambert A Er 
nest Ball, splendid ; De Witt, Burns A Tor 
rence, fair. 

HARRIS (C. R. Buchhelt, mgr. ; agent, U 
B. O.).— Berrlck A Hart, bit; Mills A Moul 
ton, scored ; Davis A Walker, eccentric ; Bar 
ney O'Nell, good ; Varro Brothers, laugh 
Kolb A Harland, fair : Great Henri, good. 

SHERIDAN SQUARE (Frank H. Tookei 
mgr.; agent. U. B. O.).— "The Night Hawks,' 
big hit ; Mardo ft Hunter,, laugh ; Van A Car 
rle Avery, good ; Mott A Maxneld, scream 
Rouble Sims, fair ; Two Lovollas. clever. 

ALVIN (J. P. Reynolds, mgr.).— "Lucia d 
Lammermoor," fourth offering of the Abon 
English Opera drew good house and is wel 
recommended. 



Morris Schoenfeld. of the Pitt Players, i 

Playing a short engagement with the Pari 
layers In Youngstown. 



Edward McHugh, Sr., leaves the Harr; 
Davis Players to accept a summer stock en 
gagement with the Park Players. His son 
Edward, Jr., has been there sometime. 



Frank Wright, who came to Pittsburgh las 
February, after almost a year's absence, V 
Join the Harry Davis Stock (Duquesne), sev 
era his connection with the company to accep 
the directorship of the Lake Cliff Casino 
Dallas. Before leaving, he engaged Rlchar* 
Dlx of the Pitt players and Esther Howan 
for the Dallas stock. 



Fred J. Tuttle, who said he was at on 
time a leading minstrel with Lew Dock 
stader, wandered Into Central station Satur 
day night and asked that two checks b 
cashed for him. He said he heard his wlf 
Is dying in Llncsvllle (Pa.), his home, an 
he was unable to get cash for his check! 
When the police refused, Tuttle gave an en 
tertalnment for the prisoners and police 1 
the fetation and they raised the train far 
for him. 



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James Martin Hughes, who played here las 
week. Improved the time in his native city b 
filing suit for divorce against Mrs. Ceclll 



Corn 



The Mothers' Club of this city at a recent 
meeting went on record In favor of Federal 
censorship for movies. 



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II In 48 hours your corns 
will be gone if you use 
this simple method. 

Apply Blue-jay tonight. 
Tomorrow you will not even 
think of the corn. Day after 
tomorrow the corn will be 
loosened. Simply lift it out. 

Some people keep corns year 
after year, merely paring them once 
in a while. 

Some people use old-time treat- 
ments, and think corns can't be ended. 

They wrong themselves. A fam- 
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corn problem. And his invention — 
Blue -jay — now removes a million 
corns a month. 

Go try it. Note how the pain 
stops instantly. Note how gently 
Blue-jay undermines the corn. Note 
how soon the whole corn comes out, 
without any pain or soreness. 

Next Sunday you can be as free 
from corns as a barefoot boy. And, 
so long as you live, you will never 
again let corns bother you. 

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Marie Hughes. Hughes alleges his wife de- 
serted him and their young son. Hughes is 
28. He married in 1005 and alleges his wife 
left In 1007 for parts unknown. 



THE MAN WHO FINISHED FIRST 



sporting line, was formally opened 23, when 
a crowd estimated at nine thousand were pres- 
ent. 



The William Penn theatre, the largest pic- 
ture house in the city, was opened last week 
by the Harry Davis enterprises on the north 
side. 



The Pitt Players will reopen their stock 
season in the Nixon June 8. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



By P. D. RICHARDSON. 

HBILIO (W. T. Pangle. mgr.).— Week 18, 
Chauncey Olcott, to good business. This 
week, picture. 

BAKER (Geo. L. Baker, mgr.).— Baker 
Players in "The Conspiracy." Good business. 

LYRIC (Dan Flood, mgr. ) .—Current, "The 
Traffic." 

ORPHEUM (Frank Cofflnberry, mgr.; 
agent, direct).— Week 18, a splendid bill. At- 
tendance below usual. The Kramers opened 
and did well ; Kelli Duo, good ; Paul! A Boyne, 
classy ; Harry Lester, very good ; Eddie Foy 
A Seven Foys, hit of bill ; Marshall P. Wild- 
er, appreciated ; Belleclaire Bros., held them 
in. 

EMPRESS (H. W. Plerong, mgr.: 8. A C). 

-Week 18, The Skatelles. good; <; Four of a 

Kind," well received ; Julia Rose, applause ; 

Qreen, McHenry A Dean, good ; Paul Azard 

Trio, good. 

PANTAGES (J. A. Johnson, mgr.; agent, 
direct).— Week 18, Wartenburg Bros; Scott A 
Wallace, good ; "The Millinery Salesman," 
passed ; Skipper, Kennedy A Reeves, hit ; "The 
Soul Kiss," feature. 



Dorothy Shoemaker has left the Baker 
Players, succeeded by Alice Fleming, from 
stock In Oakland, Cal. Miss Fleming is a 
local woman. 



An ordinance passed recently by the city 
council fixes the licenses of circuses at $7.50 
per car each day for shows with general ad- 
mission of 60 cents and 83.75 per car for 25 
cent shows. 



Oaks Park opens May 23. 

H. C. Robertson, general manager for Sul- 
Uvan-Consldlne on the Coast, is In town in- 
specting the new Broadway theatre which will 
house Orpheum shows commencing Sept 1. 
The new house will seat 2,500, evenly divided 
between the two floors. 



The Theatre Managers' Association staged 
their annual "Folles" at the Helllg May 21 
to big success. 

SPOKANE. 



»y JAJ 

ORPHEUM (Joseph Muller, mgr. ; agaot, 
8.-C). — Week 16, Three Falcons, sensational; 
Moscrop Sisters, passed ; Hallen A Fuller, 
laughs ; Dick Lynch, dancing helped ; "More 
Sinned Against than Usual," still funny 

PANTAGES (E. Clarke Walker, mgr. ; agent, 
direct). — Week 17, Salt Bush Bill, interested; 
Max Fisher, ordinary; Davis (?). got little; 
May Erwood A Co.. popular; Daisy Harcourt; 
"Merry Masqueraders." 

SPOKANE (Sam W. B. Cohn, mgr.; agent. 
Fisher) .— Week 17, first half, Alsace, The 
Lurgios, Lucille Dexter ; second half. Two 
Browns, Happy Jack George, LucV.e Dexter. 

A benefit performance was given May J9 

it the Empress for the members of the Frank 
llch musical comedy company, which stranded 
at that house. Money enough was raised. It 
Is said to meet the company's obligations and 
carry the players to the Coast. 

Members of the Harry B. Cleveland musi- 
cal comedy company who are still In the city 
have received word that Cecil Breach, a 
chorus girl who played with the company at 
the American here last month, was seriously 
ln'ured in an automobile accident In Port- 
land after leaving here. For some days It 
wa* thought she would die, but now It Is 
stated f>he will recover. 

ST. LOUIS. 

Br F. ANFBNGBR. 

GRAND (Harry Wallace, mgr. ) .— Staines' 
Circus, John R. Gordon A Co., Hamilton ft 
Barnes, LaRocco Brothers, May Evans, Mile. 
Lavalne Trio, George Harada. Beabury ft Price. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (George Haf- 
ferkamp, mgr.; W. V. M.).— Madge Maltland, 
Charles Olcott, Erma Ballot Trio, Marco Twins, 
Fatime. 

EMPRESS (C. B. Helb, mgr. ) .—Cowboy 
Minstrels, Moore, Browning ft Cristle Anne 
Walters ft Co., McCormlck ft Irving, Kartell 1, 
first half: Dorlanos, Charles ft Adelaide Wil- 
son. Richard ft Kyle. Harcourt Sullivan A Co.. 
Fred Webster and Melody Girls last half of 

PARK (William Flynn, mgr.).— John E. 
Young and a light opera company In "The 
French Maids." 

SHENADOAH (William Flynn, mgr.).— 
Musical stock, "Never Again." 

MANION'S.— Stanley stock in "The Whirl- 
pool." 

Thomas Cowan, a balloonist with the Mosse 
Carnival Company, was arrested on a warrant 
sworn to by the stepfather of Robert Voellner, 



Marion 



Greatest Burlesque Drawing 
Card in America 

(P. S. — Which only goes to prove that the public wants 

good clean burlesque.) 



JUST RETURNED FROM AUSTRALIA 



Sensational Juggling Act 

This- Week, Keeney's, Newark See Irving Cooper 

This Is the original Losses, not De Leesoe, who are working around New York 

with almost the same name 



Meeting With Big Success at the 

Greeley Square and American this Week (May 25) 

"Les Aristocrats" 

Dancers Different from all Others 






American and Orpheum This Week (May 25) 

SAMMY WATSON'S 

New "Farm Yard Circus" 



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who waa drowned In the river at Alton Friday. 
Cowan was charged with permitting a minor 
to Imperil his life, it la said the parachute 
would not cut loose and balloonist and bag 
fell In the river, the balloon burying the boy 
beneath Its folds. It Is said Voellner had not 
made many ascensions. 



TORONTO. 

By HARTLEY. 

PRINCESS (O. B. Sheppard, mgr.). — Hen- 
rietta Crossman In "The Tongues of Men," 
opened well. "The Mikado" (local). June 1. 
Percy Haswell A Co. (opening) In "The 
Charm of Isabel." 

SHBA'S fJ. Shea, mgr.).— The Adele Blood 
Stock Company opened their season 25 In 
"The Marionettes," and Miss Blood and her 
associate players received a most cordial re- 
ception from the large assemblage at the 
premiere Zlra I. 

ROYAL ALEXANDRA (L. Solman, mgr.).— 
The Bonstelle Players presented "Little Miss 
Brown" In an admirable manner, and the large 
opening audience were highly pleased. The 
"Darling of the Gods," 1. 

GRAND (A. Small, mgr.). —Flake O'Hara in 
"Love's Young Dream." "East Lynne" (In 
M. P.) June 1. 

LOEWS YONGE STREET (J. Bernstein, 
mgr.; agent. Loew).-The Jackson Family 
vent strongly ; Gladys Vance, a hit ; Joyce & 
West, graceful ; Weston A Young, pleased ; 
Wm. H. St. James A Co. In sketch, a winner ; 
Anthony A Rose. »rood : Lew Wells, entertain- 
ing; Rhoda A Crampton. fine; Cadi Daman 
Troupe, clever ; Rudd A Clare, pleased. 

SHEA'S HIPPODROME (E. A. McArdle 
mgr. ; agent. II. If. O.) —Ben Welch, an old 
favorite : Nonette. splendid : "The Lawn 
Party," well received ; Harry Brooks A Co. In 



sketch, good; Laughlln's Comedy Animals, 
well trained; Leroy A Cahlll, good; Many A 
Snyder, pleased. 

MAJESTIC (Peter F. Griffin, mgr.; agent, 
Griffin). — Gourlay A Keenan. The Barlows, 
Mnalcal Seeley, Mlsa Belmonte. 

STRAND (O. 8. Scheallnger. mgr.).— The 
Van Dykes, Visions of Art and Quality. M. P. 

OAYETY (T. R. Henry, mgr. ; Columbia.).— 
"The Liberty Girls." "Beauty, Youth and 
Folly," 1. 

PARK (D. A. Lochrle, mgr.; agents, Mc- 
Mahon A Dee).— Ruth Wright. Bobbins A Rob- 
bins, Eddie Gardner, Madell A Corbly. 

HANLAN'S PARK (L. Solman. mgr.).— 
Master Vltale's Band. 

8CARBORO BEACH PARK (F. L. Hubbard, 
mgr.).— D'Urbanos' Band, Helkvlsts Are divers. 

BEAVER (W. L. Joy, mgr.; agent, Griffin). 
—Jack Holmes Honan A Wright, MeGreevy A 
Devere, St. Julians. Halman. 

CRYSTAL (C. Robson, mgr.; agent. Grif- 
fin).— Ed. Dunkhorst. Gordon A Gordon, Em- 
don, The Walkers. 

LA PLAZA (C. Weilsman, mgr.; agent. 
Griffin).- -Musical Indians, Tom Donnelly, 
Stuart A Lillian. Zeno. 

PEOPLES (8. Aboud. mgr.; agent. Griffin). 
- 7eno, Tom Donnelly. 

CHILD'S (f. Mnxwoll. mgr.; agent, Grif- 
fin).— Capus i Earlc. WIMInms A Joy. 

YORK (H. Cosaev, mgr.).-— High grade 
photoplays and music. 

MADISON (A. J. Bra«»y. mgr. ). - llennle 
Swlt2er. vocalist, and M. P. 



Percy Haswell has the manuscript of a 
new Dlav of a Canadian writer which she 
states that she will produce some time during 
her season nt the PrlneoKs, which commences 
June '_». The Motordrom". the latest addition 
to this city's places of amusement In the 



VANCOUVER, B. C. 

By OA8PAH VAN. 

ORPHEUM (James Pilling, mgr.).— Week 
18, Homer Myle's "On the Edge of Thinga," 
hit of show; Kajlyama, clever; Annie K«nt. 
scored ; Brouson & Baldwin, pleased : sti- 
letto Whltaker, pleasing ; Barrows A Mllo, 
good. 

PANTAGES (E. Graham, mgr.).— Week 18, 
"Truth, " got over. Sixteen speaking parts. 
Bob Finlay A Misses Yates, pie teed ; Clayton 
A Lennie, laughs ; Five Gargonls good ; 
Cycling Brunettes, clever. 

IMPERIAL (P. Caaey, mgr.).— Robinson's 
Elephants, feature ; Three Newmans, Kam- 
merer & Howland, McBrlde A Mllo, Clem 
Bevvns A Co. 

EMPRESS (Goo. W. Beattle. mgr.).— Nance 
O'Neil, supported by the Del Lawrence Stock, 
in "Magda." Opened to a packed house and 
scored distinct hit. Has own stags director 
with her. 



Dimple Kelton Is back with the Empress 
stock after an absence of a year. 

The Avenue theatre will undergo alterations 
this summer. 



WINNIPEG. 

Hy CHAMP DOS. 

WALKER (C. P. Walker, mgr.).— Week 18, 
return of Lawrence Irving and Mable Hack- 
ney. Splendid show. Good houses. 

ORPHEUM (E. J. Sullivan, mgr.).— Week 
18, corking good bill. "Beauty Is Only Skin 
Deep" beadllner, humorous. Will and Kemp, 
clean, bright and excellent work. Rellow, 
French artist, billed as the Mentaphone ar- 
tist, does weird tune playing, using his breath 
on his hands as he claps them. He does his 
whole act In the first tune he plays and has 
nothing to add to it though he la on the 
stage 13 minutes. Odd, but becomes monot- 
onous. Charles Yule, Ferd Munler and Co In 
"The Stranger," thin sketch, not up to usual 
Orpheum sketch standard but the act pleased 
In a certain degree. Yvette, the whirlwind 
violinist, went with a roar. Kramer and 
Morton, good dancing. Ambler Brothers offer 
one of best "Risley" acts seen here. Lofty 
work remurkable. Went big. 

WINNIPEG (Doc Howden, mgr.).— Perma- 
nent Players In "Officer (KMl." Good comedy 
melodrama. Good business. "Mrs. Wlggs of 
the Cabbage Patch." 

PANTAGES (Walter Fogg, mgr.).— Week 
18, Hendricks and Belle Isle Co In "The 
Schoolmaster." Lots of slap stick comedy. 
Fast talking and jumbling of lines spoils the 
act to a great degree. Well dressed and 
staged. Isle and Hendricks excellent comedi- 
ans. Lillle Jewell and Mannlklns clever mari- 
onette act with a feature baseball game. Went 
big. Rain effect clever. American News- 
boys Quartet, an excellent soloist not up to 
standard. Went well. Staddard Brothers put 
up a corking good strong man act. Cooper 
and Rlccardo weak spot on bill. Very light 
musical act. 

EMPRESS (Howard Bronson, mgr.).— Week 
18, another good bill. Kincaid Kilties fea- 
ture. Big hit. The Harbys, real Ice skating 
act that went well. Bonnar and Ward, good 
comedy. Savoy and Brennen. did well. Tod 
Nards, clean and clever acrobats. 

STRAND (H. Winkler).— Gus Elmore and 
Dandy Girls, headline. Good act. Pleased 
good opening house. Al Abbott with hats 
mnde merry and gives good Impersonations. 
Hand's Dogs well trained. Thompson and 
Berry, ordinary singing act. 

VICTORIA (George B. Case, mgr.).— Clos- 
ing week of Zinn and Weingarten In musical 
comedy "Charley's Aunt." Psuul stock mu- 
sical comedy production of this kind. The 
piny Ih well staged and the chorus well 
dressed. The company, however, is not by 
any moans strong enough to hold the people. 
Winnipeg has never had a burlenque show 
and there Is no question hut what it would 
support the biggest burlesque show In the 
country if the house could he secured for it 
But small stock burlesque companies cannot 
hold out in the small M. P. houses. 



Robert Scott, formerly the manager of the 
Bijou theatre, which has now hern turned into 
the Locw vaudeville house, has b«en engaged 
an mannver of the Columbia on Main street. 
Mr. Scott did mu'.h to bring the BIJou suc- 
cess. 

The Winnipeg closes with the lnet play for 
the season In "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cahbnge 
Patch." The house will be redecorated and 
remain dark until the regular stock season 
opens ngnln. Theo Johnston, who for the past 
four years has hern the stage director. Is 
severing his conneetlons with the hous" snd 
will go further west and manage for himself 
He has proven a very efficient director and 
has made many friends In Winnipeg. 

Sells Kioto circus Is billed to come to Man- 
itoba but will show across the rlvr In Pt 
Boniface and thus dodge the tl.Ofio llcenpc 
which is now charged | n Winnipeg for rlr- 
ciisom of this size. The fee In St. Honlfacc is 
$."i<x> per day. 



Orpheum closes for two months June 6. 



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VARIETY 



ADDRESS DEPARTMENT 

Where Player* May Be Located 
Next Week (June 1) 

The routes or add relics given below are accurate. Players may be listed In this 
department weekly, either at the theatres they are appearing In or at a permanent or 
temporary address (which will be Inserted when route Is not received) for 16 yearly, or 
If namo is In bold face type, $10 yearly. All players are eligible to this department. 



POWER'S ELEPHANTS 

EIGHT SEASONS N. Y. HIPPODROME 



NOW 



"WHITE CITY," CHICAGO 

The Talk of all Chicago 
Open time Add rest: W. W. Power, WHITE CITY, CHICAGO 



Adams Mabelle Co Orpheum Los Angeles 

Adler A Arllne 661 E 176th St N Y 

Almes Notte Variety N Y 

Ambrose Mary Anderson Gaiety San Francisco 

Anthony 41 Rose Variety N Y 

Armstrong A Manley Empress 8t Paul 

Arnaut Bros Shea's Buffalo 

Ayers Ada Variety N Y 

Azard Paul 3 Empress San Francisco 



Barnes A Crawford Variety N Y 

Bamold's Dog A Monkey Variety N Y 

Barnum Duchess Variety N Y 

Big Jim P Bernstein 1491 Bway NYC 

Bimbos The Variety N Y 

Bowers Fred V * Co Variety N Y 

Bowers Walters A Crooker Her Majesty's 

Melbourne Aus 
Brady A Mahoney 760 Lexington Ave Bklyn 
Branson * Baldwin Variety N Y 
Brooks Wallle Variety N T 
Bruce A Calvert Wigwam San Francisco 
Bneh Bros Variety N Y 
Busse Miss care Cooper 1416 Bway NYC 



Canfleld A Carlton Empress Denver 
Cantwell A Walker Brighton Brighton Beach 
CarleUa M 114 Livingston St Bklyn N Y 
Carlisle Gertie Co Unique Minneapolis 
Ceclle Eldrld A Carr Empress Salt Lake 
Co dor* • Riverside Ave Newark 
Clayton A Lennle Pantages Tacoma 
Claudius A Scarlet Variety N Y 
Collins Milt Henderson's Coney Island 
Collins A Hart Hammersteln's NYC 
Corelll A Ollletl Brighton Brighton Beaoh 
Cornelia A Wilbur Pantages Los Angelas 
Cerndlnl F care Tauslg E 14 N Y C 
Cross A Josephine tOI Palace Bldg N Y 



D'Armo Juggling Pantages Portland Ore 
D'Arvllle Jeanette Montreal Indef 
Davis Pantages Vancouver B C 
Davis Ethel Co Pantages Portland Ore 
De Felice Carlotta Variety San Francisco 
Do Long Maldle 1 Pantages Edmonton 
De Mar Grace Poll's Springfield Mass 
Devlne * Williams 27 W 128d N Y 
DeVItt A DeVltt Pantages Victoria B C 
Dolly Bablan Variety N Y 
Dorsch A Russell Empress Salt Lake 
Dotson A Gordon Pantages Portland Ore 



An Adept In Jagglory 

WILFRID DU BOIS 

Playing far W. V. M. A. 



Ebellng Trio 89 Hudson PI Hoboken N J 
Edmond Grace Majestic Milwaukee 
Egomar Emllle Variety N Y 
Els A French Majestic Milwaukee 
Emmet Oracle 77 Avon St Somervllle Mass 
Erwood Mae Co Pantages Vancouver B C 



Fagmn A Byron care Cooper 1416 Bway N Y 
Ferry Win (The Frog) Palais d'Ete Brussels 

Belgium 
Fields Teddy Variety N Y 
Francis Ruth Roche Ocean Beach N Y 
Frank J Herbert 1628 University Ave NYC 
Frey Henry 1777 Madison Ave NYC 



Gabriel Master Co Orpheum Los Angeles 

Gardner Grant Orpheum Spokane 

Qargonls 5 Pantages Tacoma 

George Edwin Keith's Boston 

Georges Two Empress Tacoma 

Gibson Jack A Jessie Pantages Edmonton 

Gibson Hardy Variety N Y 

Godfrey A Henderson Pantages Edmonton Can 

Gould A Ashlyn Keith's Philadelphia 

Graham & Dent New Amsterdam N Y 

Granat Louis Orpheum Ogden 

Granbery A Lamon Variety N Y 

Green Ethel Variety N Y 

Gruber's Animals Henderson's Coney Tsland 

Guerney Lnona Pantages Seattle 

Gulnan Texas Orpheum Brooklyn 

Cygl Ota Variety N Y 



Hagans 4 Australian Variety N Y 
Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 



Hayward Stafford A Co Variety N Y 

Haywards The White Rats N Y 

Hermann Adelaide Hotel Plerrepont NYC 

I 

Imhoff Conn A Coreene Variety N Y 
Inge Clara Variety N Y 
"In Old New York" Empress Salt Lake 
Tshlkawa Japs Variety N Y 



Jerome A Carson Savoy San Diego 
Johnstons .Musical Variety London 
Jolson Harry Pantages Spokane 



K»n>*T>c-er A Howland Variety N Y 

"Walter C. Kelly 

WINTJCB GABDBN, NEW YOBK, Indef. 



Kelly Tom Savoy San Diego 
Keullng Edgar Louis Variety N Y 
Klmberly A Mohr Orpheum Los Angeles 
Kingston World Mlndell Orpheum Circuit 
Klnkald Players Empress Butte 
Knapp A Cornelia Majestic Milwaukee 
Kumry Bush A Robinson Pantages Victoria BC 



La Count Bessie care Bohm 1547 Bway N Y 
La Deodlma Empress Winnipeg 
Lamb's Manikins Ferarl Carnival Indef 
Lamp Wm Co Empress Winnipeg 
Laurl Roma Variety N Y 

FRANK LE DENT 

JUNE 8, PALACE, HULL, Bng. 



Leonard Bessie 129 Townsend Ave New Haven 



Blanche Leslie 

PLATING LOBW CIBCUIT. 



Leslie Bert A Co V C C Now York 



*Ln L.KWI1 

Original "Bathakeller Trie' 



Llbby A Barton Brighton Brighton Beach 
Llttlejohn The Variety N Y 
Lockett A Waldron Shea's Buffalo 



Manny A Roberta Variety London 
Maye * Addle Variety N Y 
Mayo Looise Variety New York 
MeCree Janle Columbia Theatre Bldg N Y 
Meredith Sisters 880 W 61st St N Y C 
Mlddleton A Spellmeyer Freeport L I 
Morris A Beasley Loew Circuit 
Musette 414 Central Park West N Y 

N 

Nack Bessie Variety N Y 

Nawn Tom Co Empress Tacoma 

Newmans Three Empress Portland Ore 

Newport A Stlrk Orpheum Spokane 

Nlblo A Spenser 868 18th St Bklyn 

Nlchol Bisters care Delmar 1466 Bway NYC 



O'Mearas Gliding Orpheum Brooklyn 
Onalp Empress Tacoma 
Ower A Ower Keith's Philadelphia 
Oxford Three Orpheum Spokane 



"Parisian Girls" Empress Los Angeles 
Pekinese Troupe Empress Denver 
Phillips A White Henderson's Coney Island 
Plcchianl Troupe Empress Sacramento 
Pope A Uno Orpheum Ogden 



LOUISE 




BILLY 


HAMLIN 


and 


MACK 


Care Will Collins, Br sad mood House, 


Panton St., 


London, 


England. 



Hamilton Jean Variety N Y 
Harrah Great 8747 Osgood St Chicago 
Havilans The Variety New York 
Haynma 4 Variety N Y 



Where will YOU be 

THIS SUMMER? 

Let your friends know through 

VARIETY'S 

Address Department 

Keep your name and address here, letting 
everybody know where you may be reached 
at all times. 

An address in this department may be 
changed weekly. 

$5 yearly, or $10 in bold face type. 

An order with a permanent summer 
address sent now will also include 
VARIETY sent free to you over the 
summer. 



Bellly Charlie Variety San Francisco 
Relsner A Gore Variety N Y 
Renards S Variety N Y 



W. E. Ritchie and C 

THE ORIGINAL TRAMP CYCLIST 
PALACE, LONDON. BNG. 



^p 



Rice Hazel 7000 State St Chicago 
Richmond Dorothy Hotel Wellington N Y 



WM, 



MAUD 



ROCK and FULTON 

Featured In "The Echo" 
Direction Anderson Oalety Co. 



Roehms Athletic Girls Variety Chicago 
Ronalr A Ward Variety N Y 
Ross A Ashton Variety N Y 

8 

Sheen Al Variety New York 
Smith Cook A Brandon Orpheum Circuit 
Stafford A Stone Echo Farm Naurlet N Y 
Stanley Stan Union Ave A Oak Lane Phlla 
Stanton Walter Variety N Y 
St Elmo Carlotta Variety N Y 
Stevens Leo Variety N Y 
Sutton A Caprice Gayety Buffalo 
Sutton Mclntyro A Sutton 904 Pnlacc Bldg 
NYC " 



"The Pumpkin Girl" 904 Palace Bldg NYC 

Texlco Variety N Y 

"Their Getaway" Orpheum Spokane 

"The Masqueraders" Pantages Vancouver B C 

"The Punch" Orpheum Ogden 

"The Soul Kiss" Pantages San Francisco 

"The Truth" Pantages Tacoma 

Thurston Howard 8 A H 1402 Bway N Y 

Torcat's Roosters Vantages Oakland 

Torelli's Circus Empress Seattle 

Tracey Goets A T Pantages Oakland 

"Trained Nurses" New Brighton Brighton 

Beach 
Transatlantic 8 Keith's Boston 
Trovato Morris A Fell 1493 Broadway N Y 



ValU Muriel & Arthur Variety N Y 
Van Billy B Van Harbor N H 
Vlollnsky Variety N Y 



W 



Walters David Co Empress Sacramento 
Waretenberg Bros Pantages San Francislo 
Waters Tom Empress Winnipeg 
Welch Ben Hammersteln's NYC 
"Whlttler's Boy" Empress 8acramento 
Williams A Segal Empress Los Angeles 
Wlleen George Pantages Victoria B C 
Wood A Lawson Savoy San Diego 
Work Frank 1029 E 29th St Bklyn N Y 



LETTERS 

Where C follows name, letter Is In 
Variety's Chicago office. 

Where S F follows name, letter Is In 
Variety's San Francisco office. 

Advertising or circular letters will 
not be listed. 

P following name Indicates postal, 
advertised once only. 



A 

Adams Milt 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Aills Robs 
Alrlie A Campbell 
Aldo Fred (P) 
Alexander Chas 
Allen Lee 

Andrews Fred (C) 
Andrew Lottie 
Anee Sue 
Armond Grace 
Ashley Lillian 
Ashton George E 
Astella Dell (C) 
Avering Mrs M (C) 

B 

Baker Pat 
Banta Goldre 
Barker Ethel 
Barnes A Crawford 
Barrett Harry 
Barthems Bessie 
Bates Louise 
Bean A Hamilton 
Beemer C J 
Beeson Dolly 
Belmont Bella (C) 
Bence William 



Bennison A Louis 
Berlew Hasel 
Bernard Dolly (C) 
Bernard A Edwards 

(C) 
Bernard & Neil (C) 
Blck Helen C 
Blair A White 
Blondin P B 
Bonner Alf 
Boston & Von 
Boyer Ethel 
Boyne Hazel G 
Bradley Wallie (() 
Bronte Mae 
Bulger Harry 
Burtton Gldlon 



C 

Callahnn & Mack 
Cardinal Arthur 
Cardonnace 
Carr Wm H (C) 
Cate U J 
Chick & Chlcklets 
Chlnko Co 
Claire J Roy (C) 
Clark Billy 
Clifton Helen (SF) 



VARIETY 



33 





CIRCUI 



VAUDCVILLI 



Bet* Small lime In the Far West. Steady Consecutive Work fer Novelty Feature Act* 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ALCAZAR THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 
PLAYING THE BEST IN VAUDEVILLE 



THE WEBSTER VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 

CHICAGO Suite 89 104 North La Salle St. JENNY WEBSTER, Prep. 

Affiliated with EDWARD J. FISHER, INC., Seattle, BERT LEVY CIRCUIT, San Francisco 

GEORGE H. WEBS TER, General Manager 

Harry Rickards' Tivili Theatres, Limited 

AUSTRALIA 

Capital, $1,250,000 

HUGH McINTOSH, Governing Director 

Registered Cable Address: "HUGHMAC" and "TIVOLIAN," Sydney 
Head Office: TIVOLI THEATRE, SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA 



Coccla A 
Cohn Oub 
Collier R 
Collins Josle 
Collins Tom 
Collins Tom (C) 
Coogan Jack 
Cooke Jeanette 
Cooke Msarlce 
Cooke A Rothbert 
Cummlngs Roy 
Curtis A Hebbsrd 
Cutler 



Dainton Leslie 
Dana Margurite 
Davis Dora 
Davis Lionel (C) 
De Forest Fred C) 
De Lacy Leigh 
De Lacy Mabel 
Delia John 
Delmar A Delmar (C) 
DeMllt Gertie (C) 
Denham Aimle 
Dennis Lillian 
De Poy Earl 
De Witt Young 61s 
Dinks Du For 
Dixon Dorothy 
Dorsey Joseph 
Dobs Billy (C) 
Dudly Alice (C) 
Dunedln Queenie 
Dunham Cecil 
Dunham Norine 
Dunn Helen 

B 

Earl Dearest 
Edmonds A Levell 
Elliott Opal 
Ellis Fred S 
Esmayne Mile (C) 
Evans J E 
Everett Flossie 



Farrel Edw (C) 
Fay Cooler A Fay 
Fllsome (Trace 
Fine Jack 
Fitzgerald Gerald 
Fleam ing Jean 
Folio O C 

Foresdale Marguerite 
Fowler Levert 
Francis A De Mar 



Frauklyn Kids (C) 
Freer Grace (C) 
Freidag Ed 
French Sisters 
Frevoli Fred 



Qale Miss F (C) 
Garner Grace (C) 
Geer Eddie 
CFerhardt George 
Germalne Miss (C) 
Golden Grace (C) 
Golden A Hughes 
Goldlng A Keating 
Holding A Keating (C) 
Gonne A Lillian 
Gordon A Rica 
Graham Clara 
Grazers The 
Greene Belle 
Gross Louis 
Grundy Emllie 

H 

Hale Frank 
Hall Howard 
Hamilton Jack (C) 
Hamylton A Dean (C) 
Harris Jack A Emma 
Hart Billy 
Hass Chock 
Hawley Walter 
Hayoshl George 
Henrys Flying 
Herbert Germalne 3 
Hersog L 
Hildreth Helen 
Hodge A Lowell 
Ho Gray Bee 
Holts L A 
Howard Leslie 
Howell Mildred 
Hutchinson Chas 
Hutchinson Willard 

< c) «. 
Hylands Etta 



Inge Clara 

Imperial Pekinese Tr 



Jager Johnny 
Jenkins A Parker 
Jenks Si 

Johnson Billy (0) 
Jordon Dolly 
Junetts The 



Kaufman Beth 
Kayne Agnes (0) 
Kelly A Nadel (C) 
Kennedy Thomas (0) 
Kent Adrelnne 
Kimball Maude Co(C) 
King Robert 
Knapp Roy 
KollTns King 
Kuma Tom 



La Croix Paul 

La France A McNabb 

Lane Henrietta (C) 

Latell Alfred 

Lavarre Maria 

La Rose Ned 

Le Beall Chas (C) 

Leide M 

Leland Georgette 

Lenton Olive 

Leon Anna 

Le Roy Maude 

Le Roy Paul (C) 

Lesso 

Letelller Albert (SF) 

Lewis Al 

Lewis Dave (C) 

Lewis Eugene 

Lewis Henry 

Lewis A Lake 

Lockwood Mae 

Loudon Janette 

Louden Joan (C) 

Lovett Beuford (C) 

Lowe Walter 

Losano Troupe 

Losano Troupe 

Lucier Paul 

Lyanch Marlon 

Lynch Marlon 

Lydell Mrs 

Lynton Pelham 



Mack A Bennett (0) 
Mack Wilbur 
Maddon Dick 
Mann 8am 
Marqueen Pearl 
Marlon A Finlay 
Marks Lou 
Martlnette Harry 
Martyn A Florence 

(C) 
Martyne A Hardy 
Mathews A Ross 
Matinee Girls" 



M'ayne Frank (C) 
McBride A Cavanaugh 
McCafferty Pat (C) 
Mcintosh Burr 
McLallen Jack 
McNish A McNish (C) 
Melnotte Twins 
Merlin (C) 
Millers Australian 

(C > » , 
Moore Frank 

Morgan Miss B (C) 

Morris Nina Co 

Mosie Marie 

Mudge F M 

Murray John F 

N 

Nadje (C) 
Newman William 
Nelmer Margaret 
Nip Tom 

O 
Ohlra 8 
Orr F H 

Ortham Grace (SF) 
Overlng M 
Owens Col (C) 



Palmer Ida C 
Palmer P L 
Parkers Texas (0) 
Paulisch Lola 8 (0) 
Pelham 
Pewitt Miss 
Phillips Obff 
Phillips Norma 
Poe Aileen (C) 
Poloff Sisters 
Potter Adele 

Q 

Sueer A Quaint 
uirk Billy 



Ratcliffe George 
Raymond Frankle 
Rider J 
Rlgnold Nora 
Roberts Camllle 
Roehms Ath Girls (C) 
Rose Maurice 
Rosenthal J J 
Rover Helen 
Rowland Arthur (C) 
Ross Murray 



UNTrD'C STRAND THEATRE BLDG. 

■■».■!• 1683 to 1685 BROADWAY 

STRAND NewYork 



Custom Tailoring 
and 
READY TO WEAR APPAREL 

BARNEY GREBNBBRG, Mgr. 
TAKE ELEVATOR TO 3rd FLOOR. ROOM 310 



CLOTHES 

SHOP 



THE GRIFFIN CIRCUIT 

THE HIDE-AWAY BIG TIME CIRCUIT ' 

Direct booking- agent, PKTEB F. GRIFFIN. Orlffln Theatre Bid*., Toronto, Canada 
MONTREAL OFFICE, 41 St. Catherine 8t. Boat 
BUFFALO OFFICE, 111 Franklin St. 

Freeman Bernstein 



Promoter and Produeer of VoudevtUe 
5th Floor, PUTNAM BUILDING, NEW YORK 
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT 
Phono. Bryant 0014 



Now Tack 



BRENN AN - FULLER Vaudeville Circuit 

(AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND) 

AFFILIATIONS WITH SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. 
BEN J FULLER, Governing Director 

A. R. SHEPARD 

GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, 611 PANTAGE8 THEATRE BLDG., SAN FRANCISCO 



^av pas f\f °t all performers going to Europe make their ateamahlp arrangements through 
SLB ■geK^Jgf. us. The following have: 

^7o«gf /V/ "Polly Pickle's Pets," Patty Bros., Pertlna. Peres Troupe, Ploetz-Larslla 
Troupe, Franko Piper, Plcolo Midgets, Poncherrys, Plssuttls, Cortell Powell, 
"Palace Girls," The Plquays, Willie Pantzer Troupe, Ernest Pantser Trio, Harry Pilcer. 
Pauline. 

PAUL TAUHIG A SON, 104 E. 14th St.. New York City. 
Gorman Havings Bank Bldg. Telephone Stuyveaant ISM 



• to 7 WEEKS 

Write or Wire 



J. H. ALOZ 

Booking Agency, 

Orphenm Theatre Bldg., 

MONTREAL, F. <L 



AUSTRALIAN 
VARIETY 

The only Australian penny weekly devoted 
entirely to vaudeville and the theatres 
orally. 



AH communications to 
11 Park St.. Sydney. 



O. 



Roy Eddie (C) 
Ruaaell Dorothy 
Ryan Clark 

8 

Sam Long Tack 
Savlne A Inman 
Scheper Mrs W 
Schreyer Joe 
Schwenk J A 
Schuster Milton 
Scott A Markee (C) 
Seabert Family 
Seaton Frederick 
Shaw Sandy 
Shea Joe 
Schrodes Chas 
Slddona Chas E (0) 
Sidney T D 
Slgler R C 
Simon Louis 
Simmons Amma 
Simmons Chas B (C) 
Slvai Norbert 
Silvers 

Smiley Frank 
Smith Harry 
Snyder N (C) 
Spooner Alice 
Starrett Bonnie 
Stedman Al 
Stickney Isldor 
Stone A Hayes 
Sullivan William 
Summers & Gonzalez 
Sutherland^ 8 
Swift Dan W (C) 

T 

Taber Rose 
Taylor Chester 
Taylor Elsie 
Taylor Gladys 
Teal Raymond 
Tempest Florence 
Terry Walter 
Theo Mdme 



Thorndike Frank 
Townshend Bitty (P) 
Travilla Bros 

V 
Van Chan 
Van Dyke Bernle 
Van Dyke Gertie 
Varden Evelyn 
Vardlnoff A Louie 
Von Bergen Gretchen 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



(C) 



W 

Wallace Vesta 
Walters Ann 
Walters Ann Co 
Ware Peggy (P) 
Warren Fred 
Watson Bobby 
Watson Sammy 
Watts A Lucas 
Webb A Burns 
Weldon Chas E 
Welch Screan 
Wellington Jay 
Winkfleld Edna 
Westcott Eva (C) 
Weston Edna 
Weston C G 
Weston Helen 
Whittbeck F 
White CTeorge 
White Billy 
Whiteside Pearl 
Williams Jack 
Williams Marie 
Wills Walter S 
Wilson Myrtle 
Wilson A Wilson 
Whyle 

Wlndom Constance 
Woods Earl 



Yates N B 

Z 

Zlnka Anton 
Zander George (C) 



(C) 



BARNUM-BAILEY— 29 Schenectady 30 Al- 
bany, N Y, 1 Stamford, Conn, 2 Bridgeport 8 



Dad's Theatrical Hotel 

PHILADELPHIA 

MRS. REN SHIELDS, SK""" 

Tho Van Alen, 1(4 WMt 40th St., 

NEW YORK 

Phone 1193 Bryant. All Modern Improvements 
Maud Fauvette. "The Tango Chamber Maid" 

ST. LOUIS. MO. 

REGENT HOTEL. 100 N. 14TH 

NEW REGENT HOTEL. 101 N. 14TH 

METBOPOLB HOTEL. 000 N. ltTH ET. 

B. E. CAMPBELL. Prop, and Mgr. 

• Theatrical Headquarters 
Tea Minutes' Walk to All Theatres 

Telephone Bryant 2367. 

Furnished Apartments 

and" Rooms 

Three and Four Room Apartments 00 to 03 
Large Rooms 04.00 and up. 

COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPING 

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VARIETY 




Nffm« hn tho' the I'. N. U lo*lng a lot of 
good Quartet* lately. The Hlznn City 4 and 
the Avon Comedy 4 arrived lately. 

Hello. Manager!! 

Hello, Aet. 

Do we work neit week? 

In It raining or Hhlnlng? 

The nun In nhlnlng. 

No. 

And that'll how they hook nowaday* In 
Kng. 

Kaln, rain ntlok around. 

Kaln until next wrek I've found. 

Nice went herly Yours, 

Virion, Perry and Wilber 

VARIETY. LONDON 





Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves 

PLAYING PA NT AG E8 NOW. 



New Haven 4 Watorbury ."> Hartford fl Hol- 
yoke. MaRB, 8 Springfield !) Norwich, Conn, 

10 Woonsorket, R I, 11 Providence 111 Fall 
River, MaB8, l.'l New Bedford. 

HAGENDECK-WALLACE 11) Ashlund, 0, 
30 Kenton 1 Columbus 2 Mt Vernon :{ Zanea- 
vllle 4 Stubenvllle 5 Wheeling W Va, rt 
WashlnKton. Pa. S-0 Pittsburgh lo Alliance, O, 

11 Mansfield 11! Sandusky 13 Tiffin. 

101 RANCH H)-M0 Boston 1 Providence 2 
Taunton, Mnss, .'I Pnwtucket, R I. 4 Worcester. 
Mass, .") Plttsfleld « Springfield S Hartford 11 
Merlden 10 New Haven 11 Ansonla 11* Hrldge- 
port 13 Danbury, Conn. 

RINGL1NG ID-.'H) Detroit 1 Grand Rnplds 
2 Lansing 3 Flint 4 Port Huron T> Chatham. 
Ont, 6 St Thomas M London Woodstock 10 
Stratford 11 Berlin 12 Brantford 13 Hamilton. 

SiSLLS-FLOTO 2!>-30 Seattle 31 Tie Elum 
1 North Yakima 2 Walla Walla 3 Pendleton, 
Ore. 4 Beker City ."> Payette, Idaho, (J Boise. 



GAVIN and PUTT 
The PEACHES 

TOL'RINO 

I'lione 1381-M Pasaale 

1 Hawthorne Ave., Clifton, N. J. 

ALFREDO 

VARIETY, LONDON 



FRANK 



KMILY 



Jerome and Carson 

Touring Pantagea Circuit. 

DAISY 
HARCOURT 



BOOKED SOLID 



3 BLONDYS 







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IrvI^SMII 


F #\aVESI 



Direction, 

KING LEE KRAUS 



f¥l J. CUR 

In "GOOD BYE BOYS" 

By Junle McCim 
Direction, UARHY 811EA. 



I 




DON FRANCESCO 

"Tbt W#rW*t M«t DyMaie MttfotJ Writer" 
AND HIS 

NEW YORK CONCERT 

ORCHESTRA 



NOW PLAYING 

WILLIAM MORRIS' 

New York Theatre 




LUCILLE 
SAVOY 



SINGING VENUS 

NOW TOURING 
INDIA 

Pergonal direction 
HUGH D. McINTOSH 

G«t. Director 
Blekard'e Circuit 

Per. Add.t 

404 let Nat. Bk. Bldg. 

Chicago, I1L. 



FRANCES 
CLARE 

AND HER 

8 LltTLE GIRL 
FRIENDS 

wth GUY RAWSON 

Rnnnlng Indefinitely 
Ye Clare Cottage 

NORTH BRANCH DEPOT. 
NEW JERSEY. 

Direction 
CHRIS O. BROWN 




SamHearn w 

Helen Eley 



SUCCESS IN 
LONDON 



Opened March 9th with " HELLO TANGO" in London and made 

a tremendous hit. 

Management, ALBERT D'COURVILLE 



The Marvelous Mells 

Supreme Jierialists 



Earl Ethel 

TAYLOR and ARNOLD 



MUSI 

PANTAGES JULY, 1914 



NONSE 

Direction JAMES McKOWAN 



Slayman Ali Arabs 



Presents "A Night in the Desert 

Now Open for Summer Engagements for Parks and Fairs 
Address, 348 W. 44th Street, New York 



ff 




Imperial 
Pekinese 
Troupe 



Six Chinese Wonder* 
Lately Featured with Anna 
Held Jubilee Co. 
Watch for Announcement of the Coming to 
America of 

MY SECOND TROUPE 
All Communications to 

LONG TACK SAM 
Sole Owner and Prop. Variety, New York 



Wardell 

and Hoyt 

LAUGH CREATORS 
Watch them They do it 



NA/ARIMIISIO 



It has come to my notice that a certain troupe of acrobats is playing in America under my name. In order to protect mana- 
gers from being imposed upon, I hereby give notice that the original bona fide 




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is now touring England, and that any other act using the name is an imitation and does so without my authority. 



rvii 



RICHARDINI 



VARIETY 



LEONARD HICKS and HOTEL GRANT, *am 

S DEARBORN ST8. 



The Keystone of Hotel Hospitality 



GEO. ROBERTS, Asst. Mgr, 



The Refined Home for iC iC 

Professionals WW 



Steam Heated 
B a t h and every 
convenience 



rrill? C r T 1 ldf¥¥ ¥\ A 

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Acknowledged 
bast place to step at la 
New York City. 

One block from 
Offleee and VARIETY. 



Now at 67 W. 44th Street 



PAULINE COOKE, Sol* Proprietress 



SWEDE, HALL 

APARTM1LNTS BILLY "SWEDE" HALL, Prop. 



Phone. 1384 Columbian 



226 W. 50th St., (Near Broadway) New York 



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litas aaa* Saewers 

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Mail Castes 
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Hotel Plymouth 

38th St. (Between Broadway and 1th Am), N. Y. City 

New Fireproof Building. A Stone's Throw from Be and way 



$1 



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nr A 

DAY ROOM 



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T7 A 
DAY ROOM 



Biff Redaction* to Weekly Goeete 



I ! Every room hee hot end sold running water, electric light and 



lone distance telephone. 

Phone 15*0 Greeley KUKOPKAN PLAN 



T. BINNOTT. Manager 




HOTEL RALEIGH 



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Opened March 1st— All OuUlde Booms With Hot aaa Cold 
Water— Telephone and Spaclooe Clothes Closets, 

Planned far the Comfort 
of the Profession. 



RATES :{ 



•4.00 to to.oo per week, single. 
fd.00 to f 10.00 per week, doable. 



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150 Furnished Apartments 

Cool and Homelike, Centrally Located In the Theatrical District in the City 
of New York. Catering to the Comfort and Convenience of the Profession. 



HENRI COURT 

tit, 114 >■• til W. 41th ST. 

Tel. Bryant 8560-8561 
New fireproof building. 
jnst completed, with hand- 
somely furnished throe end 
four room apartments com- 
plete for housekeeping. Pri- 
vate bath, telephone, elec- 
tricity. 
BATES: fit UP WEEKLY 



THE ANNEX 

7S4 aaa* 7M Sta AVL, 

At 47th St. 

Tel. Bryant 34S1 

Under New Management 

Scrupulously clean fear 

and Ave room apartments, 

with private bath; entirely 

refurnished; complete for 

housekeeping. 

ill UP WEEKLY 



THE CLAM AN 

mi aji m w. m it. 

Tel. Bryant 4203-6131 

Comfortable and excep- 
tionally clean throe and 
four room apartments; fur- 
nished complete for house- 
keeping. Private baths. 

98.00 UP WEEKLY. 



AN ITALIAN DINNER YOU WON'T FORGET 
IM-111 Wert 4Mb tt d% 1 1% | IJA Near Ilk Ave. 

Lunch 4k. IfJ 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 0,NNM> ' WMk °«" **** 

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THE RENDEZVOUS OF "THEATRICALS BEST" 
EAT IN THE OPEN IN OUR SUMMER GARDEN 



UND1 



MANAOBMBNT OF THB OWNER 





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252-254 West 3tth St., off 7th Avmiim, NEW YORK 

$2.50 to $5.00 Weekly 

Boor, steam heat, oloetrle light asm m 
MUSIC ROOM TOR USE OP 



else Greeley 



DANI 



HOTEL FOR 
GENTLEMEN 

Northwest Cor. 42d Street and 9th Ave.— Two Blocks West of Broadway 

7o$$£»t NEW YORK CITY 

NEW BUILDING-ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 

84 ROOMS S^w'r" 

Ail Modern Improvements Telephone In Every Room Shower Bathe 

EVERYTHING NEW 



Prices, S3.00, $3.50, $4.00 Weekly 

CAFE AND RESTAURANT 



A CALL 
WILL 

CONVINCE 
YOU 



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Tel. Bryant 1 555 
(7833 



The Edmands 



Ml BLOCK 
TO TIMta 8Q. 



FURNISHED APARTMENTS 

EDWARD E. BURTIS, Mgr. 

CATERING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 

776-78-80 EIGHTH AVENUE B *88Ts% M 

NEW YORK 

PRIVATE BATH AND PHONE IN •FFICE 

EACH APARTMENT 776 EIGHTH AVENUE 



BATHS 



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INTER- OCEAN HOTEL 

THB HOME OF PERFORMERS 
and 366 8. State St., Cor. Van Bnrea 

CHICAGO 

Performers' Rates 
SEAS and np Double, 86.66 aaS ap 



DIXIN EUWPEsM HOTEL 



FARO 6, N.O. 



Hotel Lynwood 

102 W. 44th St. NEW YORK 

Single Rooms, $5 nor weak ; Double, $7 ; With 
Bath, $9 ; Parlor Bedroom and Bath, 914. Ele- 
vator, Electric Light ; Telephone In ovary room. 

flfOS Colombme 



WELLINGTON HOTEL 



Wabash Ave. and Jackson Blvd. 

CHICAGO 
Rates To The Profession 

j. a. mnjnr. 



SaintPaulHatel 

66TH ST. AMD OOLUHBUS AYR 



NEW YORK CITY 



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Telepheae In every 

One hloeh from 
and 6th Ave. L BUUi 
Centnry, Colonial. Circle 



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entering to Vaudeville's blue list 

SCHILUNG HOUSE 

107-109 West «8th Street 

NEW YORK 

American Plan. MRAL SERVICE AT ALL 
HOURS. Private Baths. Music Room for 
rehearsals. 'Phons 1060 Bryant 



and fit nad an. 



TO 



COOK'S PUCE 



tit W. StTH ST. 

HA LYNCH 

NEW YORK CITY 

SI par day asm ap 



VARIETY 



YOU MUST STOP SOMEWHERE ; WHY NOT AT 





210 West 56th Street, New York 

Greatest Value in New York for the Money 

Jl Leading Star Wrote Us 



"I was much pleased with my stay at your hotel. I am 
in New York often and wonder why I did not come to 
your hotel before. I have never had such excellent ac- 
commodations at such reasonable rates. My wife agrees 
with me and you may count on us as regular patrons." 



I 



No finer location in the city. Between Broadway and Seventh Avenue. 

Large Rooms and extra large closets. Telephone in every room. Elevator service day and night. 

Single Rooms, $1 ; with bath for $1.50. 

Handsome Parlor, Bedroom and bath, $2.50 a day for one or two persons. Other Suites for $3.00, $3.50 & $4.00 

Attractive Weekly and Monthly Rates to the Profession 

All Apartments bright and cheerful; many newly furnished; restaurant a la carte at low prices. 

Coolest Rooms in New York. 



MARRY A. SHEA 



EDDIE HERRON and CO. 

In "Birds of a Feather" 



HARRY HOLMAN and CO. 

In "The Merchant Prince" 



FRANCESCA REDDING and CO. 



In "HONORA 



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CAMERON, MATTHEWS and CO. 

In "Why Don't You Marry the Girl" 



ROBT. E. O'CONNOR and CO. 

In "THE STICK UP MAN" 



CLAYTON DREW PLAYERS 

In "OTHELLO OUTDONE" 



CLEM BEVINS and CO. 

Rural playlet "DADDY" 



POLLY PRIM 

"THE LITTLE STAR 



SAM J. CURTIS and CO. 

In a marital episode 
"GOOD BYE BOYS" 



KENMO JAPS (4) 

Japanese Pastimes 



PATTEE'S DIVING GIRLS 

Comedy act 

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6 B-A-N-J-O-P-H-I-E-N-D-S 

Refined instrumentalists 



FOUR MUSICAL AVOLOS 

Refined instrumentalists 



BROWN FLETCHER TRIO 

Character singing act 



LEWIS and NORTON 

In "ON WITH THE DANCE" 



PERSONALLY MANAGING THE 
FOLLOWING ACTS 



LEW FIELDS 

Presents 

NAT FIELDS and CO. 

In a new version of 
"THE GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER" 



HICKSVILLE MINSTRELS 

Comedy singing act 



NESTOR and DELBURG 

Comedy skit "In Love" 



ROCKWELL and WOOD 

Eccentric comedians 



BROOKE and HARRIS 

"The One" "The Other" 



USHER TRIO 

An original comedy skit 



LINNITT and WILSON 

Comedy bar artists 



WILSON and, WILSON 

"The Band Man and His Band" 



PATTEE'S MIRTHFUL MERMAIDS 

Under water feats 



DAN MALEY and GIRLS 

In "The New Boss" 



BOOKING THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, JERSEY CITY (Full week, two shows daily) (CLOSED FOR SUMMER) 

Booking Keeney's Theatre, Newark, N. J. Broadway Theatre, Long Branch, N. J. Savoy Theatre, Asbury Park, N. J. 

Lyric Theatre, Hackensack, N. J. and Fourteenth Street Theatre, New York City 

VAUDEVI 



1493 Broadway (Putnam Bid*.) Suite 523, New York. 



Phone 4318-19 Bryant. 



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